Youtube at 4k

[Muzzles56]

Youtube has started 4k video streaming. This is the first video I saw use it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUaqUTP2L4k

It looks FANTASTIC on my 1920x1080 monitor, but has a lower framerate. I thought you had to had a higher-res monitor to see it properly, but it looks glorious. I'm assuming this is VERY bandwidth intensive

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[Johnny Blockhead]

Awesome! I really don't need to go above the 1080 mark, though.

[blueblur121]

This is amazing considering I watch all my videos on a phone screen.

[sorrel]

i have the same res monitor, hot damn this looks good

[$trinick]

I don't think you understand how resolution works.

Your monitor is 1920x1080, the exact resolution of 1080p video. This means every pixel of the video has a pixel to fill on your screen.

Loading a video in 4K does not magically quadrouple the amount of pixels in your screen. To fit on your screen the video has to be scaled down so that it loses enough of its pixels to fit on your screen, meaning blur algorithms have to be enacted to average an area of pixels into one pixel. This would actually decrease the quality of the video over raw 1080p.

[Masterlegodude]

I tried 4k on my 1366x768 resolution and my monitor, Firefox and the flash player had heart attacks

[beachbum111111]

Great. Now I just have to get a monitor that has a 4k display.

[otto-san]

that's really cool for people that can actually use it at least

[Alternat¡ve]

simply amazing

[TristanLuigi]

I don't think you understand how resolution works.

Your monitor is 1920x1080, the exact resolution of 1080p video. This means every pixel of the video has a pixel to fill on your screen.

Loading a video in 4K does not magically quadrouple the amount of pixels in your screen. To fit on your screen the video has to be scaled down so that it loses enough of its pixels to fit on your screen, meaning blur algorithms have to be enacted to average an area of pixels into one pixel. This would actually decrease the quality of the video over raw 1080p.

Actually, a 4K video can look better on a smaller resolution because the pixels are blended together, making a smoother image.

[BluetoothBoy]

Actually, it can go both ways. It depends heavily on the speed of your machine. If you have a nice fast OP machine, then it'll look pretty great. If you have an old and slow one; well, then, not so great.

[Kamutog]

That is awesome, but would anyone happen to know what settings to render a video to get 4k?

[BluetoothBoy]

That is awesome, but would anyone happen to know what settings to render a video to get 4k?

Could you restate that a bit more clearly? That question could be taken two ways.

[Kamutog]

Could you restate that a bit more clearly? That question could be taken two ways.

I was asking what settings (in Sony Vegas 12 particularly, sorry for not mentioning this) but I found a video for that exactly.

Incase someone else wants it.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESGaVn9WW3M

[Oasis]

Seriously? Your example of 4K is drawings?

Excellent.

Edit: Here's something that looks brilliant in 4K.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcXOnoSN0RE