4K video on YouTube

    Today at the VidCon conference, it was announced that YouTube began to support video recorded in 4K - resolution 4096 × 3072. That is, original video resolutions from 360p to 4096p are now supported. To realize 4K size: the ideal screen size for 4K videos is 7 meters, and, for example, IMAX movies are shown through projectors with a resolution of 2K.

    Last December, YouTube began to support 1080p (full HD) resolution. 4K size - about four times the size of 1080p. In order to watch any video in the original resolution of more than 1080p, you need to select "Original" in the drop-down menu:



    There are several videos on YouTube that were shot in 4K. You can watch them in this playlist: youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5BF9E09ECEC8F88F . But in order to watch these videos, you need an ultrafast connection. :)

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