Actual 3GS video quality

fdot · 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by livingonvideo13

YouTube Video Comparison via Direct File or YouTube Upload Button

I uploaded a video twice that I shot on my iphone 3G S. I thought I would do a comparison of the quality sent to youtube via the youtube upload button and taken directly off the iphone and uploaded to youtube from my PC.

Video Sent from iphone via youtube button
iphone recompresses video with lower bitrate and resamples to 480x360 resulting in a 3.5mb file
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w4MpVCWPf0

Video taken from the iphone via "Scanner and Cameras" on PC
Video size is 640x480 and file size is 64.7mb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttfb29SXECM

Once it ends up on youtube, the quality is pretty much the same even though the 640x480 version displays the HQ button. There is a small problem with jaggies though when using the 640x480 version so maybe using the YouTube upload button on the iphone might be better is some cases.

If you compare the video at 1:37 when it is changing adjusting the exposure it does not have as many artifacts in the compression in the larger file.

When playing back on your computer, the 640x480 file is much better of course and the file size is almost 20x as large.

David Turnbull · Jun 19, 2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by fdot

here is a file to see the actual quality of the video

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2WUTE1P3

Woah, that's surprisingly awesome. Weird watching a video w/ that resolution though.

zoeconner · Jun 19, 2009, 08:50 AM

Ill get a better one

xanadeath · Jun 19, 2009, 08:51 AM

if thats real i think thats pretty impressive, but the vertical orientation of the video was kinda annoying.

fdot · Jun 19, 2009, 08:51 AM

here are full pics also

http://yfrog.com/65img0002gj

fdot · Jun 19, 2009, 08:52 AM

the orientation yeah i did not even think of that

billchase2 · Jun 19, 2009, 08:53 AM

video was deleted

fdot · Jun 19, 2009, 08:55 AM

no it wasnt

fdot · Jun 19, 2009, 08:58 AM

heres another one
http://img190.imageshack.us/i/img0004.mp4/
right out of the phone

image shack sucks uploading it to megaupload

billchase2 · Jun 19, 2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by fdot

no it wasnt

oh weird, now it works

Donz0r · Jun 19, 2009, 08:59 AM

jmmmmmm
that is one NICE car!

zoeconner · Jun 19, 2009, 09:00 AM

Here is a video

and now trimmed.Awesome!!!!!!!!!
I did find when you trim it doesnt rename the file. Kind of sucks when you try to import your video.

seanofthedead · Jun 19, 2009, 08:58 AM

Do YouTube videos look better, too? Like, while on the road?

Because when I'm riding shotgun with my buddies and I decide to fire up YouTube, I hate the ungodly blocky look of it. It looks VERY good, however, with WiFi on.

williamgallas10 · Jun 19, 2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdot

here is a file to see the actual quality of the video

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2WUTE1P3

did anybody get this video to play full screen on quicktime?

OverSpun · Jun 19, 2009, 10:50 AM

OP- Nice S5.

Are you on Audizine?

fdot · Jun 19, 2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by OverSpun

OP- Nice S5.

Are you on Audizine?

no im not, should i be lol

OverSpun · Jun 19, 2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by fdot

no im not, should i be lol

of course! Check it out- www.audizine.com

craigshipp · Jun 19, 2009, 11:32 AM

How long a video clip can we expect to upload via 3g direct to YouTube?

Nikos · Jun 19, 2009, 11:36 AM

Oh great, now there are going to be vertical videos all over the place. Hopefully people learn to hold it sideways.

fastbite · Jun 19, 2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikos

Oh great, now there are going to be vertical videos all over the place. Hopefully people learn to hold it sideways.

Yeah, and everybody's shooting bloody cars! I would love to see some faces, bodies moving... Please?

cWeems · Jun 19, 2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikos

Oh great, now there are going to be vertical videos all over the place. Hopefully people learn to hold it sideways.

good catch! will remember now!

Rat-Boy · Jun 19, 2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikos

Oh great, now there are going to be vertical videos all over the place. Hopefully people learn to hold it sideways.

I don't think holding it Sideways will help, will it?

Looking at this video, it looks like it doesn't auto rotate anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnpve...e=channel_page

glassjaw420 · Jun 19, 2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rat-Boy

I don't think holding it Sideways will help, will it?

Looking at this video, it looks like it doesn't auto rotate anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnpve...e=channel_page

Why would you want it to auto rotate during recording? That doesn't make any sense. You start recording either vertically or horizontally from the start and it stays that way.

sportykid2332 · Jun 19, 2009, 01:44 PM

sorry for that last post, wrong thread

MigsVuitton · Jun 19, 2009, 01:50 PM

I haven't test, but I think the quality of the video is a lot better in the actual file and uploading through the computer rather than the iphone.

When I uploaded a video via 3g (not wifi) it said it compressed the video.

Jun 19, 2009, 08:51 AM	#4
xanadeath macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Modesto, California	if thats real i think thats pretty impressive, but the vertical orientation of the video was kinda annoying. __________________ Xanadeath

Jun 19, 2009, 08:53 AM	#7
billchase2 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ypsi/A²	video was deleted __________________ 17" PowerBook l 1.67GHz l 2GB DDR2 l 120GB 5400RPM l OS X 10.5.7 Logitech V270 l 160GB/500GB Maxtor Externals l iPhone 3G S⃣ 32 GB

Jun 19, 2009, 08:58 AM	#9
fdot Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008	another one heres another one http://img190.imageshack.us/i/img0004.mp4/ right out of the phone image shack sucks uploading it to megaupload

Jun 19, 2009, 10:50 AM	#15
OverSpun macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: socal	OP- Nice S5. Are you on Audizine? __________________ Mac Mini 15" UMBP - fully loaded. 32GB Iphone 3GS

Jun 19, 2009, 11:32 AM	#18
craigshipp macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009	Any real world upload limit via 3g How long a video clip can we expect to upload via 3g direct to YouTube?

Jun 19, 2009, 08:50 AM	#3
zoeconner macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Ill get a better one

Jun 19, 2009, 08:52 AM	#6
fdot Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008	the orientation yeah i did not even think of that

Jun 19, 2009, 08:55 AM	#8
fdot Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008	no it wasnt

Jun 19, 2009, 08:59 AM	#11
Donz0r macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006	jmmmmmm that is one NICE car!

Jun 19, 2009, 09:00 AM	#12
zoeconner macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Here is a video and now trimmed.Awesome!!!!!!!!! I did find when you trim it doesnt rename the file. Kind of sucks when you try to import your video.

Jun 19, 2009, 08:58 AM	#13
seanofthedead macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009	Do YouTube videos look better, too? Like, while on the road? Because when I'm riding shotgun with my buddies and I decide to fire up YouTube, I hate the ungodly blocky look of it. It looks VERY good, however, with WiFi on.

Jun 19, 2009, 11:36 AM	#19
Nikos macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York	Oh great, now there are going to be vertical videos all over the place. Hopefully people learn to hold it sideways. __________________ 17" MacBook Pro Unibody 32GB iPhone 3G S⃣

Jun 19, 2009, 01:44 PM	#24
sportykid2332 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	sorry for that last post, wrong thread

Jun 19, 2009, 01:50 PM	#25
MigsVuitton macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego	I haven't test, but I think the quality of the video is a lot better in the actual file and uploading through the computer rather than the iphone. When I uploaded a video via 3g (not wifi) it said it compressed the video. __________________ www.migsvuitton.com/blog

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