4K & macOS high Sierra

[zaxven]

with introduction of HEVC support.. safari still caps to max 1440p. Chrome shows 2160p (4K) but stutters hell lot. Only Opera beta, is able to play 4K video smoothly.

Check this video:

even with a 4K montior hooked externally, sadly safari still doesn't play.

Has any of you been able to run it? What 's your thoughts..

Fyi, Netflix quality has improved with higher bit rates on new safari.

 

[zaxven]

Just found SAFARI TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW ADDS 4K option (build 32).. and it runs smooth.
has features like WEBGL 2.0, WEB GPU and ability to remove legacy WEB RTC API among others.

 

[yellowscreen]

i presume you have non retina iMac? could you try 4k 60fps youtube? or 1440p 60fps? thank you

 

[Superhai]

It is because of google codecs. You should be able to run this for now (8k)

 

[redheeler]

Just found SAFARI TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW ADDS 4K option (build 32).. and it runs smooth.
has features like WEBGL 2.0, WEB GPU and ability to remove legacy WEB RTC API among others.

Huh?

(Screenshot is from Safari Technology Preview 33 on MacOS High Sierra, still no 4K option)

 

[eyeangle]

If I buy an internal UHD Blu-ray player for watching 4K movies, will they play back in High Sierra? Has anybody tested this yet?

I'm running a 4K monitor with Radeon RX 560.

 

[EugW]

Google does not support HEVC or 4K delivery in YouTube for Safari. It's a maximum of 1440p, but with h.264.

Chrome has 4K support, but it's VP9 only. Apple and Chrome do not support hardware VP9 decode (even though the latest CPUs in macs support hardware VP9 decode).

 

[Cougarcat]

If I buy an internal UHD Blu-ray player for watching 4K movies, will they play back in High Sierra? Has anybody tested this yet?

I'm running a 4K monitor with Radeon RX 560.

Internal? What do you have, a Mac Pro? Because of UHD's draconian DRM you need Kaby Lake or better and a HDCP 2.2 compliant monitor.

 

[Riwam]

It is because of google codecs. You should be able to run this for now (8k)

Charming! (regardless of the "K")