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How do we watch 4K video if the iPhone screens only display 720p on the 6 and 1080p on the 6s?
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You have won my internet post of the day good sir.
I'm pretty sure it's already been said, but for those that actually have 4K/UHD TVs, you can upload your iPhone 4K videos to YouTube and have the TV broadcast it on a YouTube native app, or if the TV supports it, put it on a fast USB hard drive and connect it to the TV. Of course, I'm relating these options to the Samsung Smart TVs. Not sure if other 4K TVs have the same options.
Irrelevant, no where did you say how can I watch the videos in 4k with not having to make any effort. How much more work is that compared to setting up an Apple TV? Here's a clue - none as they both involve plugging in power and an AV cable.
You've been given plenty of good answers in the tread to your thread title. The fact that you are still arguing the point is ludicrous, especially the level of responses you are now resorting to.
I have watched a 4K video just the other day on my 13" macbook pro mate. you have to click the gear icon and select it.
You can just search for 4K youtube videos and some will come up. I think I was watching a hands on after the apple event filmed by someone like The Verge or something
If you have recent macbook pro connected to a 4K external tv or monitor you can transfer the movie to the macbook and watch them in 4K high detail on screen. But you are right about on the phones, not sharp enough yet, tablets are not even 4K yet to view it on them
Not quite sure if you meant to quote me in your reply. I said I could watch 4k YT videos, not that I couldn't. I was responding to the OP who was implying that Chrome needed to be downloaded on a Mac in order to watch 4k YT videos, hence why I said I was able to do this in Safari.
It's because they want you to buy the new AppleTV in order to watch your 4k vi— wait a minute...
Seriously though, can't believe they didn't add 4k support to the new ATV after giving the 6S 4k-capability.
Seriously though, can't believe they didn't add 4k support to the new ATV after giving the 6S 4k-capability.
I'm disappointed too.
I don't have a 4K TV yet but Apple TV is not a device you want to change every other year like an iPhone, so when I'll buy a 4K TV I'll end up buying a new Apple TV as well.
Slo-mo does that because the more frames a second you add the less light gets let in per frame. It gets "grainy" because in ok light it becomes the equivalent to low light. Low light equals grain/lower quality.
Small point, but there is a phone that is sharp enough... The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium.
Just like mastered for 4k blu ray movies looked better than normal blu ray ones even on FULL HD sets, yes there WILL be a noticeable difference & boost in sharpness between 1080p & 4k videos viewed on the 6S.
Does this also mean that we will be able to zoom all the way while recording a video, and it will look clear like a 1080p video when you play it back?
You can only tell the difference if you are pixel peeping with 2 sources (1080p and 4K) side by side.
I mean seriously. I doubt you can tell the source's resolution when you are just looking at a single source, on a 4.7" screen to boot.
People are complaining about iPhones battery life, yet they want 4K screen that has no practical purposes on the 4.7" screen.
I predict people will demand 4k screen on the Apple watch next.
This is what I'm trying to find out. Maybe if the stock app doesn't offer it, a third party will find a way.
In one of the hands-on video, the exact capability was demonstrated on the camera.
Um. A lot of people do own devices other than just their phones. Many of those devices are capable of playing back a 4K video at full resolution (eg. my iMac with a 5K display).
I'm excited about having 4K video on my iPhone, but it will admittedly not be the default setting for me when shooting videos. Every phone I've had with 4K video has had some restrictions. One is obviously that you are limited to 30 fps, where with 1080p you can do 60 fps (or higher for slow mo). On my Galaxy S6, you cannot use stabilization or HDR when shooting 4K. I'm not sure it's clear yet which features will be available during 4K shooting on the new iPhone. We know it's 30 fps, and it appears that OIS still works (at least that's the way it looked in some of the hands-on videos I saw). And then there's the file size. I opted for the 64gb model, but even that will not hold much 4K when you consider the OS, apps, etc.
On the other hand, I will definitely be using it for certain situations. Here are some things to consider:
1) I love how you're able to zoom in during video playback to show a lot of detail. Even though the iPhone won't display 4K resolution, this is still an advantage to shooing in 4K. Is that alone enough to warrant the extra file size, etc? Probably not, but that zooming feature looked pretty nifty in the keynote.
2) In addition to zooming during playback, you also have a lot of leeway when editing 4K footage. You can zoom, crop, manipulate your footage to focus on certain areas of the video or create special effects. I have very little experience with this, but there are tons of articles and videos out there showing the advantages of this. I don't know if Apple's iMovie will be able to take advantage of any of these video editing features, or if they'll be added now that the iPhone can shoot 4k?
3) Also, I know at least on the Panasonic GH4, results of downsizing 4k to 1080p are better than native 1080p. I don't know if this will translate to the iPhone's video with its smaller sensor and likely lower overall quality. We'll have to see what bitrate Apple is using for both, I guess. But it'll be interesting to see some comparisons between native 1080p and downsized 4k.
4) There's also the advantage of future-proofing. It's not that 1080p will be going away, or even that 1080p isn't enough for most display sizes that people use today. But aside from the storage issue (and perhaps some feature limitations that we aren't aware of), shooting in 4k will mean having the best quality available. I personally don't mind dumping my photos and videos to the computer periodically, and I have a plethora of HDD storage of my computer, so why not shoot in 4k?
5) 4k TV's are coming down in price, and this might be the year when it starts to become mainstream. Last year during the holiday rush and Black Friday deals, there were a good number of 4k TV's being sold at decent prices. This year, I expect there to be a VERY strong push for 4k. And yes, one can make the argument that the difference between 1080p and 4k is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye at certain sizes and viewing distances even on a 4k TV, but there are more things to consider than just resolution. Again, I don't know how the iPhone's 4k will hold up, but 4k video footage holds the promise of not only higher resolution, but higher bitrate, better dynamic range, color, etc. Probably not with this year's iPhone, but let's see.
On the other hand, I will definitely be using it for certain situations. Here are some things to consider:
1) I love how you're able to zoom in during video playback to show a lot of detail. Even though the iPhone won't display 4K resolution, this is still an advantage to shooing in 4K. Is that alone enough to warrant the extra file size, etc? Probably not, but that zooming feature looked pretty nifty in the keynote.
2) In addition to zooming during playback, you also have a lot of leeway when editing 4K footage. You can zoom, crop, manipulate your footage to focus on certain areas of the video or create special effects. I have very little experience with this, but there are tons of articles and videos out there showing the advantages of this. I don't know if Apple's iMovie will be able to take advantage of any of these video editing features, or if they'll be added now that the iPhone can shoot 4k?
3) Also, I know at least on the Panasonic GH4, results of downsizing 4k to 1080p are better than native 1080p. I don't know if this will translate to the iPhone's video with its smaller sensor and likely lower overall quality. We'll have to see what bitrate Apple is using for both, I guess. But it'll be interesting to see some comparisons between native 1080p and downsized 4k.
4) There's also the advantage of future-proofing. It's not that 1080p will be going away, or even that 1080p isn't enough for most display sizes that people use today. But aside from the storage issue (and perhaps some feature limitations that we aren't aware of), shooting in 4k will mean having the best quality available. I personally don't mind dumping my photos and videos to the computer periodically, and I have a plethora of HDD storage of my computer, so why not shoot in 4k?
5) 4k TV's are coming down in price, and this might be the year when it starts to become mainstream. Last year during the holiday rush and Black Friday deals, there were a good number of 4k TV's being sold at decent prices. This year, I expect there to be a VERY strong push for 4k. And yes, one can make the argument that the difference between 1080p and 4k is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye at certain sizes and viewing distances even on a 4k TV, but there are more things to consider than just resolution. Again, I don't know how the iPhone's 4k will hold up, but 4k video footage holds the promise of not only higher resolution, but higher bitrate, better dynamic range, color, etc. Probably not with this year's iPhone, but let's see.