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How To Show 4MP / 4K Camera Shots To Prospects On Mobile Devices?

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Jay Hobdy
Jun 20, 2017
IPVMU Certified

So with mobile being so popular, and built around, how do we post videos showing camera resolution, without YouTube dumbing it down?

If I have a client using analog cameras and I am trying to show the quality of 4MP, it doesn't help if YouTube dumbs it down to 720P... on a mobile device.

[IPVM Note: the title and opening comment was updated to better describe the request]

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Ari Erenthal
Jun 20, 2017

Vimeo and DailyMotion are both able to support 4K.

Here's some reviews of video hosting services.

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John Honovich
Jun 21, 2017
IPVM

YouTube is 1080P

Where do you get YouTube is 1080p? I see numerous videos that are available at 4K on YouTube. And, for example, YouTube's recommended resolutions list 4MP and 4K.

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Ethan Ace
Jun 21, 2017

I was going to ask the same thing. There are actually several 8K examples, as well.

That being said, I just tried to upload a 20MP video and it downscaled it to 360p for some reason.

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Jay Hobdy
Jun 21, 2017
IPVMU Certified

When I go to that 8MP video from my iPad, and click on the gear for resolution, the highest option I get is 720p.

 

 

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John Honovich
Jun 21, 2017
IPVM

I get options up to 8K on my laptop:

But playing 8K puts a huge CPU load and takes a while to load, etc.

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Jay Hobdy
Jun 21, 2017
IPVMU Certified

I tried from my desktop and I get the 8K option and experienced a loading issue as well.

 

So with mobile being so popular, and built around, how do we post videos showing camera resolution, without YouTube dumbing it down?

If I have a client using analog cameras and I am trying to show the quality of 4MP, it doesn't help if YouTube dumbs it down to 720P... on a mobile device.

 

 

 

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Brian Hampton
Jun 26, 2017
IPVMU Certified

Is your mobile device capable of displaying the higher resolutions? That may be the issue. 

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Jun 25, 2017

John,

what model laptop is that?!?

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Jay Hobdy
Jun 21, 2017
IPVMU Certified

I guess I assumed since i can not remember ever seeing a video that was higher than 1080 when I adjusted the resolution

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Jun 26, 2017

Try testing you phone while it is on wi-fi to see if new options become available.  Just a guess.

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Vincent Tong
Jun 26, 2017

Can't you just leave the unaltered clip on your mobile device and show it to your customer from there?

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