Top 10 4K Video Samples
So, you have that 4K TV, now what? It’s only as good as the video that it displays, so as we wait for the world to catch up with 4K content, what is out there now to give you a taste of what the future holds for Ultra HD resolution content.
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1. Ocean Footage underwater sample
This one is first on my choice of 4K video sample for a couple of reasons, firstly I love the subject matter, and secondly from a technical perspective it is one of the best samples out there.
Filmed using a Red One camera, it displays the vibrancy and detail that we associate with 4K resolution at its best, the color depth of the fish and coral is astounding, and when the shot moves to a passing whale the sense of scale the resolution gives really shows what 4K is capable of, and why it is a step up from anything we have seen before.
2. Trailer for the movie ‘Elysium’
Very little movie production footage is easily available out there in 4K, but this is one of the exceptions. The full theatrical trailer for the movie in glorious Ultra HD, Why does this make the list? Well I think if you are wanting to see the benefits of 4K, then samples like the Ocean Footage one mentioned above really show off the technical prowess, but it is actual movies that most people will be wanting to use 4K kit for, and this gives you a very good indication of how much of an increase in clarity, detail and vibrancy can be gained by switching to 4K. The standard HD version of this trailer is readily available too, so this is something you could make a direct comparison with. The nature of the film, a sci-fi action film, also lends itself to 4K with lots of beautifully rendered CGI scenes in the trailer to look at.
3. Timescapes
This is the trailer for an interesting project, filmed entirely in 4K and the work of one man, it is purported to be the first 4K film made available for sale. The film itself, and this trailer, is a simple concept, slow-motion and time lapse cinematography of the South West of America, taken as the director, Tom Lowe, travels around in his pickup truck. The concept itself makes for an interesting effect, but this sample is here because of the content. Watching the big expanses of nature flow by in 4K is simply mind blowing, here you really see the almost 3D effect so much resolution and detail bring to the medium, it isn’t like watching a video, it really is like looking out of a window at real life.
4. Boat Scenes
There are actually several test videos on this subject, all of them do a good job of displaying 4K but for me it is the this one that focuses on passing boats against an expansive backdrop that is the one to look at. Again it shows the effect of 4K resolution when displaying the wider world around us, this time a harbor vista as the boat passes through it, detail can be seen in the water, the passengers on the boat and the backdrop, and the sense of realism and scale, which for me are the things that set 4K apart, are readily apparent here.
5. Tears of Steel trailer
Another rare 4K movie trailer, this one again shows lots of very high quality CGI that really show off the capabilities of 4K at their best. Some great use of the depth of field that 4K emphasizes in a lot of the shots and overall provides a great insight into 4K and what you can expect from it. An interesting video that also manages to tell a little story as well as being a showcase.
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6. Sintel
Sintel is an animated short created in the blender animation program, here in 4K it represents a fantastic look into what 4K can offer all forms of media, the opening scene, with the snow blowing in the wind, for instance, enables you to see incredible detail that just isn’t visible within the standard HD version. Seeing individual flies as the character searches through the wreckage of a town is another high point in terms of technical prowess.
Another feature of Sintel is its soft focus look that accentuates the high resolution, and makes this video stand out from others in the list. The small dragon is well animated and the main characters features, particularly the hair, are incredibly well realized. A great way to showcase your 4K equipment.
7. Stock Footage Sample
This one is an amalgam of short clips from commercial stock footage that is used a sample of the product. That doesn’t make it any less of a fantastic 4K clip however, with footage chosen specifically to show off the benefits of 4K at its very best (it is a promotional package after all) there is something here for everyone. From the glorious colors of a sunrise to the explosions and the amazing time lapse, with, again, fantastic and vibrant colors, a real showcase for 4K in the true sense of the word.
8. Honey Bees
Back to nature for this one, and the eponymous Honey Bee. Showing not only the color rendition and detail of the surroundings, it also captures the Bees themselves in incredible fidelity, the wing detail especially on the close-ups is just way beyond anything we have seen from moving images before, high resolution stills? Certainly, but not video. Another great advert for 4K footage and a lovely film as well.
9. Skyfall Trailer
Can’t say I’m much of a fan of the films, but as a way to see what very fast action looks like in 4K this is a great one. Unlike the other movie trailers, this one isn’t full of CGI, so it shows a different aspect of 4K movies here, the real life stunts performed by traditional stunt professionals is what this one is all about. And it doesn’t let us down, crashes, explosions and car chases, everything that Bond is about. Except in 4K. Great.
10. Fireworks
This one is just a lot of fun. Fireworks, in 4K. Color rendition, detail, it has it all. It opens with a magnificent view across the city showing the lights at dusk and beyond, and then into the stunning firework display, it really is quite spectacular and a great look at 4K footage.
That’s our top 10, not all the best technically, but each offers something a little different to give a taste of what 4K is all about, and exactly what your 4K screen is capable of.
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I was wondering if anyone knew of some other good long-ish ones? Youtube isn't really an option IMHO as the bitrate is horrible and youtube 4k stuff looks like crap (IMHO).
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Question is pretty much the subject line. I have a limited number of 4k test files (you can see the ones I have here):
http://box.houkouonchi.jp/4k/
I was wondering if anyone knew of some other good long-ish ones? Youtube isn't really an option IMHO as the bitrate is horrible and youtube 4k stuff looks like crap (IMHO).
Unless you have some kind of weird dedicated streaming app, don't ever do any PQ evaluations using streaming.
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But regarding that 4K of yours: Is it 4:4:4, 4:2:2, or 4:2:0 ?
Unless you have some kind of weird dedicated streaming app, don't ever do any PQ evaluations using streaming.
But regarding that 4K of yours: Is it 4:4:4, 4:2:2, or 4:2:0 ?
No clue on the files as these are just ones I found places (I did not create any of them). As for the display I am pretty sure its 4:4:4.
Honestly youtube chose such a poor bit-rate for their 4k stuff that it doesn't even seem worth my time looking at the content on there although I have seen several people suggest that as a place to get 4k content... Youtube is pretty horrible for 4k IMHO though.
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No clue on the files as these are just ones I found places (I did not create any of them). As for the display I am pretty sure its 4:4:4.
Honestly youtube chose such a poor bit-rate for their 4k stuff that it doesn't even seem worth my time looking at the content on there although I have seen several people suggest that as a place to get 4k content... Youtube is pretty horrible for 4k IMHO though.
I second this. The You Tube 4K clips don't look 4K at all. Not even close to the material on my Sony 4K media player.
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Unless you have some kind of weird dedicated streaming app, don't ever do any PQ evaluations using streaming.
But regarding that 4K of yours: Is it 4:4:4, 4:2:2, or 4:2:0 ?
No clue on the files as these are just ones I found places (I did not create any of them). As for the display I am pretty sure its 4:4:4.
No, I was referring to the files. Not much content is delivered to your TV as 4:4:4 from other than a PC, etc.
No, I was referring to the files. Not much content is delivered to your TV as 4:4:4 from other than a PC, etc.
Thats the only way I have ever driven a any TV in the last 10 years or any of my 4k monitors I've had since 2006.
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No, I was referring to the files. Not much content is delivered to your TV as 4:4:4 from other than a PC, etc.
Thats the only way I have ever driven a any TV in the last 10 years or any of my 4k monitors I've had since 2006.
OK, but that doesn't help you when the content is coming from a Blu-Ray movie. That's already cut down to 4:2:0 no matter how you then send it to the TV. Is the UHD BD idea still at 4:2:0?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2426728,00.asp
Question is pretty much the subject line. I have a limited number of 4k test files (you can see the ones I have here):
http://box.houkouonchi.jp/4k/
I was wondering if anyone knew of some other good long-ish ones? Youtube isn't really an option IMHO as the bitrate is horrible and youtube 4k stuff looks like crap (IMHO).
Hmm, I notice that some of the vids on this link you posted are available on Youtube.
I have downloaded the Honey Bees vid from youtube in 1080p resolution and .mp4 format and it looked great when I watched it through the USB port of my LCD HDTV.
The filesize is 73 MB and I noticed the 4K filesize to download is 583 MB.
I have acquired the habit of downloading 1080p .mp4 videos from youtube to watch them on my TV USB port to test my TV display and generally they look great.
Some of the best vids are actually those downconverted from 4K resolution, like the ones on the 'Stock Footage' channel.
But now that you say that the bitrate on youtube is low, I'm wondering if I could get better quality vids elsewhere...
I usually try to look for things like color banding, jaggies, etc, to assess what are my TV real capabilities but I'm affraid that these issues might be actually present on the video files themselves as compression artifacts... Ideally the vids shouldn't have any such thing, or at least minimise them, so I could really identify my screen limitations...
Do you actually download the videos from youtube to your PC to watch offline or you just watch them streaming from youtube?
I thought that streaming from youtube is not going to look as good as playing the files on your PC or TV... but maybe I'm wrong?
Stock Footage produces professional quality 4K videos but those have to be bought from their website, on youtube it's possible to download the 4K versions of some of their vids though... I just don't know for sure if the quality is the same as if bought from their website...
I use a software called 'Internet Download Manager' to download youtube vids, it gives you the option to download in a resolution of your preference, not higher than the uploaded resolution of course.
Since we're discussing online high quality video sources, does anyone know of a good source for HD 1080p material?
Is youtube a good source to download from?
Do you actually download the videos from youtube to your PC to watch offline or you just watch them streaming from youtube?
I thought that streaming from youtube is not going to look as good as playing the files on your PC or TV... but maybe I'm wrong?
I usually accessed the temp file through a file-descriptor and played youtube stuff in mplayer as the flash plugin is not always the best or a browser plugin to download the file off youtube. None of these files came from youtube. A lot are on there already but these are the higher bit-rate ones that are actually good quality. For example that 250 MB chimei one I think gets compressed down to about 80 MB or so on youtube even when you are downloading the 'original' resolution version so the bitrate is like 1/3rd of the original and it loses *a lot* of quality. Its really noticable on 4k....
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Since we're discussing online high quality video sources, does anyone know of a good source for HD 1080p material?
Is youtube a good source to download from?
Well blurays or stuff on usenet is a good source for tons of 1080p material. I will check out stock footage, sounds interesting.
Indeed better quality than on youtube.
I'm downloading Elysium trailer now and I notice it has a 4K version of about 420 MB size available to download, it's just a 2 minute video with 5.1 Audio encoding, you might want to check it out.
14 minutes long, 4.2 GB.
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'TimeScapes is the world's first film to be made available for purchase in 4K resolution.'
'TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe.'
timescapes.org
There are also a few 4K pictures in this website as well.
I'm downloading the 2 trailers in 1080p, from Vimeo, each one only 2 minutes long and yet ~500 MB filesize and I'm going to compare them to the ~60 MB downloads from youtube lol.
OK, but that doesn't help you when the content is coming from a Blu-Ray movie. That's already cut down to 4:2:0 no matter how you then send it to the TV. Is the UHD BD idea still at 4:2:0?
If you are using a HTPC with madVR for playback, there's no point in using any of the advanced chroma upscaling algorithms (Lanczos/Jinc) as they look the same as the basic ones (Bicubic) if your TV can only display 4:2:2.
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Here is what is claimed to be the first 4K movie, TimeScapes is a slow motion and time lapse work authored by Tom Lowe.
'TimeScapes is the world's first film to be made available for purchase in 4K resolution.'
'TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe.'
timescapes.org
Does no-one care about the quality of the product that they are releasing any more? Surely the people making this content want people to experience it the best way possible. Other than the bandwidth costs, which are minimal, the prices should be the same.
$100 for a Blu-ray sized 4K download is ridiculous. The bandwidth costs to distribute 25GB are not that high now, and you could burn that onto a single-layer disc and mail it for less than $5.
And then they want to charge $200 for a BDXL-sized file, or $330 if you want it in 12-bit.
Soon everyone will be making own 4K Holywood Quality Video anywhere
You can already film [email protected] with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 which uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 800.
What the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor and Adreno 420 GPU brings to the table is the ability to also playback your 4K captured content on your mobile device.
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You can already film [email protected] with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 which uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 800.
What the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor and Adreno 420 GPU brings to the table is the ability to also playback your 4K captured content on your mobile device.
The processor also supports 4K HEVC playback and streaming but it is not clearly stated if the HEVC encoding is supported too and if it can playback the content over the HDMI 2.0.
Here is what is claimed to be the first 4K movie, TimeScapes is a slow motion and time lapse work authored by Tom Lowe.
'TimeScapes is the world's first film to be made available for purchase in 4K resolution.'
'TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe.'
timescapes.org
There are also a few 4K pictures in this website as well.
I'm downloading the 2 trailers in 1080p, from Vimeo, each one only 2 minutes long and yet ~500 MB filesize and I'm going to compare them to the ~60 MB downloads from youtube lol.
TimeScapes is god awful. I got sucked in to paying the exorbitant cost for it on USB key for 4K as I was desperate for content at the time to try 4K on my VW1000. Not only is it put you to sleep scenery to a soundtrack (can't wait for a 4K version of HD Fireplace lol), it's got terrible compression artifacts. All of the scenes which should have smooth color graduations, like clouds at sunset, show terrible banding in them.
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Here is what is claimed to be the first 4K movie, TimeScapes is a slow motion and time lapse work authored by Tom Lowe.
'TimeScapes is the world's first film to be made available for purchase in 4K resolution.'
'TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe.'
timescapes.org
There are also a few 4K pictures in this website as well.
I'm downloading the 2 trailers in 1080p, from Vimeo, each one only 2 minutes long and yet ~500 MB filesize and I'm going to compare them to the ~60 MB downloads from youtube lol.
TimeScapes is god awful. I got sucked in to paying the exorbitant cost for it on USB key for 4K as I was desperate for content at the time to try 4K on my VW1000. Not only is it put you to sleep scenery to a soundtrack (can't wait for a 4K version of HD Fireplace lol), it's got terrible compression artifacts. All of the scenes which should have smooth color graduations, like clouds at sunset, show terrible banding in them.
I tend to loathe artsy-fartsy do-nothing films like that. A long time ago I paid to see Chronos, which was this absurd IMAX style film of one mind-numbing time-lapse scene after another to the point where I wanted to stick a fork in my eye.
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As strange as it seems I'm also finding it very hard to find good quality 1080p footage...
I was thinking there should be some professional quality footage available for free but, to my surprise, most quality stuff is only available upon purchase which I wouldn't have thought since this resolution is so wide spread already... I find a bit ridiculous.
I only found some few interesting things in HD trailers and a few more scattered stuff... very little.
I'm now forced to download ripped bluray movies which are filling up my HDD pretty fast.
At least I have a love for cinema, so all good.
Unfortunatelly the HD version to download is heavilly compressed... no more than 5Mbps...
EDIT: Does anyone know how to downscale 4K into 1080p without compression, or at least, minimal quality loss?
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You can find a slew of 4K resolution videos I shot with my Galaxy Note 3 on the Trip Ghetaway YouTube channel, I have over 10 now, just select Original HD.. Even if you don't have a 4K capable playback TV the definition is incredible regardless..
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There is a slew of 4K resolution videos on my Trip Ghetaway YouTube channel shot with my Galaxy Note 3 edited in Final Cut pro X if you want to check them out, I have more than 10 to see. Just make sure to select Original HD
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