Shooting in 4K VS 1080p - Best Resolution For YouTube Videos
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In this video Nolan from Think Media breaks down the difference between 4k and 1080p. Both resolutions are great for TH-cam. 1080p is better if you are just starting or if you're editing on a slower computer. 4k is better if you have a computer that can handle it and your camera shoots great 4k.
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Hi, is it true TH-cam prioritises 4K video?
@Đẹp trai Bồ câu Handsome Pigeon Thanks it's interesting how far urban myth gets.
So I've been recording in 4K(30frames) to be safe. Question, am I right in thinking that I'm future proofing my videos, since quality on all devices will only get better over time? Or will it never make a difference on phones and tablets? In any case, I like that my vids will have the best current quality on 4K TV's. But it does take a ton of space. Surprisingly enough, my iPad Pro can handle it well, I've editing up to 45min of 4K with two tracks with almost no hiccups. I just offload the vids to an external afterwards.
*I shoot in 4K always but Render it to 1080 at 60 because Myself am Aware that not everyone can afford a 4K Machine BUT...rendering it down to 1080 still gives it that 4K look*
Janesly Macate Depends what editing program you’re using to render/export it... You can usually choose in the settings right before you export.
Pro tip: Export your 1080p videos in adobe with 4k settings. TH-cam will think it's a larger file and compress it less, retaining more quality. Creative Ryan did a video on this a while back.
Hi, do you need a dedicated graphics card to do this or can any okay laptop do this?
@@AkporHari No, you don't need a graphics card. I use software encoding to do this all the time. I'm using a 2014 Macbook Pro and a 2015 iMac.
I render everything at 2160 60fps regardless of the source media and your point seems to apply.
@@joeygwood Thank you so much for your reply. I was almost breaking the bank.
That makes a lot of sense
I recommend shooting in whatever the highest resolution the technology that you own for your workflow will allow. if you have a computer that can't handle 4k (which is fewer and farther between these days honestly, particularly with the gpu doing a ton of the encoding and decoding work now), shoot in 1080. have a camera that only shoots in 1080p? shoot in 1080p (don't bother spending a ton of cash on new equipment if what you have works fine for what you do)... HOWEVER if your camera can shoot in 4k and your computer can handle rendering these files, I strongly recommending to shoot in 4k (even if the monitor on your computer doesn't support 4k) because A. it gives you significantly higher quality output for displays that do support 4k if you target 4k exports OR if you target 1080p exports it gives you not only he ability to crop in if you choose, but it gives you the option to completely re-frame shots in post which can be super easy. in fact, one trick i learned is that if you shoot a 2-person interview wide with a 4k camera, you can cheat a little bit and get 3 seperate high quality shots out of the deal (wide, close-up person a, and close-up of person b) all without losing hardly any resolution at all if you're targeting 1080p. further if you straight-up have bad frame composition when you shoot because you don't have control of the situation (stuff like live interviews) - if you shoot it a bit wide with a 4k camera, you can totally re-frame the shot in post, linking people up on the rule of thirds lines, or taking the portion of a shot you want and putting a digital overlay, or a digital background behind them... the sky is the limit - the more resolution you have to begin with, the less you lose if you choose to re-frame... and lastly, you get significantly fewer compression artifacts when you take 4k footage and compress it down to 1080p than you do when you take 1080p footage and compress it to 1080p in your post production workflow/editing. you usually get better color rendition, and a sharper looking export when you come from a situation where you have more visual information for those compression algorithms to work with. sure, it takes more computer power to make that happen, but it looks better in the long run.
Personally I just watched this video at 4k on my 40" 4k computer monitor and I really appreciate it when my favorite content creators have made the transition to 4k, but I also realize that i'm something of a minority when it comes to 4k viewership as you pointed out in the video, most people are watching at 1080p. But for those who are viewing on a large 4k screen (such as on a smart tv or using a games console or other media device, or casting from a phone to the tv, or have a large 4k computer monitor) there is significant benefit for shooting and targeting 4k.
On the other hand, some of this also comes down to the type of content that you're shooting. if you're a tv show fan channel and the highest quality you can get the show in is 1080p and you're showing clips and screenshots, it doesn't really make sense to make your camera footage 4k (unless you want to re-frame) as it doesn't matter how pretty your video is if your other sources are significantly lower quality. or if you're mostly doing a small frame picture in picture with a high quality secondary source (such as a weatherperson might read a weathermap) so the content itself may dictate how you shoot.
lastly and most importantly, I want to make absolutely clear that it doesn't matter what your video looks like if your audio is poor. you can shoot at 320x240 and make great content if you have a decent audio workflow (mic and dac). if people can hear you clearly with high quality and you speak well, people will readily forgive substandard looking video. some folks I watch target 720p still and their content is largely educational in nature and doesn't really need high resolution to get the point across... they have good quality microphone setups and they make fantastic content. - at any point in your media creation journey you stop and think to yourself "i've got a little bit of additional capital to invest in this venture, where should i spend it to make the most impact" - lots of people would think to upgrade to a 4k camera or a fancier camera. I say NO. instead, look at making your audio the best it can be. look at microphones, lav mics, shotgun mics, dynamic mics, stands, dacs, learn about the differences between different mic setups and find something that fits your workflow to make you and/or your guests sound awesome. following that, lighting. an old lower resolution camera (even a webcam) with great lighting is generally going to look WAY better than even a high-end professional hollywood video camera with poor lighting - and lighting is usually pretty inexpensive. - get yourself a softbox or two, or an led video light or two, learn a little bit about cinematography and different strategies to light talent. this will allow you to use the equipment you have already be it a pro movie camera, a dslr/mirrorless camera, a webcam, or even your phone more efficiently and get the best out of every shot.
the most underrated comment as of this time. Thanks for all the detail you gave!
Awesome comment. Thank you for your time, Josh! Much appreciating!
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4k is useful on 1080P or smaller resolutions screens because when you zoom in...
@@noahhan6935 nobody zooms into a video.
I was filming EVERYTHING in 4K and literally had an epiphany one day cause I could NOT figure out why my clips were taking up so much space on my Mac. Switched to 1080 with minimal if not ANY loss in quality and increased my filming capacity and storage in my Mac. Changed my life 😂 Might seem simple to those of you who are tech savvy but for me I’m very much still learning and this was a big deal 😂 🤷♀️🙏 Think Media videos have been KEY in my development as a creator and I absolutely thrive with editing and filming now because of it. Thank you!! 🙏✌️💕🙌🇨🇦
That was definitely the position we were in when our new Sony Camera came in. Such huge file sizes. But! I would highly recommend grabbing a Sandisk SSD to work off of as opposed to working off of the mac. Even with smaller file sizes, video takes up a TON of space on Mac, and I was so tired of seeing "your disk is almost full" that the $80 investment for a SSD has been so amazingly worth it!
@@VincitDesignCo wicked! Something to absolutely consider!
@@VincitDesignCo Yes, great suggestion!! We just did a video on a hard drive you can edit off of if you need more "computer space" and it's not expesnive!! th-cam.com/video/wFT1iVn8mBg/w-d-xo.html
There’s one thing you should mention when it comes to TH-cam and particularly new, small channels: you should upload in at least 1440. Why? Because only then TH-cam will give you the vp9 codec which has a superior playback image quality. With 1080 you’ll only get the avc codec. Therefore it’s better to shoot 4K or upscale your 1080 footage to 1440. I wish I knew that when I started. Greetings from Germany.
Could you upload in 1080 and wait until you grow your channel and get a 4K camera before uploading in 1440 or 4k to get the codec? Can you still get TH-cam to give you the codec after your channel has grown?
@@FierceMotorworks as far as I know TH-cam won’t change a codec. They only process your video once right after your upload.
Interesting point - thank you!
I wonder if Facebook does the same thing?
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I love this YT channel! It has greatly reduced my learning curve with starting my channel and creating better content. 🙌🏾💪🏾 I shoot in 1080 for the smaller file size, just as you suggested. I’ve attempted creating 4K vids. But, it was maxing out my systems. Although my goal is to move into doing them more regularly as I continue to expand my systems and gear.
Frames Bond Cool! Thanks for that tip! I’ll try that with my next vid.
Shoot and 4k and edit in proxy then render final cut (not the app but great app, that's what I use) in 4k.
This channel is my inspiration on TH-cam. I started of own channel because of their contents i used to watch
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I started making videos for TH-cam and as a beginner, had no idea what any of this means! Thanks for the video!👏💚💚
Hey Lena, what do you think about subscribe to each other's channel and that way support each other? Giving shout out, tips that will us improve etc. Cheers.
Having only just got a decent quality secondhand camera, I'm totally excited just to be achieving 1080p for the first time :D glad to hear that it will see my through for a while now in general!
Definitely will!
Another great video. We have been using all the tips you share on this channel and they are definitely helping. We just got 100 subscribers!
Just subbed
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Short, sweet, and super detailed! Awesome stuff!
Nolan!! This was super helpful! Thank you so much.
Cropping the video in 1080p vs 4K was really a good tip!! Thanks. 👍🏻
Wow!!! I was thinking hardly about this today and needed something to explain it to me!!! Thanks so much Nolan!!!!! Love the background!❤❤👍🏼👍🏼🤣🤣🤣
Great video, you are helping many youtubers to make quality videos 🤘
You are the man💪
You inspire us to be on TH-cam 🔐Thanks for all the advice and now we going to just post videos and go for it 💪
I film in 4k via my iPhone 11 ProMax because I like to zoom in (or crop in) on myself when I make an important financial point or strategy. Great video, Nolan! 👍🏻👍🏻
How do you transfer your files? AirDrop? Or cable?
This channel gives me so much inspiration 😂
Another great video, thank you for sharing. I shoot all my videos in 1080p, it is a lot easier to edit a 1080p rather than a 4K video. I have thought of 4K but it seems to work with me. I like the crop in if there is more than 1 person, so if I interview, I would probably shoot in 4K.
You guys are extremely helpful
Thank you for the information, I was totally confused before between Full HD and 4K.
I didn't know what to choose for my TH-cam videos, but now I got the answer. THANKS HEAPS 🥰
wow. exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
This was an excellent explanation!
Thank you!!
Thanks for the Clarity👍🏻
You convinced me.
This video made the topic very understandable, thank you.
I recently bought a 4k camera and I've been playing around. I'd love to shoot everything in 4k to make it futureproof, but the amount of storage required is just completely impractical. Plus, my home internet is pretty shonky, so uploading 4k can take years.
Today i learned the word 'Shonky'
same here, 2gb for 2 min video its insane, did you got any solution? like using any free version of 4k compressor (without loosing its quality) ?
Awesome video! Thanks! So when uploading in 1080 vs 4K to TH-cam, does TH-cam compress your files differently and does that affect image quality? I feel like sometimes I upload 1080p however it looks sharper on my computer vs online on TH-cam...not sure if my comment makes sense. 😅
Thanks Think Media for teaching me how to turn on the 4k settings on my iphone. I shot the fireworks the other night on my iphone on 4k and you really see the difference!!! Can't wait to add it onto my broll in the next video
Awesome!
Yep that's where I learned it too :)
Thank you for sharing Nolan & Think media
Never really thought about popping in and keeping good resolution. Really didn't figure there would be a lot of differenece. However I now see a good reason to shoot in 4k. Very good tip there. I generally shoot in 1080.
Thanks for sharing!
Good to know! Thank you!
Very interesting, thank you Nolan! ✨🙌
Great to know! The statistics really helped me see 1080 is the best bet! I watch on my tv but not too many do this. Thanks. Great content as always!!
Thank you so much, this really helped me! Becuase Its just a hobby for me, and now Im sure, that Im not doing anything wrong❤❤
Thank you so much! Have a nice day!
Thank You! That makes sense!
Very good advice! Thank you!
Thank you kindly!!!
So I've been recording in 4K to be safe. Question, am I right in thinking that I'm future proofing my videos, since quality on all devices will only get better over time? Or will it never make a difference on phones and tablets? In any case, I like that my vids will have the best current quality on 4K TV's. But it does take a ton of space. Surprisingly enough, my iPad Pro can handle it well, I've editing up to 45min of 4K with two tracks with almost no hiccups. I just offload the vids to an external afterwards.
Super helpful - thank you!
thanks for the info, great short video!
Thus is a great explanation of camera settings.
Thank you this video helped me alot I was so confused
Thank you for the learning.👍💯
Thank you so much for putting this video up. I just shot my first video in 4k from my phone because I was curious to see if there was a difference. I haven't edited or uploaded yet, let's hope it does upload because I now know, thanks to your video, that it's a larger file size. I will stick to 1080P for the time being.
Thank you very much for your guidance😊🤗
Love from Malaysia❤❤
Thanks for the video man!
Awesome vid. Thanks mate!
Thanks for this best explaination friend!
What a great truthful answer! Just starting out, thank you for advice.
Very wise your recommendation, have a nice day and stay safe.
Thanks, you too!
Thanks this video helped me
Great tip thank you I’ll start shooting in 1080 as opposed to 4K. I had no idea and am a noob so didn’t understand the difference honestly
Thank you so much, Nolan. This was great, and the timing is perfect. I was just considering switching my iPhone to record in 4K. But since my MAC is already super low on space, it seems 4 isn't advisable right now.
Short and sweet, thanks
Excellent video!;Thank you! Subbed!🎉🔥❤️
I’ve been shooting in 4K! Great advice. Thank you!!
thanks for your advice!
Love the content, gotta new subscriber ❤️
I’m really loving Nolan’s videos 😊 I’ve been shooting in 1080 because most of my audience watches on their phone as well
Nice info. Thanks.
Thank you!
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Thank you brother
That’s awesome! Thanks! I didn’t know that
Thank you 👍
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Short, factual and to the point. Thank you for this video. Greetings from Germany ⬛🟥🟨 (filming in 1080)
Thank you
Thank you very much for information
thank u this will help me a lot
Self taught. Thanks for the advice/help.
A very important info for youtubers like me. Thanks ❤❤❤
thank you very helpful
Thank you for the information.
Super informative - I just got the new Canon m50 and have been toying around with the 4k option. Can't really see a major difference, honestly, and that's probably because most of the time I'm watching things on my phone!
Thanks 😊
4K takes so long for my computer to render that it's almost impossible lol. This is a great video! Perfect for us small youtubers
Thank you!!
I learn most this channel.
Thanks , bro for this beautiful explanation!
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Ohhhhhhh so so so insightful thank you!!!!
Great info!
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Definitely something to THINK about.
Great information
Good video! Thanks for your help!
100% informative and realistic video.
keep on uploading. good work.
Hey Praz, as new in TH-cam what do you think about subscribe to each other's channel and that way support each other? Giving shout out, tips that will us improve etc. Cheers.
You answered my question about 1080 and 4K, and now I am going to switch back to 1080, lol! I am a two week TH-camr and I am trying to learn so I can be effective. Thanks for good content!
thanks for sharing
Very good info for beginners like me.
Thank you for the tip and confirmation. I was actually thinking which one was better although I’m shooting at 1080 already. Iphone does say that it will consume lesser file at 1080.
Thanks for this video. Great! I prefer 1080p for the size. Do you have info or videos on frame rates? I would like to know if recording in 4K 60fps will look normal but to obtain slow motion I have to adjust in post production. Well, I am new to this... What frame rate did you record?
QUESTION. Correct me if I’m wrong here,....but isn’t there two different codecs for TH-cam videos: a higher quality and a lower quality (more compressed, lower resolution). For videos uploaded in 4K, TH-cam assigns it the higher quality codec. Most screens can’t see a resolution difference between 1080p and 4K, but can definitely see the quality difference in these codecs. I know this was true last year. Has TH-cam changed this? THANK YOU THINKMEDIA FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS!!! Great channel.
ਬਹੁਤ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ ਵੀਰੇ Thanks a lot bro ..
Thx first Guy I clicked on. Great help.
Thank you for the beginner friendly 1080pm recommendation! I’m a beginner feeling person and have started on 720p using my iPhone, Raza :)