Something else I discovered through experiment is on UA-cam in particular, 1080p suffers much worse compression than 1440p/4k. When I upload 1080p I would artificially upscale it to 1440p myself before uploading it onto UA-cam, and this results in noticeably better quality than uploading the original 1080p, even though they both came from the same source. Something to factor in for folks creating content where image quality is important.
That’s a strong tip Jason, almost all my stuff is 4k but I’ve considered 1080 to save time so now I’ll avoid and jump to 1440. Great info! Thanks for watching, consider subbing if you enjoyed and have a great day 👍
Hey thanks for the comment! When you say "artificially upscale it to 1440p myself before uploading it onto UA-cam" what do you mean? Do you mean just making the timeline 1440p and exporting in 1440p despite all the added footage being in 1080? Sorry if its self explanatory I just wanted to be sure, as I am new to all this. Thank you!
@@EntirelyHonest it probably depends on your editor, but in mine (kdenlive) yes that's pretty much what I do. As long as the final exported video is 1440p you should be good!
@@Jasonmoofang Thanks! and when you upload to youtube, youtube just recognizes it as 1080p and uploads it as such? Or is it going to be 1440p on youtube? thanks again!
Haha I wish mate. The take it easy has become increasingly ironic but I aspire to follow my own advice 😂 Hope you’ve had a great festive period and a good day so far 💪
Haha I wish mate. The take it easy has become increasingly ironic but I aspire to follow my own advice 😂 Hope you’ve had a great festive period and a good day so far 💪
Haha I wish mate. The take it easy has become increasingly ironic but I aspire to follow my own advice 😂 Hope you’ve had a great festive period and a good day so far 💪
Hey Dave, I shoot in 1080, my edits can be long and where I shoot is noisy and often we have to shoot on the scene many times to get something worthwhile My PC fires through 1080 footage like a hot knife through butter, though I'm thinking of some PC upgrades very soon as soon as AMD puts out the latest and greatest and moving to 4k I currently use a AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / 32 GB RAM / 1TB SSD and an ageing graphics card AMD RX 480 Graphics card What do you use and do you experience any slow down editing 4k? Oh and happy Christmas 😁🎅🏻
Hey PL, awesome to see you and happy holidays:) So I’m on a max and final cut which handles multiple streams of 4k very well - partly due to optimisation. Your rig sounds plenty capable from what I know of pc world and 4k has some nice extra flexibility if your setup handles it:) What software are you using? I get the impression DaVinci resolve is well optimised on the pc side!
@@dbvares8745 I currently use adobe rush, its very easy to use. On black Friday I upgraded to premiere pro as I felt rush is holding me back, just need to learn how to use it now haha
Yes this is good. Thank you. If I want to zoom into 4K during editing, Should my timeline be 4k or 1080? If I put 4k clips into 1080 timeline, does it become 1080 or does it remain 4k so that I can then zoom in? I have a ZV1 Thank you
@@sandeepmortal wanted something better for photos also. For video is great and I’m still learning really and the editing side. It’s more a treat the upgrade but will still use
@@OnMyTrek ok. I feel very happy with the camera because of its compact size. But i don't click photos so i don't know how that will be Have a good day
Hey guys, good discussion here:) You can zoom in to 4k clips on a 4k timeline and indeed out lower resolutions on a 4k timeline with no problem. They will be lower resolution but not necessarily visually noticeable. I do this all the time and have never noticed or had others point out issues. If you put 4k in an1080p timeline it’s still 4k so you have all the resolution info to zoom up to 200% and still have more total pixels than normal 1080p. Hope that helps:)
I am recording in 1080p currently as I have Canon M50 but when I upgrade to newer camera I will consider 4k. The question is: let's say I get new Sony zve10 or a7iv and I don't like the 4k editing problems ( my computer might be too slow, video upload to UA-cam too long, etc) and I decide to record in 1080p. Is this 1080p good quality or less sharp? I heard that some Sony cameras have great 4k but not so good 1080p. If this is the case, perhaps it would be wiser to get Canon R with very good 1080p instead? Have you compared 4k and 1080p in new Sony cameras?
Hey WwtL, good Q. I personally haven't noticed the 1080p quality issues people talk about with Sony, but I'm not much for pixel peeping. I think the 1080 looks fine and I wouldn't prioritise that over other features as a big difference maker between Canon R and Sony options - definitely worth considering other features and price. Thanks for watching, consider subbing if you enjoyed and have a great day!
They say that 4K footage on a 1080p timeline gives more flexibility, allowing for cropping without quality loss. But what about 4K footage on a 4K timeline? Yes, cropping will reduce IQ, but only relative to the superior uncropped 4K footage, right? The cropped footage would still look as good as 1080 footage, won’t it? ( given you don’t crop more than that)
Hey Dr Wasim, I think your analysis is right. Ultimately 1080p on a 4k output will have lower total resolution (and same with cropping in 4k) but the chance of it being really noticeable will depend on how much pixel peeping the audience is doing, on what screen size and what type of detail is in the shot. Personally I use 1080p120fps and cropped in 4k all the time on 4k timelines and have never noticed or had others point out a significant issue:) Great to hear from you as ever and hope you’re doing well 💪
To be honest, ever since I watched the A7 IV 1080p crop mode video (I don't remember the name of the channel, however), I think it would be sufficient to have 1080p that is not gained by line-skipping but by downsampling the whole sensor into the 1080 file. What Sony cameras give you as 1080 isn't really nice.
1080P seems perfect for vlogging unless you’re a super model…. I know a highly successful camera focused channel on here were recording in 1080 a year ago.
I think you’re right DC, my trouble is I’m about cameras so think I should always show the maximum result - I sure as hell ain’t no supermodel 😂 In any other situation content is king and I think 1080 will be fine:)
Something else I discovered through experiment is on UA-cam in particular, 1080p suffers much worse compression than 1440p/4k. When I upload 1080p I would artificially upscale it to 1440p myself before uploading it onto UA-cam, and this results in noticeably better quality than uploading the original 1080p, even though they both came from the same source. Something to factor in for folks creating content where image quality is important.
Definitely
That’s a strong tip Jason, almost all my stuff is 4k but I’ve considered 1080 to save time so now I’ll avoid and jump to 1440. Great info!
Thanks for watching, consider subbing if you enjoyed and have a great day 👍
Hey thanks for the comment! When you say "artificially upscale it to 1440p myself before uploading it onto UA-cam" what do you mean? Do you mean just making the timeline 1440p and exporting in 1440p despite all the added footage being in 1080? Sorry if its self explanatory I just wanted to be sure, as I am new to all this. Thank you!
@@EntirelyHonest it probably depends on your editor, but in mine (kdenlive) yes that's pretty much what I do. As long as the final exported video is 1440p you should be good!
@@Jasonmoofang Thanks! and when you upload to youtube, youtube just recognizes it as 1080p and uploads it as such? Or is it going to be 1440p on youtube? thanks again!
Enjoyed this new format as a change of pace quick tip kinda thing 🤘🏻
Thanks Luce, appreciate the feedback as always:)
take a breath mate!! great video, kudos on getting it up this week. Time for you to take it easy now amigo!
Haha I wish mate. The take it easy has become increasingly ironic but I aspire to follow my own advice 😂
Hope you’ve had a great festive period and a good day so far 💪
Haha I wish mate. The take it easy has become increasingly ironic but I aspire to follow my own advice 😂
Hope you’ve had a great festive period and a good day so far 💪
Haha I wish mate. The take it easy has become increasingly ironic but I aspire to follow my own advice 😂
Hope you’ve had a great festive period and a good day so far 💪
Looking forward to more 2 min Tips, cheers
Thanks OMT:) Great to see you! Got a bunch more ideas - just need to find the time to do them 😂
Hey Dave, I shoot in 1080, my edits can be long and where I shoot is noisy and often we have to shoot on the scene many times to get something worthwhile
My PC fires through 1080 footage like a hot knife through butter, though I'm thinking of some PC upgrades very soon as soon as AMD puts out the latest and greatest and moving to 4k
I currently use a AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / 32 GB RAM / 1TB SSD and an ageing graphics card AMD RX 480 Graphics card
What do you use and do you experience any slow down editing 4k?
Oh and happy Christmas 😁🎅🏻
Hey PL, awesome to see you and happy holidays:)
So I’m on a max and final cut which handles multiple streams of 4k very well - partly due to optimisation. Your rig sounds plenty capable from what I know of pc world and 4k has some nice extra flexibility if your setup handles it:) What software are you using? I get the impression DaVinci resolve is well optimised on the pc side!
@@dbvares8745 I currently use adobe rush, its very easy to use. On black Friday I upgraded to premiere pro as I felt rush is holding me back, just need to learn how to use it now haha
Yes this is good. Thank you.
If I want to zoom into 4K during editing, Should my timeline be 4k or 1080?
If I put 4k clips into 1080 timeline, does it become 1080 or does it remain 4k so that I can then zoom in?
I have a ZV1
Thank you
interested in this too. i have the same camera (hoping to upgrade soon)
@@OnMyTrek why do you want to upgrade? Where do you feel limited by the ZV1?
@@sandeepmortal wanted something better for photos also. For video is great and I’m still learning really and the editing side. It’s more a treat the upgrade but will still use
@@OnMyTrek ok. I feel very happy with the camera because of its compact size. But i don't click photos so i don't know how that will be
Have a good day
Hey guys, good discussion here:)
You can zoom in to 4k clips on a 4k timeline and indeed out lower resolutions on a 4k timeline with no problem. They will be lower resolution but not necessarily visually noticeable. I do this all the time and have never noticed or had others point out issues.
If you put 4k in an1080p timeline it’s still 4k so you have all the resolution info to zoom up to 200% and still have more total pixels than normal 1080p. Hope that helps:)
I am recording in 1080p currently as I have Canon M50 but when I upgrade to newer camera I will consider 4k. The question is: let's say I get new Sony zve10 or a7iv and I don't like the 4k editing problems ( my computer might be too slow, video upload to UA-cam too long, etc) and I decide to record in 1080p. Is this 1080p good quality or less sharp? I heard that some Sony cameras have great 4k but not so good 1080p. If this is the case, perhaps it would be wiser to get Canon R with very good 1080p instead? Have you compared 4k and 1080p in new Sony cameras?
Hey WwtL, good Q.
I personally haven't noticed the 1080p quality issues people talk about with Sony, but I'm not much for pixel peeping. I think the 1080 looks fine and I wouldn't prioritise that over other features as a big difference maker between Canon R and Sony options - definitely worth considering other features and price.
Thanks for watching, consider subbing if you enjoyed and have a great day!
nice explanation...thank you sir
Very welcome Draz and always great to see you:)
Best explanation! I came here to learn and to be annoyed that you went over time😄
Happy to meet both expectations and happy to see you too Bob, hope you’ve had a great festive period:)
Perfect explanation and right on point as always.
Thanks Clare, really appreciate the feedback:)
Really helpful!
Thanks GS:)
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Great vids shred meister
They say that 4K footage on a 1080p timeline gives more flexibility, allowing for cropping without quality loss. But what about 4K footage on a 4K timeline? Yes, cropping will reduce IQ, but only relative to the superior uncropped 4K footage, right? The cropped footage would still look as good as 1080 footage, won’t it? ( given you don’t crop more than that)
Hey Dr Wasim, I think your analysis is right. Ultimately 1080p on a 4k output will have lower total resolution (and same with cropping in 4k) but the chance of it being really noticeable will depend on how much pixel peeping the audience is doing, on what screen size and what type of detail is in the shot.
Personally I use 1080p120fps and cropped in 4k all the time on 4k timelines and have never noticed or had others point out a significant issue:)
Great to hear from you as ever and hope you’re doing well 💪
To be honest, ever since I watched the A7 IV 1080p crop mode video (I don't remember the name of the channel, however), I think it would be sufficient to have 1080p that is not gained by line-skipping but by downsampling the whole sensor into the 1080 file. What Sony cameras give you as 1080 isn't really nice.
bro... you are golden!
1080P seems perfect for vlogging unless you’re a super model…. I know a highly successful camera focused channel on here were recording in 1080 a year ago.
I think you’re right DC, my trouble is I’m about cameras so think I should always show the maximum result - I sure as hell ain’t no supermodel 😂 In any other situation content is king and I think 1080 will be fine:)