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Ghost Towns Is the First 8K Video Posted To YouTube -- But Can You Watch It?

Posted by timothy on from the not-for-me dept.

Iddo Genuth writes: 4K videos and movies are still far from common and now 8K seems to start making its appearance online. A few days ago, what might be the first 8K video entitled "Ghost Towns" was published on Youtube and you can now watch it for yourself in its full 7680 × 4320 pixel glory — that is if you happen to have access to a 8K display (or projector).

The video was created by cinematographer Luke Neumann who used a 6K EPIC DRAGON camera using some advanced and complex techniques such as shooting in portrait orientation and then stitched the video together in Adobe After Effects. Some shots simply scaled up by 125% from 6.1K to meet the 7.6K standard and handheld stuff was 6K scaled up by 125% and sharpened up.

Youtube is now offering an 8K option and according to Google: "8K video has been supported since 2010, but that labeling for 8K video (the 4320p/8K quality setting like pictured above) was added "earlier this year — but presumably there was noting to view — until now...

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  1. Slashdotters by ckatko · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love that Slashdotters are all about VR, but "nobody can see 4K" and "there's no point in going above that."

    Meanwhile, their 1080p 5" phone has a dot pitch 10 times their 1080p TV and they don't go "man, I wish the screen was lower resolution."

    They sure have a fickle love of new technology.

    1. Re:Slashdotters by zerosomething · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ugh that makes my network hurt.

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    2. Re:Slashdotters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      a 50' TV located 12' away from you would be exceedingly difficult to watch.

    3. Re:Slashdotters by oldmac31310 · · Score: 4, Funny

      If he has a 50 foot TV then, well he should build a model of Stonehenge to house the behemoth - just make sure to write down the instructions correctly on the paper napkin.

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  2. Support since 2010 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    8K video has been supported since 2010

    2010 was when I clicked on the play button. It's still buffering.

    1. Re:Support since 2010 by Stele · · Score: 4, Funny

      I clicked on it and it's working for me (300Mps fiber helps).

      But the video quality looks like crap on my 2010 MacBook Pro. Clearly 8K technology is not quite ready for prime time.

    2. Re:Support since 2010 by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 4, Funny

      But the video quality looks like crap on my 2010 MacBook Pro.

      That's because your MBP has a hard disk drive that adds a lot of harsh harmonics to the signal. People who actually care about their video viewing use SSDs, which have straighter 1's and rounder, more organic 0's that improve depth of field and staging.

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  3. Only 8k? by jimmydigital · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wake me up when it goes to 11k and the black levels can be none more black.

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