YouTube launches support for 8K videoJune 10, 2015 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YouTube has launched support for 8K video, allowing people to watch films in such high resolutions that it breaks their computer, the Independent says. The company announced that it would allow 8K videos in 2010, and added the label earlier this year. But the first video to make use of that super-high resolution has arrived, filmed on special cameras and put together using extra-powerful computers. The film, ‘Ghost Towns’, is a smoothly-shot video of a person wandering through an abandoned settlement, featuring slowly panning views of houses and their contents. But the video is far less innovative than how it was made, using a special RED Epic Dragon 6K Camera and then stitched together to get the full 8K film. Because those cameras only shoot 6K images, the filmmakers Luke and Marika Neumann shot the video in portrait and then stitched pieces of it together to get to the full resolution. Other shots are upscaled by 125 per cent to go from 6.1K to 7.6K, the video description says — that means simply converting a lower resolution video into a higher one. The video should be able to run on Safari or Chrome, and can be watched within YouTube. But because of the processing power used to watch the film, computers almost always crash when watching it — and most people won’t be able to see all the pixels, anyway, since even 4K monitors are not especially widespread, the Impendent says. As with all YouTube videos, the site checks the internet connection and capabilities of the computer when playing the film. So the video can be watched in qualities all the way down to 144p, leaving a tiny and fuzzy video. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |