Comparing 4K vs 2K vs 1080p on YouTube. Yes, there is a quality difference!
4K
- 4K has FOUR TIMES as many pixels as 1080p and 2.25 times as 2K
- 4K is 2160p (3840×2160) exactly double 1080p (1920×1080)
2K
- 2K has almost twice as many pixels as 1080p (1.77 times more)
- 2K is 1440p (2560×1440) exactly double 720p (1280×720)
1080p
1080p used to be considered the best quality. It is now four times below the best. 4K is the new 1080p and we (content creators) should all have a plan to get there to stay ahead of the competition.
Recording hardware
Record at: 4K (3840 x 2160) 60fps
Record with: Nvidia ShadowPlay at High setting (50 mbps)
Record to: Crucial P2 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
Graphics card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3, 12GB GDDR6X, 10,240 CUDA cores, 384 bit, 12G-P5-3955-KR
Monitor: 4K 144Hz, Asus XG27UQ ROG Strix 27” HDR, IPS, 1ms
Edit with: DaVinci Resolve 17 (free)
Do you 4K?
If not, it is likely because you cannot afford the cost of the hardware necessary for 4K, a 4K monitor and a high-end graphics card like the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti.
But YouTube is already 4K-enabled. It has a special 4K filter that shows only videos recorded in 4K. Your videos will get more views as people start buying 4K monitors and using this filter, as George shows at the beginning of this video.
See the first-ever 4K video by Freedom!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn4SXPmvy-U&list=PLxLYo5_7D3SdgAFYzYETPDDVBt6DRqVE0
New World is a beautiful MMO by Amazon, shiny and new, launching September 28, 2021. Freedom! and MGN are covering it fully at https://mgn.gg/tag/new-world
Links
New World on Steam ➜ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063730/New_World/
Freedom Games on Steam ➜ https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/freedomgames
New World Beta Guide – Everything You Need To Know ➜ https://mgn.gg/new-world-beta-guide-everything-you-need-to-know
New World – 12 Critical Tips You Need To Know ➜
https://mgn.gg/new-world-12-critical-tips-you-need-to-know
Chapters
0:00 – Comparing 4K vs 2K vs 1080p
0:12 – 4K search filter on YouTube
0:49 – Recorded at 4K
1:38 – Pro tip: Upload 4K videos as unlisted
2:07 – YouTube takes 5 hours to process a 10 minute 4K video
2:16 – Pro tip: Do not upscale to 4K
2:48 – Hardware you need to make 4K videos
3:24 – Does your video editor support 4K output?
3:39 – DaVinci Resolve 17 natively supports 4K
3:58 – Pick a 4K-capable game like New World
4:27 – Your thoughts on 4K?
4:59 – Final words by George
9:13 – Freedom! Mission Statement
Credits
| Program | Freedom! Scholarship |
| Author | George Vanous |
| YouTuber | George Vanous |
| Publisher | Freedom! |