F55: Have any of you actually watched your 4k footage on a 4k TV?

captainjman

captainjman

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I just picked up a sony 55" 4k TV (850B), and up until now I have been shooting 4k, but never actually saw my footage in all it's splendor. I was curious about how many of us actually see the full 4k image... and those of you who do, what is your take on the quality of the image of your camera (mine is the F55, but feel free to chime in on any 4k camera)

Another question - how do you choose to get the 4k footage on the screen. HDMI from camera? HDMI from computer? USB and a card reader using the media center?

Jason
 
To get 4K footage to your 4K set, you could certainly play back from camera or HDMI from your computer. Your best quality would come via a Blackmagic or AJA 4K card over HDMI. You could always use a card and USB reader with highly compressed H.264 footage.

Ned
 
Jason, I watched some of my F55 4K footage on 4K TV and its pretty nice. I feel like you notice the wow factor more on scenes with lots of small details, perhaps a city scape or something similar.

My Sony amplifier supports 4K but with the F55 when I tested it on a 4K TV I just used a cable from my camera. I have not bought a 4K TV myself yet.
 
Just been watching some 4K footage from my A7s on a 4K (LG 84" UltraHDTV, the one with the PhilipBloom commercial!) and I have to say it's definitely a nicer experience than 1080p. It's like watching moving photography prints of high quality. I disagree with Central on it being more visible in wode landscapes as the only scenes that impressed me were the close ups of people. The epic people detail rendition and 3D feel stuns you like a punch in the face! Most of my female clients wouldn't like it as much as I do though ;)

On TVs, make sure you understand that every 4K TV has its own specs. Many modern 4K TVs can't accept a 4K signal from the USB port, therefore USB sticks is not an option, and they only allow it through an HDMI device (Camera or PC), which pretty limiting. In fact, some of the 4K TVs cannot accept a 4K signal att from the HDMI or USB and just rely on their Netflex-like 4K streaming through online channels. Some of the new TVs allow 4K through both the USB and HDMI and even the Memory Card Slot, I would look for one that has this kind of support if I was buying, I don't want to keep a PC connected to the TV at all times or keep watching unedited 4K pieces from my camera! :D

The most convenient way is the USB flash drives/memory cards because they are small, cheap, can carry huge amounts of data (enough for
High quality UHD videos) and of course portable.
 
My Samsung 55 inch plays 2160p/59.94 from the USB port, h.264/265. I haven't found the bit rate limit but it plays all the way to 100 Mbps so far.

Here's what it won't do and is the reason why Ned is right; it won't do 10 bit or 4:2:2 encodes via USB. It will over the HDMI, 4:4:4 and 10 bit, so the aja or black magic would be the best I would think, although unnecessary for my full enjoyment.

I also agree the 4k benefit is more obvious on wide shots, although it's still there on tight shots in a more subtle but real sense. For the majority, it's here and now although I question that it was ever necessary as true quality full HD is very good, and to see the 4k benefit you need to have a larger than mine screen or sit very close.
 
So far I can only view unedited 4k via the HDMI on the F55..... BLAH

It does not support quicktime, which sucks, so it has to be MPEG. I put it through compressor and when I saw it it didn't amaze me, sure enough, it was actually just HD not 4k.

What should I be doing in FCPx to get edited 4k on this sony TV -

all help is appreciated =

PS - TV specs on the 850B say it works with 265, but FCPX seems to only do 264... or did I miss something?
 
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