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In November 2016, support for HDR video was added which can be encoded with hybrid log–gamma (HLG) or perceptual quantizer (PQ). [43] HDR video can be encoded with the Rec. 2020 color space. [44] YouTube videos are available in a range of quality levels. Viewers only indirectly influence the video quality.
In November 2013, YouTube began to use the VP9 video compression standard, saying that it was more suitable for 4K than High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). Google, which owns YouTube, developed VP9. [78] Theaters began projecting movies at 4K resolution in 2011. [80] Sony was offering 4K projectors as early as 2004. [81]
On December 25, 2013, YouTube added a "2160p 4K" option to its videoplayer. Previously, a visitor had to select the "original" setting in the video quality menu to watch a video in 4K resolution. With the new setting, YouTube users can much more easily identify and play 4K videos. [149]
Dolby Vision is a set of technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories for high dynamic range (HDR) video. [1] [2] [3] It covers content creation, distribution, and playback.[1] [4] [5] [6] It includes dynamic metadata that define the aspect ratio and adjust the picture based on a display's capabilities on a per-shot or even per-frame basis, optimizing the presentation.
[54] [55] In 2016, HDR conversion of SDR video was released to market as Samsung's HDR+ (in LCD TV sets) [56] and Technicolor SA's HDR Intelligent Tone Management. [ 57 ] As of 2018, high-end consumer-grade HDR displays can achieve 1,000 cd/m 2 of luminance, at least for a short duration or over a small portion of the screen, compared to 250 ...
SKY Perfect JSAT Group announced that on October 4 they will start the world's first 4K HDR broadcasts using HLG. [58] Eutelsat announced that it will launch a new channel using HLG. [59] Google announced that YouTube will start streaming HDR videos which can be encoded with HLG or PQ. [60] [15]
Since 2009, viewers have had the ability to watch 3D videos. [2] In 2015, YouTube began natively supporting 360-degree video.Since April 2016, it allowed live streaming 360° video, and both normal and 360° video at up to 1440p, and since November 2016 both at up to 4K (2160p) resolution.