What media for 4K

[Duke Sweden]

I’ve always thought you could put it on a thumbnail drive and plug it into a 4K tv. Am I wrong?

[Tero Ahlfors]

How is it viewed on the TV? Is it on a video service that’s on the internet? Then use whatever specifications the service is expecting. Do you want to slap an external drive/stick into the TV’s USB port? Then use whatever files are supported by the TV in question.

[Vasco Daneva]

Thank you for your answer.
“Do you want to slap an external drive/stick into the TV’s USB port?”
Yes. The question is what format gives the best quality? DVD was good for Standard Definition. BluRay was for HD. What is best to encode 4K with in Media Encoder and then maybe Encore for something to put on an external drive/stick? Not YouTube quality, mind you. Again, like BluRay disc was best for HD, what is best for 4K (except those new 100Gb BD discs of course).

Thanks again.

[Tero Ahlfors]

What video formats do the TV in question support? Not all TVs play all formats.

[Vasco Daneva]

Let’s address the most universal or common formats then.

[Tero Ahlfors]

H264

[Chris Wright]

the usb disk has to be fast enough for your selected bitrate. it’s a catch 22 so be careful.

[Bo Skelmose]

Hi
I always use H264 in 50mbs
Bo

[Vasco Daneva]

But H264 could be a lot of things. What plays best at highest quality?

[Kevin Rag]

The media player in most TVs plays .mkv, .avi, .mp4. So, h264 MP4 should be good.

Kannan Raghavan
The Big Toad Films Pte. Ltd.