

(If you want to see a simpler, window-based solution, go to the end of this post.) But it's actually quite simple, as you can see below. The only drawback: it's a command line program, so you have to download it and then run it from console with correct parameters.

It works perfectly, is constantly updated and maintained, is open source and supports downloading from almost 1000 (!) different websites, including YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook videos, Soundcloud, Mixcloud and even XXX websites.

That's why my favorite way is to use youtube-dl. There are web pages for that, but they are full of ads, malware and fake "Download" buttons. someone else's computer) and prefer to have it available offline on your hard drive, you probably tried to find a way to download video and music from YouTube and other similar services. If you, just like me, don't like to rely on data stored in the "cloud" (i.e. I keep it for reference, but it probably doesn't reflect my current knowledge and beliefs. But of course the difference is more notable on a 4k screen, and as other say, really good 1080p cameras are still much better than crappy 4k ones.Warning! Some information on this page is older than 6 years now. So essentially anything you watch on youtube is one third the quality you get from the camera.Īs with the general question of watching 4k on a 1080p monitor, yes, there is difference, there are comparisons of video between prosumer 1080p cameras and mobile 4k cameras and the 4k mobile version downscaled to 1080 looks better because it has sharper edges. If that doesn't convince you, think of it this way: the download size for the 4k youtube version is around 600MiB, the download size for the raw 4k video is 1.5GiB. The most noticeable artefacts are in the lower part of the screen representing the Sony Xperia version: the 4k youtube version shows terrible compression artefacts around the shadow of the cameraman, but the raw 4k version is smooth as silk and the soft shadows look gorgeous.

Watch the 4k youtube video and then download the raw 4k footage from the provided mediafire links. Which is a 4k video comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.
