Where's the Monday Brief? Or: 4K is hard!

Where's the Monday Brief? Or: 4K is hard! | iMore.com Skip to main content Android BlackBerry iPhone / iPad Windows Phone webOS SIGN UP|LOG IN iMore Forums Apps Games Accessories Reviews How-To Podcasts Contests iPhone iPad mini iPad iPod touch Apple TV iOS iCloud iTunes Mac Hot: iPhone 5S Guides: iPhone buyers | iPad buyers | iOS users Free: Wallpaper | iPhone apps, games | iPad apps, games Shop Online Cases Chargers Screen protectors Headsets & More Free shipping on orders over $50 Where's the Monday Brief? Or: 4K is hard! By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 a 10:29 am 9

It began, as many things do with an idea -- we had our Monday Brief host, Ashley Esqueda in NYC for #TM13, along with all our site editors, Kevin Michaluk, Phil Nickinson, and Daniel Rubino, yours truly, and Georgia, and we had Martin Reisch and his RED Scarlet 4K camera. So, we figured "why not shoot the Monday Brief in 4K!". And therein began the longest Odyssey in Monday Brief history.

If you're not familiar with 4K, it's what they're calling Ultra HD, but is really just 2160p, or double again 1080p resolution. Picture four 1080p TVs in a square, and that's 4K.

The shooting itself went pretty well, with Ashley and Georgia kicking things off, and Kevin doing his best to finish the show with a bang. Then things started getting complicated. Turns out it takes a long, long, long time edit and render 4K video, and a really long time to upload it.

The first attempt needed some fixing, so now we're on attempt two, and it's taking even longer.

Maybe it was hubris to even try, and this is our wings melting off, and our tumble back to earth. But we like being audacious at times. We like trying new technology and new workflows. And we like bring you along for the ride with us.

You should see the results later today -- fingers very firmly crossed -- and we can talk about the pros and cons, how far along 4K is, and how close to a reality 4K programming is.

We'll absolutely get you your MoNa MoBr fix just as soon as possible! Apologies for the delay, but... SCIENCE!

Rene Ritchie

Editor-in-Chief of iMore, co-host of Iterate, Debug, ZEN and TECH, MacBreak Weekly. Cook, grappler, photon wrangler. Follow him on Twitter, App.net, Google+.

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More of: Monday Brief ? PreviouslyHow flat is too flat: Where do you want to see the future of iOS design? [Poll] Next up ?Deal of the Day: 33% off Seidio OBEX Waterproof Combo for iPhone 5 There are 9 comments. Add yours. Wlctttrue says: Apr 30, 2013 at 10:37 am - 20 hours ago

Take your time. Today is my day off I can wait.

Reply Transtang z28 says: Apr 30, 2013 at 11:40 am - 19 hours ago

Thanks for the update, Rene! I was wondering what happened. I love how you guys are always willing to try new stuff. Keep it up!

Reply stephen007 says: Apr 30, 2013 at 11:53 am - 19 hours ago

I'm curious as to how much bigger the filesize is than regular HD. You'd think 4x as much but I wasn't sure how much compression enters into the equation. That is increased bandwidth needed on the client side. Bad for data caps, bad for the amount of time to buffer before watching the video (maybe), good for resolution.

Reply wormeyman says: Apr 30, 2013 at 1:16 pm - 17 hours ago

So we'll be able to select "original" quality on YouTube when it is uploaded?

Reply Jeff Kibuule says: Apr 30, 2013 at 1:23 pm - 17 hours ago

Any chance you can stick a higher quality copy of the Monday Brief on a file-sharing site? YouTube compresses "4K" video so much, it's disappointing to even refer to it as that.

Reply SockRolid says: Apr 30, 2013 at 2:05 pm - 16 hours ago

I wish the UHDTV format was called "2K" instead of "4K".
HDTV is 1920x1080, UHDTV is 3840x2160.
UHDTV should have been "2K," in line with its vertical resolution.

Reply SockRolid says: Apr 30, 2013 at 2:06 pm - 16 hours ago

But whatever. What a pair of techno hotties!

Reply Tweger01 says: Apr 30, 2013 at 6:28 pm - 12 hours ago

I do video production in advertising - my first time shooting and editing 4k was a round of seven videos in six languages for a Southern California electric company, that had to be done in 30 days. Let's just say editing them took many, many years off my life.

Reply asuperstarr says: Apr 30, 2013 at 6:33 pm - 12 hours ago

This should be Interesting. I can't wait for the video.

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