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Root 1080p vid

DsyMnapTic

DsyMnapTic

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According to our chipset specs we have a 1080p encoding/decoding capable device. Now I'm unsure, but I don't think 1080p has much to do with physical camera hardware to a point. Isn't it the rate of frame capture that determines how high definition something is? If so couldn't the system be modified to support 1080p?
 
No. 1080p60 would be a 60fps 1080p. 1080p30 would be a 30fps 1080p. 1080p is 1,080 lines of resolution (which depends on the number of pixels in the camera) progressive scan (as opposed to 1080i, which is interlaced scan - 1080i60 is 60 half frames, or fields, per second). The number after the letter is the frame rate.

The frame rate doesn't determine the definition of the picture. Look at old movies played at 18fps. People look as if they're moving in jerks, not smoothly. Yet the film is MUCH higher than 1080 (vertical lines, or vertical silver particles in the case of film). And the resolution of 4,200fps high speed photography is no greater than you can get with an old brownie camera. It's like mixing mpg and mph. Resoultion isn't frame rate, 1080 is actually 1080X1920 It's the number of lines (vertical) and dots (horizontal) of resolution, and is directly related to the sensor in the camera.
 
DsyMnapTic said:
...Well then...
Thanks for clearing that up and making me look totally ignorant:p
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Not ignorant at all.
The 'processing' you might be referring to deals with our phones ability to render the 1080p, which it can. However the resolution of our screen makes it not worthwhile. Also at the framerate may fluctuate from 20-60fps, depending on its encoding format.
If you take notice on YouTube we dont get the HD option only HQ. The difference in comparison to quality is only in the screen size. Anything above 480p on our screen and we wouldnt be able to tell the difference
 
dragonhart6505 said:
Not ignorant at all.
The 'processing' you might be referring to deals with our phones ability to render the 1080p, which it can. However the resolution of our screen makes it not worthwhile. Also at the framerate may fluctuate from 20-60fps, depending on its encoding format.
If you take notice on YouTube we dont get the HD option only HQ. The difference in comparison to quality is only in the screen size. Anything above 480p on our screen and we wouldnt be able to tell the difference
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Right on, I wouldn't so much care to have the feature for on device viewing. More of something like sharing videos to other peoples computers or for them to stream to their TVs or something. I do a lot of traveling and like to share my experiences with people, but 720 is definitely enough, besides I have my old LG motion with 1080p capture, funny thing is its display sucks.. only 320x480:D
 
Even if it could record 1080 it would still look like crap, the lens and sensor make up 99% of the quality. The awe lens is anything but stellar and the sensor is absolutely tiny compared to my super 35 cameras.(so are the high phones so it's no just an AWE thing)

I'm going to try and play a H.264 1080 24FPS Full HD vid just to see if it plays, barely got the phone yesterday.

According to ZTE it can decode it.
 
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