YouTube has unveiled the new development on its blog.

A Youtube a Vidcon 2010 made a surprising announcement at the conference. 1080p (full hd) videos appeared on the portal about a year ago, but recent improvements have also given the green light to 4096 x 3072 (4K) pixel content. For comparison only: from 1080 resolution this is more than four times higher! Perhaps this suggests that the target audience this time is not home users. The ideal screen size for 4K videos is 25 meters. To display such content in its original size, 2 IMAX projectors are required.

Ultra-high definition videos on Youtube 1

To view high definition test videos this we need to visit the page. Before starting playback, set the quality to Original mode: then you will only need a large amount of bandwidth.

Ultra-high definition videos on Youtube