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christianb5949572
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June 18, 2019
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2560x1440 vs. 2048x1080

  • June 18, 2019
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Hi!

I've read the following on numerous Websites:

2K

2560 x 1440 (typical monitor resolution)

2048 x 1080 (official cinema resolution)

My question is this: how can the cinema resolution be lower than the typical monitor resolution? If I understand correctly, cinema studios shoot movies in 2048 x 1080, but people view them on 2560 x 1440 monitors.

Wouldn't that mean movies are blurry or smaller on 2560 x 1440 displays?

Thanks!

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    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
    Inspiring
    June 18, 2019

    Hey, you watch 1080 videos on vimeo in their viewer, right?  Maybe even 4K videos?  Any problems?

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    christianb5949572Author
    Inspiring
    June 18, 2019

    I just watched two different Vimeo videos on my Apple Thunderbolt Display (2560 x 1440) and the videos were blurry on full screen mode.

    Justin Taylor-Hyper Brew
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    Justin Taylor-Hyper BrewCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 18, 2019

    If your videos are blurry then you probably have your monitor set up incorrectly or low-quality settings on your Vimeo player. I edit 1080p content on 2K (2560x1440) screens all the time and it looks crisp as ever. Also, you'll want to test quality with downloaded files as a streaming service can vary the bitrate substantially in order to have real-time playback, which can sometimes result in blurry videos.

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