FACEBOOK - is not only a social media to share and communicate between users.
In the past two years, social media with the world's largest users has also featured video features on its platform . Unfortunately, the video shown only supports SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) resolution.
Well, the good news, Mark Zuckerberg's social media will roll 4K resolution on the video played.
facebook is also reportedly still testing this resolution. So, for those of you who can not wait to watch a video with a resolution of 4K on Facebook, please wait about a few more Month.
According to what was launched TechCrunch on Thursday (26/10/2017), Facebook also allows users to upload 4K video. The 4K quality displayed is equivalent to the quality of UHD 211 Ultra HD 2160p resolution on 4K TV.
Even so, step up to bring the 4K feature on the video fairly late. Therefore, Facebook lags far behind with YouTube who has been experimenting with 4K video since 2010 ago.
Since 2016, Facebook does rate the video as a golden opportunity for the company. Therefore, the company in the future will prioritize the video to make the user experience more enjoyable.
According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Facebook , Mark Zuckerberg, in the next five years, most entertainment and online content will generally come in the form of video, not text or images.
Based on that thought, Facebook is now pushing the " video-first " feature or prioritizing video content for the mobile experience of the service. The man who is familiarly called Zuck said, Facebook will be prioritizing video throughout his application.
"It will make it easier for people to express themselves in more ways," Zuck said.
Observed, Facebook has started the transition process. The social media giant at the end of 2016 announced the presence of STREAMING video features in the Messenger app.
In addition, Facebook has also launched a similar short video feature Snapchat for Instagram named Stories. The success of Instagram Stories is now evidenced by the achievement of 250 million users.
