Witcher 3 Elder Blood trailer on YouTube compared to the original game.
Witcher 3 Elder Blood trailer on YouTube compared to the original game.
You used an outdated tech article to explain YouTube’s compression issues, then tried to confuse us with confusing visual comparisons. What a mix-up!
Yeah, the point wasn't a scientific representation of the differences between the two, but rather to show, that texture quality indeed hasn't been downgraded, like it seems in the YouTube Video! 1.) You can clearly see, if you compare the orginial vs the youtube clip, that textures look much more washed out in the YouTube video, hence the outcry of some people! Shown not to be true! 2.) I don't really understand your point. 3.) It doesn't matter, the point here is to show, that the standart youtube player, in which people watched this trailer, doesn't display the whole fidelity of the trailer, which many feared, was a downgrade! 4.) Again, this does't make a difference, because even in the "lossy" JPG format, the texture difference is clearly visible, and that's essentially what I wanted to show you guys 5.) And again, in this particular representation, I didn't care about the exact frames or lightning, because it really is about the texture, which is nearly identical for whatever frame I would pick from those sequences! So please don't take it to seriously, watch the original and enjoy the much higher quality!
Apologies if you're upset—it was my belief that there was significant backlash, but CD Project RED had lowered the game's rating. I just wanted to remind you from the video that you shouldn't assume otherwise!
Gather the uncompressed files, preferably in 4:4:4 raw format, showing both before and after degradation if any happened. Are the videos from YouTube, which typically compress content? If you captured them directly from your screen, that adds more context. You mentioned sharing a link—so there’s even more compression involved. I’m not equipped to handle this level of detail or technical nuance.
Perhaps conveying my message isn't working, so I'll attempt one final time. This article isn't comparing a compressed YouTube version with an uncompressed .MOV file. I created this post after seeing many claims online about the game being downgraded due to trailer impressions. I looked for the genuine source and realized it's just a typical YouTube quality issue now, not an actual change in The Witcher 3. I understand most of you know YouTube quality doesn't reflect true performance, but since so many voiced their concerns, I wanted to share some screenshots—though they might be affected by other compression factors. Still, they highlight the difference, at least in the original JPEGs. I apologize if my explanation wasn't clear, but I just wanted to reassure everyone that The Witcher 3 remains a solid, unaltered experience despite the delays.
It seems the discussion is focused on the trailer being demoted rather than the full game itself. I didn’t catch the exact wording about the game getting downgraded, but it appears the main point is about the trailer’s status.