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8K

Learn in the textbookApplications of 3D and Video Media

Definition8K is an ultra-high-definition video standard with about 8,000 pixels across (typically 7,680 × 4,320), able to show finer images than 4K.

ExplanationBecause the pixels are so fine, the dots are hard to notice even close up to a large screen. In return, each frame carries more data, so cameras, transmission links and displays all need higher performance.

AnalogyIt is like re-tiling the 4K floor with tiles half as long and half as wide. The same floor can then hold an even finer pattern.