iCloud video quality

Hello TomiR0112,

When downloading from iCloud.com, try holding the download button and selecting 'Unmodified Original' as mentioned in Download iCloud photos and videos - Apple Support. If that gives you the same results, it may be best to reach out to Apple Support.

Take care.

Hello TomiR0112,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We see you have some questions about downloading images to iCloud, and we'd like to help. When downloading from iCloud, long press on the download icon.

You should see 2 options. One for the full sized file, one for an optimized version.

Let us know if this helps.

Regards.

Hello TomiR0112,

Thanks for clarifying that. This is expected behavior for the optimized version of your photos and videos to be of lesser quality. To download the full resolution, you must use the option to download the full-sized file.

Cheers!

See the article Change and enhance a video in Photos on Mac - Apple Support

I'm having the same issue. It's definitely a compression issue on Apple's end. Selecting 'Unmodified Original' does not work. The color of the videos is desaturated and looks awful. Basically, iCloud cannot be used as a reliable video backup system.

Quicktime is notorious for desaturating videos. If you playback in VLC you'll notice a difference, but still desaturated compared to the original video file.