iCloud video quality

Hi,

I downloaded my taken 4K video from iCloud and the color of the video is much brighter as the original.

How can I get back my original colorful video?



BR.

Tamas

Posted on Jul 26, 2022 1:48 PM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2022 1:40 PM

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.

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Aug 2, 2022 9:02 AM in response to faith185

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.

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