📐Resolution sets the potential
Resolution determines how many pixels exist in each frame — for example, 4K is 3840 × 1920 pixels. More pixels means sharper detail, especially when viewers zoom in on a specific area.
🎞Frame rate multiplies it
Frame rate is how many of those full-resolution images are captured every second. 30fps means 30 complete frames per second. Higher frame rates produce smoother motion but proportionally more data.
🗜Compression makes it manageable
Raw 4K video at 30fps would require over 5,000 Mbps — completely impractical. Codecs like H.264 and H.265 compress video by storing only what changed between frames, reducing this by 99% or more.
🎚Bitrate caps the quality
Bitrate is how much compressed data you allow per second. The encoder fits the best possible quality within that budget. Too low a bitrate for a given resolution produces blocky artefacts and loss of detail.
🚶Movement is the biggest variable
When the camera moves, almost every pixel changes between frames — compression becomes far less effective and file size grows significantly. A static camera compresses very efficiently because most of the scene stays identical frame to frame.
💡Avatour best practice
Put the camera down whenever you are not actively walking. Move slowly and deliberately between positions. This is the single most effective thing you can do to keep file sizes small and upload times short.
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