Do your Insta360 X4 Videos Look BAD? Follow These 5 Steps

Want to boost the quality of your Insta360 X4 videos? Follow these simple steps.
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I'm often asked how to get high quality footage with my Insta360 X4. While the X4 can shoot 8K, a big boost compared to other 360 cameras, there's still some steps you need to take if you want your videos looking as good as they can get.
This video takes you through my shooting and editing process; this is how I get the best out of my X4.
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[@The360Guy]

I would love it if you checked out my Ultimate Insta360 Video course here: bit.ly/3RAI40e I worked SUPER hard on it and there's now over 60 lessons. It really does teach you everything you need to know about how to use the X4 to its full potential. The discount code for my KZbin viewers is: ultimate20

[@theuktoday4233]

just returned to your video and I will check it out thanks

[@mice_cowski]

I’ve found that the phone app does a better job with the stitch line than the desktop app even with the various stitching options. Is there an ideal option or combination of options to use in the desktop app?

[@The360Guy]

You can manually adjust the stitching line in the desktop app

[@valliebear5706]

Just bought X4, and man I really thought it sucks till I saw this vid. Apparently I am using it wrong lmao. Thank you

[@epos_rising]

Great video ! Is the X4 image quality better if you shoot with only one lense and do not do reframing ?

[@jacobkan6034]

Great video.Thank you.One more thing to clearify about setting for color grading. Do you shot in standard mode or flat for color grading? Also,I want to know your opinion for shooting in doors and lower lighting situations like twilights.Insta doesn't recommend to shoot 8k30 or 5K+30 but some vlogers suggest that better to shoo 8K30 with ISO Auto upto 800max and manual shetter speed of 1/100 -1/200 range.What is your experience with it?Also,if it is better to shoot alway as widest option in settings?Thank you so much in advance.I would get ypur course later but I would be great to know those setting because I am on vacation in Europe and planning to visit museum and shoot with Insta360 x4 indoors but I guess Museum of Vatican will have good lighting

[@ManTeybor]

I like the way you speak english. I'm asian and I'm not good in english, but I can understand every explanations that you say because you speak very clear and use a simple word. Thank you for this good video. I'm done subscribe..👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ItalianMatchaVlogs]

Thank you for this useful video! Question about the color correction feature: It's built also in the 360studio, why use another program?

[@The360Guy]

It wasn't built in at the time this video was made, but also other programs have more advanced colour editing than the studio

[@YORZTV]

Please advise on HOW TO GO ON LIVE with facebook using Insta 360 x3? because i think to go live is no longer applicable? please help. ty

[@relaxvideo3d]

What if i do everything like in this video and still have noise, color artifacts in shaded areas with my X4 at iso 100? Just basic info in this video, like clear your lens which is evident. Not a single word about ISO or color setting (standard, flat? which is better?) or about noise reduction in post - which hopefully will solve my issue, otherwise i will send my X4 back :(

[@daroughdraftmusiqtelevisio4917]

U can go to you settings before you export and take off the grain. On the phone app as well as the studios app. As for as the artifacts. That's a good question

[@360portugal]

There must be other editing and filter settings that everyone doing youtube demos use and does not show. All settings amd workflow you described I use since x2,x3……and the final result is not the same

[@AjJ-p9u]

What’s the minimum computer u need for it

[@muserbellamy1140]

Hi did you use the log profile on camera or standard thanks

[@The360Guy]

Standard. Use LOG if you are confident in colour correcting or have a LUT

[@DrunkPhotography]

It should be said that if you doubt the sunlight is overall lighting is the scene well, then you should not shoot in 8k!!! I made the mistake of not checking the settings in afternoon after shooting in completely sunny morning and if is not perfect out, the sensors take a dump on your video and you get a lot of noise. You have to go DOWN to 5.7K immediately if you don't have great sunshine. I have many videos where overcast came and the video is grainy because it is 8k.

[@ag360it]

useful tips! But people also thinks it must look great because of claimed 8K resolution. But 8K is only the equirectangular resolution and not the reframed video you watch on screen

[@listentotheanimalscreamsha1511]

I see videos on here in Esquire rectangular mode but. When I go to watch video it's blurry with no effect. Do you have to something in editing for the effect to show up or is it my computer?

[@larryryan6003]

I have had major problems with Version 5.2 freezing or closing while trying to edit in Project mode.

[@lasrocasent]

Am a dj and i was looking into the insta360 x4 but i want to know if that will be a good purchase since I work in low light environments? Do you think this can handle it? Thank you!

[@The360Guy]

Depends how much light it will get, even if artificial. I would hire one to try it out first

[@oleksandrgolovatyi8447]

Just dont. Stay with dji. Did that mistake

[@officialnickname]

TBH, I would look into the DJI Pocket 3 instead. You don't really need the waterproof feature of the X4, but you def. need the large sensor that the Pocket has.

[@shiouming]

Hi, thanks for sharing the great tips. I don't have any software for editing ProRes, am considering to get one. Based on your experience, is there any quality difference specifically in terms of softness and noise, between exporting insv -> mp4 with Insta Studio vs exporting insv -> ProRes -> mp4 by using third party software? Are techniques in your video course applicable to 360 video (non-reframed)? Thank you.

[@The360Guy]

If you don't intend on editing your videos then exporting insv > MP4 would be fine. Prores is useful when doing some editing in between the final export. Yes the course has a whole section on shooting/editing non reframed 360 videos

[@lilhippi]

2:37 yeah, but the problem is that my PC can't handle 360 video and redeeming is almost impossible

[@ZitroMoto]

Is it ok to export recorded H265 to H264 format?

[@jeep4dirt]

your course is very helpful. what do u think about color plus in the studio software for color correction? also, for basic color correction do u believe capcut is better than final cut pro?

[@The360Guy]

Colour plus is fine if you dont want to download another program but super limited. Might aswell use capcut, it's free. Never used final cut pro!

[@georgetase3903]

i think clarity plus+dolby vision is the best way to go. then you can use capcut for adjustments

[@77fallencircus]

CapCut is nowhere near as good as FCP, and FCP is not as good as Premiere, Avid, or Resolve.

[@Saxman33]

Just purchased the course, forgot to check if it is for the x4 model?

[@The360Guy]

It's for the X4, X3, 1 Inch & 1RS. There's some content just for the X4

[@the_elder_wand3845]

Hi! Thanks for this tutorial! If I were to post the final video on Facebook, what video quality should I export it from Capcut?

[@The360Guy]

Use thr same 4k 80mbps. However Facebook will reduce the quality

[@Stunl3y]

Wont be getting the new Insta x4 till Xmas but this will see me right when I get it so thank you so much

[@HtheOutlier]

Okay wait, are you literally telling us to export to our computers edit it. Therefore ultimately uploading it from the phone?

[@The360Guy]

Edit and upload from your PC/Laptop

[@J_a_y18]

How do I take off the CapCut watermark when posting a video?

[@jairogr993]

Hey nice videos. Thank you for your tips. I really loved the last video you posted in Athens. I was about to export a video after adjusting colours on CapCut but then once I upload it to KZbin it didn’t work as 360 degree video. I used the same settings as you mentioned here but did not work. How do you do it? Thank you! 😊

[@Julioc_dias]

Nice my friend. Thanks for sharing.

[@Travel3gether-AAE]

Danke für die Videos ❤😊

[@royarismendez]

Great video, very helpful. Cheers!

[@zenseekerEric]

Love your videos! This was very helpful. Thank you, 360 guy! 😁

[@The360Guy]

Glad to help!

[@Sarathi.truckvlogs]

Nice ❤

[@HtheOutlier]

Capcut does not upload in good quality. At least I have had zero positive experience with it

[@pablomaresca]

Excellent! I’ve been looking for differences between app and studio desktop and could find something useful. Thank you for your video.

[@officialrobertcenox]

Got x4 the versatility is insane from underwater to perfect no 360 video vlogs is not suitable at all for indoor footage . So if you planning do indoor is not the best option

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

It's perfectly fine indoors, unless your audience has as high expectations as you do (they dont)

[@HansKeesom]

Took a X4 on a vacation. Great camera if you want to travel light. What I would however like is to have a 8K 180x180 module that I can use between the powered selfie stick and the X4 and control them as one

[@ScarmackProductions]

Just note, exporting in Pro Res is pointless unless it's shot in Pro Res. You don't gain anything by exporting in a better quality format than it was originally shot in. Just larger files

[@jimizell]

There is a benefit because ProRes is an intermediate codec. If you export h.264/h.265, import to an editor, make edits and/or color correction, then export another video you will incur degradation (albeit minor) but keep repeating that process and the quality will continue to degrade. And there is a quality difference between exporting ProRes on the desktop app vs exporting from the phone app. ProRes as an "end" codec is inefficient because it's space intensive and if the video is finalized (no more edits) there is no worries about quality degradation.

[@johnd9357]

When you compare the mobile app to the studio desktop app you didn’t give it a fair comparison. You exported the studio footage at 4K with high bitrate and you exported the footage from the mobile app at 1080p and low bitrate which obviously will make it look worse by comparison. Why not export the mobile app footage at 4K high bitrate as well? It’s as easy as clicking some buttons.

[@KevinLearAdventures]

WHAT !! - rubbish I’ve achieved better 360 x4 than anything from GoPro

[@oleksandrgolovatyi8447]

Insta 360 is times worse than my iphone. I am not scared. I am furious. Pure 600 dollar chineese shit. If single lens is enough- go with dji osmo. Shoot my kid waterpolo games with both and difference is tremendous.

[@anelliandrea]

@@oleksandrgolovatyi8447 From your comment I understood that you didn't understand the potential of this cam, go back to making videos with your smartphone or your GoPro, insta360 is at another level of creativity.

[@ManTeybor]

​​@@oleksandrgolovatyi8447just go back to your pond & making your shit video with your smart phone ,DJI,gopro or what ever F it is.. you're not worthy to use this advance technology..😂😂

[@MrAuditore96]

​@oleksandrgolovatyi8447 but how can you go about waterproof solutions? i wanna use it in a diving/snorkeling video

[@roninr8199]

​@@oleksandrgolovatyi8447these days it is very difficult to belive reviews because they get paid heavily. Pocket 3 is best with 1 inch sensor. Waiting for dji action 5

[@Ozpeter]

I've only just seen this. I have a few comments. First, X3 is officially 1440p reframed while the X4 is officially 2.7k - of course it does depend on how far the image is zoomed in, but those are the typical numbers that Insta360 state. Next, in the very few videos that have done side by side comparisons of the sharpness settings, it's evident that low sharpness is best avoided with this camera (unlike many) as the 8k 360 resolution is lost and the video looks worse than an X3 video. Yes, you can try to change sharpness when editing if you are really keen but many users are probably not into that. Lastly, yes Capcut is free for short videos but you have to pay if you want to go past 15 minutes. Cheers! [Edited to confess that actually I commented on this video a month ago. Old age of catching up on me ..]

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

You solved your own issue. Most people don't care about the extreme details. Not at all

[@DudeR15]

mine looks like 420p on 5.3k bruh

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

welcome to insta 360

[@Cute_Maxi]

I tried all these steps... videos still look like they were taken on a flip phone from the early 2000's absolutely terrible

[@nufmedia9035]

😂

[@Ozpeter]

As far as I am concerned, setting sharpness to low totally negates the advantage of the 8k 360 capture. There have been few careful side by side tests uploaded, but those I have seen make it very clear that low sharpness on this particular camera loses detail as well as sharpness, and it can't be recovered later. And as you imply in your introduction to this very helpful video, any 360 camera needs all the help it can get when reframing to lower resolutions. But having said that, I would concede that it is a matter of taste. But my taste is best, ho ho.

[@The360Guy]

Sure it's a matter of taste. I have mine set to medium, and I tested high and didn't like it

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Bullshit, sharpness isnt sharpness its called noise, the camera will add noise to make the image look sharper, you should always select lowest setting and add sharpening in post because you cant take it away easily.

[@Ozpeter]

@@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi Check out Philip Bloom's video on detail sharpness and noise. Three different things. They are interrelated because for instance increasing sharpness will add sharpness to the noise and make it more obvious. Sure you can add sharpness in post but many users will simply want to use the output of the camera as it is. With low sharpness with this camera, it doesn't look good as comparison videos have clearly shown.

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

It looks incredible you're just nitpicky

[@davidbombara1070]

the biggest problem with insta360 in general is they offer little to NO after purchase care. its actually shocking! buyer beware!!

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Hours of editing and trickery.... sad, why cant we have decent 360 cameras in 2024.

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

...we do. Youre just extraordinarily nitpicky