Pixel 8 Pro: Video Boost Comparison! (11 Minutes, No Commentary)

Video boost 🙅
Night sight video 👍

So more AI on top of existing AI instead of finally adding better camera modules. If Google simply put high end modules and added their AI they could have the best camera.

I really hate Android's way of over sharpening everything in a video, which is very unnatural and just overall degrades the video in comparison to videos taken from an iPhone.

I found the original day views more interesting than the boosted views. But the night views is where the video booster really shines. It fills out the dark spaces and adds more beauty and depth to the overall pictures. Thanks for comparing the day/night and original/boosted for us. I have the new Pixel 8 Pro. I look forward to taking night time videos now.

It's a good feature, but having to enable it everytime is a chore and easy to forget. Why can this not be applied to any video I've taken?

From what I see, during day time, video boost is shifting the tint away from magenta, and brightening the shadows, which is closer to what Apple does, and I like it. Looks and feels more natural. And, the night time video is much brighter, and looks really pleasing. The difference is definitely more noticeable too. I hope Google can do these on device next year.

I'm hoping this functionality eventually can be done on-device.

Yawn

Holy Western NY batman! I saw sights from Syracuse to Rochester.

Since you can only use it with the main camera, it's a useless feature to me

Can’t be the only one who doesn’t like night shots and videos being so bright that they look absolutely nothing like the actual scene. Night shots should stay night shots, not turn into artificial day shots.

Is the "original" in this comparison, the unedited version you get when using video boost, or is is it a comparison with the HDR version? When turning on Video Boost, the 10-bit HDR is automatically turned off. When recording in Video Boost, two versions are created, the unedited version, and the video boost version -- In this case the video boost looks way better than the unedited version in most cases. BUT... What I'm having a harder time determining is if the video boost version is much better than the standard 10-bit HDR version ??

So it's nightsight for video.

Honestly this video just goes to show that pixel 8 pro is a class phone 👍🏼

Basically a night sight feature?

Video boost is more about a show of Google's AI knowing what things are supposed to really look like and executing it well, as opposed to video improvement software. Video boost is an advertisement of the progress and strength of Google's AI. Google does with software what apple is doing with hardware. I'm suuuure this is giving apple a moment a great pause.

Video boost is crap. What a massive disappointment.

Original looks better.

There are a couple of advantages of video boost that are not clear from watching this (when compared to non-boosted 4K video):
1) The detail of the videos is generally better when you are looking at full resolution
2) There is much less noise, especially in less than perfect light
3) The file size is actually smaller by quite a margin, especially in less than perfect light (mostly because of less noise and more stable video, I think)
4) Smaller file sizes means video playback is less demanding, giving better quality on lower-end computers
For me, it is a great improvement and I think Google can build further on this. E.g. More lenses supported, possibility to choose from different profiles before shooting (e.g. increased contrast), support for cinematic blur, possibility to automatically remove lens flare.

Video Boost does amazing things at night, but is kinda useless when you've got a video with good lighting.
And I really don't like the way it's cropping the video to stabilise it.

Video boost is more stable but a little bit cropped

day is not day
night is not night anymore

Nice! That's what's I paying for 😊😊😊

Video boost is great for what it was designed for, It boosts the light in any dark scene, Some night time videos were impossible to take, now you can take them. I noticed the stabilization is much better in some cases with video boost. In daytime videos you may not want your video boosted, so don't use it. I definitely would not use video boost on every video I take. It's not designed for that. Some believe you can just take any video and video boost will make it amazing. That's not what it is for. It is a tool to use if you need it.

Like everybody else’s commented, it works well in dark environment but besides that when there’s a good amount of light, don’t do much, there’s no need for it

Imagine that someday, they can embbeded this AI algorithm inside Tensor chip, so you don't need to upload it to the cloud, just process it through the phone.

that's crazy awesome shit pixel

I prefer most of the original video in this demo, especially the night shots where I'd choose contrast over washed out details. Nice to have the option fo those that like it but for me it would be wasted.

It's good for adult time who are we kidding

Looks like the "original" is the barely processed 1080p temp video Pixel 8 Pro captured while also capturing the extra quality pre-boosted video. Not a valid comparison as besides the resolution difference, the temp video probably don't even have regular processing because most of the SoC is processing capturing the high quality video

Original looks better. Other one like like a video game or a comic book.

"Video Boost - where the sky never gets dark" Looks a bit weird to me.

So, daytime, boost makes it worse. Nighttime, boost makes it better. Fair summary?

Video boost is definitely better for low light video not during daylight its removing the contrast levels and just making everything bright.

Is pixel 8 heating with 5g network?

I'm guessing the booster is only for low light use because the non boosted version to me looks better in the daytime.

Google Pixel 8 Pro boasts a new feature called "Video Boost," which enhances video quality by uploading footage to their servers and delivering HDR versions back to your device. However, this feature is currently limited to the Pixel 8 Pro. My question is, does this limitation stem from the 8 Pro's specific hardware, or can it be implemented on other devices as well? If storage limitations are the concern, offering Video Boost as a paid add-on within Google Photos, similar to additional storage tiers, seems like a fair solution.

It doesn’t exactly blow me away like it did in the Google keynote when vs the iPhone 15 pro max.

In night time it definitely seem to be working. Pulling more details from the shadows

It's better. But is it a game changer?

Oh my God this is huge!! The difference is awesome!!!

Seems to be basically like night sight for video. Should only be used when light is challenging otherwise your normal HDR video is just as good

Unless you're using a separate phone to record the 'original', it's not really an accurate comparison of with and without video boost since you're using the temporary preview clip as the original, which is stuck at SDR. I've been testing it out myself and I think it works pretty well for a new feature. My only complaint is that it's limited to only the primary sensor. Anyway, thanks for the upload and cute pup!

Someone needs to train an AI model on millions of images taken with expensive professional cameras, that then boosts images/ videos in that way.

So this is just Google's way of compensating for not having good night sight?

i thought was just a light filter but yesterday i tried it and i was so impressed by this video booster. i cant wait what comes with P9P

I would only use it for night videos, damn 😍😍😍😍

What's the point if Android versions of social media apps still butcher the quality when uploading and it looks potato 😭

It is unfortunate that this feature is only for 8 pro, not a line of 6-8 models. 😢