Convert and Play DJI Phantom 4 4K Videos on TVs (Samsung/Sony/Panasonic/LG)

There are so many "convert and play DJI Phantom 4 4k videos on TV" issues on DJI Phantom Drone Forum:

"Hi I'm having a hard time trying to play my 4K content from my DJI Phantom4 on my Samsung UHD TV. I've tried both file formats and no luck. Any ideas?"

"Hi I have a SONY BRAVIA XBR 49X850B (4K) Looks like I have the same issue here. NETFLIX UHD plays fine no problem. But can't play MP4 or MOV from my Phantom 4 .....Help please!"

"I just have a USB 3 card reader connected to my LG TV. So I copied all the Phantom 4 videos to my USB 3 card. It reads .MP4 files fine. I think it read .MOV files too but can't."

"I have a Panasonic 55 inch curved 4k TV. This thing blows me away. Anyway there is no USB 3.0 which is disappointing, only 2.0. How I play back 4k video from my Phantom 4."

From the issues feedbacked, not a few people encounter the "unable to play DJI Phantom 4 4k videos on TV" issues.

My Vizio TV

I just purchased a 2015 Vizio 4K TV, but it doesn't support .mov of any kind or 4k MP4 video. Both of which are pretty standard formats I thought. The only video I've been able to play is 1080p MP4 video. So just to recap...it doesn't recoginze .mov at all and it plays 1080p MP4 but not 4K MP4. I get a "video format not supported" error message when trying to play MP4 4K.

Familar with your TV

In my opinion, please check what TV model you guys are using to display your 4K Phantom footage, most TVs do not support 4K video over USB/SD port input, the manual for your TV lists the supported containers, codecs and frame rates available to be played back over the USB port.

If your TV has a HDMI port, then you could copy all of your videos into a slim large external harddrive or your laptop(with HDMI). Then plug that into the TVs HDMI port and play directly. That will get around USB stuff.

If your TV only goes up to 1080p/60, so you'd better going to convert your files to 1080p/60 or some variation.

For all TV

Generally speaking, whatever the TV brand you owned(Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, LG, Vizio...), it always support the world wide H.264 MP4 format, just reformat the MOV files from your DJI Phantom 4 into H.264 MP4 format, it recommended to transcode all the video in same folder together, avoiding the incomplete videos when playback. That is to say, all the videos in the same H.264 MP4 codec should have no problems when play on your TV.

Some 4K TVs on the market currently are compatible with a high efficiency video codec (HEVC) (also known as H.265) for play 4K content. You can transcode the DJI Phantom 4 4K MOV/MP4 into the H.265 (HEVC) codec to get a best visual experience.

Guide: Play DJI Phantom 4 4k videos on your TV

Here, in order to convert DJI Phantom 4 4K Videos to the common H.264 MP4 or H.265 (HEVC) codec video format. You can use Brorsoft Video Converter, which is an easy-to use, functional All Formats video converter and video editor. It could convert DJI Phantom 4 4K Videos for TV with common H.264 MP4 or H.265 (HEVC) codec video format, if your TV is Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, LG, it has the preset format for them.

See also: the best video and audio format for Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic TV - TRANSFER DIGITAL LIFE (my another blog).

Moreover, as an video editor, Brorsoft Video Converter has the ability to trim video length, crop video size, adjust videoeffect, watermark, and merge several videos into one for complete enjoyment etc.

Tip: For the TV which can not reconginze 4K MP4, you'd better downscale the Phantom 4 4K footage to 1080p.

Now, here is the step-by-step guide for you to trancode or reformat the Phantom 4 4K for smooth playback on your TV.

Free download, install and run Brorsoft Video Converter, the trail-before-purchase quick download icon provide here, you can also turn to Brorsoft page for downloading.



Keep in mind that you have download the right version, Mac OS .dmg files cannot be installed on Windows platform - and vice versa.

Step 1: Import DJI Phantom 4 4K video to the program.

On the top menu bar, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" icon to import DJI Phantom 4 4K video to the program, you are allowed to import multiple files at one time.



Step 2: Specify output file format.

Set output video format as H.264 MP4 under Format > Common Video.

In general, mp4 is a well-accepted file format for its ability to save memory storage and keep up the video quality.

Here are 3 H.264 presets "H.264 Baseline Profile Video(*.mp4)", "H.264 Main Profile Video(*.mp4)", "H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4)"are supported.

Or, you can choose "H.265 Video(*.mp4)" as the output format from the format list if your TV support H.265 codec playback.



Click "Format" drop-down bar, scroll down to select "TVS":

"Samsung TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on Samsung 4K TV;

"LG TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on LG 4K TV;

"Sony TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on Sony 4K TV;

"Panasonic TV (*.MP4)" as the output file format for directly playing on Panasonic 4K TV.



Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 4: Start conversion.

Now hit on the "Convert" button on software main interface to start the conversion.

After conversion, hit "Open" or "Open output folder" to quick locate generated H.264/H.265 MP4 or preset TV profile files.

Then transfer it to your 4K TV.

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