This document discusses 12 essential aspects of 4K/UHD video including:
1) Resolution - True resolution is based on number of photosites not pixel count. The next generation 65mm Panavision camera has 24.9 million photosites.
2) Compression formats - Common compression formats for 4K include H.264, XAVC, ProRes, MPEG-4, and wavelet-based formats like JPEG 2000.
3) Connectivity - Interfaces that support high data rates for 4K like 6G-SDI, 12G-SDI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.3, and 25G-SDI.