When you preview a video in Google Drive, the video may look poor in image quality compared to the original one you uploaded. That’s because Google Drive has processed your video into a version with lower resolution for smoother playback on any devices including mobile devices and desktop computer.
Why are my videos in Google Drive blurry?
If after 30 minutes the video quality is still poor, then Drive or YouTube may have encoded your video at a slightly different resolution than the one it was originally recorded at. Usually this isn’t an issue, but occasionally this rescaling can have an impact on the readability of small text or other details.
Does Google Drive degrade video quality?
Photos and videos are stored in the same resolution that you took them with no change to their quality. Photos and videos backed up in Original quality count toward your Google Account storage.