Nature-1k: The Raw Beauty of Nature in 4K at 60FPS

  • 1,000 professionally captured videos: 5-second clips in 4K UHD at 60 fps, showcasing real-world natural scenes with high visual quality.
  • Temporal consistency: No scene cuts within sequences, ideal for generative and temporal learning tasks.
  • Diverse real-world content: Includes varied environments, lighting conditions, textures, and motion patterns.
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  • Two versions available:
    • High-quality references for research and evaluation
    • Compressed versions for rapid prototyping and lightweight testing
  • Open-access license: Supports reproducibility and benchmarking in academic research.

🧠 Research Applications Enabled by Nature-1k

  • Generative AI for video (inpainting, synthesis, etc.)
  • Video super-resolution and enhancement
  • Video frame interpolation and prediction
  • Neural network-based and content-aware video encoding
  • Adaptive video streaming and bitrate optimization
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Recording Device

Canon R7 + RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens

Canon R7 + RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens

The main recording device for 4K60 video capture

Citation

BibTeX Citation:

@inproceedings{ghasempour2025nature1k,
            title     = {{Nature-1k}: {The} {Raw} {Beauty} of {Nature} in {4K} at {60FPS}},
            author    = {Ghasempour, Mohammad and Amirpour, Hadi and Timmerer, Christian},
            booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACM Multimedia Conference (ACM MM)},
            year      = {2025}
            note      = {Submitted}
          }

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