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Posted by Darrel Christenson on 07/26/07 22:45
> So the old adage and complaint about the blank/black areas at the top and
> bottom of widescreen versions is a good one, because it's true. Those areas
> were indeed cropped and removed from the film. You get a lot more real
> content, and the picture looks more normal, with 4x3.
>
> I think that what we have here is a big promotion to buy the new expensive
> 16x9 televisions that cost over $1,000. To provide them with something to
> watch in the same size, films are being hacked to death to fit that size
> artificially. It is actually the 16x9 version which is modified most to fit
> the screen, not the 4x3 versions - contrary to the announcement at the
> beginning of 4x3 films to that effect.
I believe you are referring to 4x3 movies that have
been "matted" (or whatever the phrase is) to 16x9
in which case you are probably correct.
Video that was shot widescreen is what the whole move
to 16x9 tvs and having more than 4:3 is all about.
Just my 2 cents...
drc :)
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