Posted by Jay G. on 03/30/06 17:27

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:08:23 -0500, Jeff Rife wrote:

> Goro (evilninjax@yahoo.com) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
>> http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents
>>
>> Million Dollar Baby will include anamorphic widescreen video (1080p &
>> 480i resolutions, 2.40:1 aspect ratio)
>
> Well, this is bad news.
>
> The term "anamorphic widescreen" for DVD meant that the normal 4:3 image
> is supposed to be stretched to fill a 16:9 screen. This allowed them to
> gain scan lines of resolution without needing a different format.
>
> *BUT*, it also implies that the horizontal pixel count won't be "correct".

The term "anamorphic widescreen" is used only by The Digital Bits itself.
The technical grid the site shows from the studio itself describes the
film's video as "1080p High Definition 16x9 2.4:1". The inclusion of 16x9
in the description seems to be what's throwing digital bits off. However,
WB may simply mean that the video is 16x9, with a 2.4:1 image letterboxed
inside it.

Also note that The Digital Bits thinks that the feature film will be in
both 1080p and 480i, which again the technical grids don't support. The
only video listed for the "Main Feature" is "1080p High Definition 16x9
2.4:1," while the 480i is listed as the video for the "Special Features."

-Jay

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