Re: widescreen

["Alan Cockerton" <alancc@xxxxxxx>]

When I purchased my screen I had a look at how Stewart make their multi
format screens work and this was how they do it, mind you the mask is very
close to the screen to prevent the shadow effect. Its worth noting also
that
even with a 4:3 mask Stewart put a border all the way round, the idea is
that the sides which are not always completely flat are not used as the
display area. If I can work out how to do it I'll have to post a picture of
the projector and its mounting , a work of art or what!

Alancc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 10:21 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] widescreen


>
> The problem with that is that your "mask" will cast a shadow
and not give
> the nice clean border that you're used to seeing.
>
> This is why I want to actually physically mask out the screen itself
to
16:9
> ... I'm happy to have a 4:3 image in the centre of the 16:9 screen
with
> black borders left and right. This has the advantage that it will stop
my
> missus saying "Yes, I know you say that widescreen is better but
like this
> it fills the whole of the screen..." ... a statement which is
actually
quite
> difficult to counter much of the time!
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Cockerton [mailto:alancc@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 December 2000 21:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] widescreen
>
>
> I brought my screen in a 4:3 format so that when I have time I will
fit an
> additional down sensor and second roller with black fabric, when I
want
16:9
> the screen will not drop fully and the top mask will lower blanking
off
the
> top. The area around the screen that was masked when it was made is
very
> very black and does a superb job of tidying up the edge of the
picture,
> anyone know where I can get some black fabric?.
>
> Alancc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 9:13 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] widescreen
>
>
> > Yup ... I'm looking for some black fabric paint with which to
paint out
> the
> > area of the 4:3 Owl Screen that I'll be using to mask it down to
16:9
> format
> > for exactly that reason.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rj@xxxxxxx [mailto:rj@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 30 November 2000 19:37
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] widescreen
> >
> >
> > one thing that I have found when watching widescreen using a
projector,
is
> > it makes a massive difference if you cover up the black bars with
a true
> > black material, I use black sheets on a dowell that's adjustable,
makes
> the
> > colours look a lot brighter.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Hoye [mailto:jhoye@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, 1 December 2000 12:48
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] widescreen
> >
> >
> > > Sadly a screen saver wont work because Powerpoint overrides
> > > it and we cant
> > > blank the screen after 20 minutes because sometimes they
> > > spend longer than
> > > that on one slide. a single static image is Ok for quite a
> >
> > Surely everyone's fallen asleep by then :o)
> >
> > > We also have some Fujitsu 21" plasma panels that show a
scrolling
> > > presentation all day everyday and these are showing signs of
> > > screen burn
> > > much quicker that CRT's do. I expect our 33" Pioneer
plasma
> > > will do the
> > > same shortly :-(
> > >
> > > What a waste......give them to me and I will ensure they
have
> > > a good life
> > > :-)
> >
> > Suggest they use LCD panels instead, and offer to dispose of the
> > plasmas.....?  Or would LCD suffer burn - can't see how?
> >
> > James H
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