Re: Widescreen problems....is it me?

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I end up testing all the different zoom/crop modes I have available to find
the one that
fits the best. What I could do with is something that can analyse the video
and work out
what ratio it's in, send a xAP/xPL message and then an adaptor for my TV
does the right
thing to set its mode for this source.

Is there such a thing? I'm guessing that if there is, it would cost a
lot...

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "edgesmarthomes" <nick@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen problems....is it me?


> Films are made in a number of aspect ratios, some of which are
retained
> when transferred to a domestic medium (DVD) and some of which are
> adjusted. Either way, the two most common aspect ratios on DVDs are
> 1.85:1 and 2.35 :1. Given that your 16:9 TV is 1.77:1, neither of
these
> fits absolutely perfectly but with masking on the TV 1.85:1 is as good
> as the same.
>
> Therefore, if you watch anything with a wider ratio, it's wider than
> your TV screen and will therefore require bars top and bottom. There
is
> no way you can retain the integrity of the original image and make it
> fill the screen, they're just different shapes.
>
> However, many TVs have modes which will allow you to stretch/crop the
> image to make it fill more or less of the screen. For example, if you
> zoom in on the image, it will get larger and the black bars will
reduce,
> but at the same time you will lose the edges of the picture off the
> sides of the screen, providing the TV doesn't also stretch or squash
the
> image at the same time.
>
> So it's really down to personal choice (and the modes available on
your
> TV) as to whether you want to watch a film in its original format or
> adjust it to something you prefer.
>
> If film directors all chose to shoot their work in 16:9 this wouldn't
be
> an issue, however most prefer the more theatrical and artistic palette
> that the wider ratios allow.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Nick
>
> Nick Tyson
> The Edge
> Tel 01473 288211
> Fax 01473 288255
> nick@xxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: darren_karp2001 [mailto:darren@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 September 2004 10:20
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Widescreen problems....is it me?
>
> Hi All,
>
> Can someone take some time to explain to me what the difference is
> between widescreen and fullscreen in the sense that some DVD's which
> I play back via my MVP take up all (or almost all) of my 32"
Panny WS
> TV yet others have huge black bars top and bottom!
>
> Is there a way of converting these movies displaying the letterbox so
> that it covers more of the screen?
>
> TIA