[MacDV] Re: DVD player/TV crops my DVD-R

[Matthew Guemple]

>>> That is why they provide the title box indicators in the first  
>>> place..
>> In case you don't know it's called "TV safe" and "Title Safe"
> wow thanks. I'm glad you knew what I meant. Were my comments of no use  
> to you?
Just so James could find the function in the menus...
I don't know what they call it in iMove or other programs, but in FCP  
and AfterEffects that's what they call them.

As far as "cropping" is concerned I know that in both those mentioned  
above the working size is NOT true 640 X 480. If you are importing from  
another program (like photoshop or illustrator) you need to make the  
documents slightly larger horizontally (I forget how much) otherwise  
the program stretches them to fit. The final output is 640 X 480 so you  
do end up with some image cropping. As far as titles etc are concerned,  
if they are not within the Title/TV safe margins you risk cropping.  
Apparently all TVs are not created equal.

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