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

Mike Swope mike at swopedesign.com
Tue Apr 1 17:08:26 PST 2003


720x480 I believe.

Matthew Guemple wrote:
>>>> 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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