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

[Jim Asherman]

On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 09:08  PM, Erica Sadun wrote:

> At 9:01 PM -0500 4/1/03, Jim Asherman wrote:
>> On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 08:15  PM, Erica Sadun wrote:
>>
>>>> 720x480 I believe.
>>>
>>> Square pixels
>>> 720 x 480 NTSC
>>> 720 x 576 PAL
>>>
>>> Rectangular pixels
>>> 640 x 480
>>> 768 x 576
>>>
>>> TV Safe -5% overall
>>> Title Safe -10% overall
>>>
>>> FYI, -- Erica
>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>> Cheez and crackers Erica I sure don't wanna get in this with you but 
>> that doesn't sound right.  I mean right off NTSC is rectangular not 
>> square right?
>> and Computers are square which is why the 640 goes to 720 when you
>> rectangularize it. Right? That's why they tell you to work taller than 
>> 480 and then
>> squish it top to bottom right?
>> This has been an issue many times especially when I had the Toaster 
>> which is rectangular native, and I know i have a twisted perspective. 
>> (LOL)
>
> Rectangular pixels are wider, not taller.
>
> -- Erica
>
>

Yes I know.
jim