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

Erica Sadun erica at mindspring.com
Tue Apr 1 18:14:11 PST 2003


>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

Okay.

Blonde moment here: What exactly are you asking?

-- Erica, feeling platinum



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