[opendtv] Re: Aspect Ratio
- From: "Allen Le Roy Limberg" <allimberg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:16:42 -0500
Also, most of us have a right eye and a left eye with only portions of the
visual fields overlapping.
Al Limberg
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From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: (No Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:30:37 -0400
> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>
> > > This site describes the "standard eye."
> > >
> > > http://www.4colorvision.com/standeye.htm#mosaic
> >
> > We've been through all of this before Bert. You
> > are misinterpreting the information you cited.
> > You are forgetting that the eye and the head can
> > move.
>
> Sorry, Craig. You can't weasel out of it so easily.
> The site describes the shape of the makula and the
> eye tracking movements. Both favor horizontal views.
> And heads also pan horizontally more easily than
> vertically.
>
> So both peripheral vision as well as eye and head
> movements favor the wide aspect ratio. And more, so
> does the shape of your head, unless you happen to be
> bug-eyed.
>
> Your vertical peripheral vision is obscured by your
> eyebrows on top and by your cheak bones below.
> Again, unless you happen to be severely bug-eyed.
>
> The result is that peripheral vision horizontally
> is good for just about 180 degree coverage, where
> vertically it's not close to that.
>
> Even if the fovea is circular, your peripheral
> vision, as well as head and eye moviements favor a
> wide apsect ratio vision.
>
> Bert
>
>
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