Remember, I did say I thought that the term was used in DVB-land. I could have also said that I didn't think it was used the way it has been used in this thread. The EBU web site is an interesting place to review technological solutions. At this url, http://www.ebu.ch/en/technical/trev/trev_272-lartigues.pdf?display=EN ,I found an interesting use of the term anamorphic. "These two solutions have not been systematically introduced into the digital services currently available. In some cases, this is because the digital 4:3 decoder does not have the necessary parameters to convert the transmitted 16:9 picture (either because the parameters of the broadcast service are unsatisfactory or because the decoder itself is badly configured). The result is that the 4:3 viewer sees an anamorphic picture (with elongated people), unless he/she has a recent 4:3 television set. This effect could be eliminated if the broadcasting centre was able to update remotely the software architecture in the consumer IRD." Note: that isn't using a different sar and dar, but appears to be a good usage of the term; distorted aspect ratio. "Sees an anamorphic picture." There are only 7 documents on the EBU web site that appear to reference the term anamorphic. I'd provide a link, but it won't survive. The search page is here: http://www.ebu.ch/NWsearch/search.php Also, note the "has a recent 4:3 television set. IIRC, WSS is mandatory in DVB-land. When the ATSC gets around to making AFD mandatory -- if they ever do -- the FCC has hinted that they will follow suit, at least in respect to terrestrial broadcasting. They've also hinted that if AFD is solved by broadcast, the FCC won't let cable fudge with it. John Willkie -----Mensaje original----- De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de John Shutt Enviado el: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:15 PM Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Redefining anamorphic Your much appreciated bit of humor in suggesting the AES got me to thinking about how I normally refer to AES, which is usually as part of the phrase "AES/EBU" specifically when talking about digital audio inputs and outputs. So I looked at the EBU website, and lo! The bastard child lives. http://tinyurl.com/yvplpg 'Nuf said about this subject. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.