[opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine the Fine Print
- From: "Alan Roberts" <roberts.mugswell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 13:48:28 +0100
It's up to the producer to decide how to handle wider formats. They can be
cropped, pan-scanned, or letter-boxed. All options are available. But 14:9
isn't available as an image shape for delivery in digital TV in the UK, only
16:9 is, and that's what this argument is about, right?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Willkie" <jmwillkie@xxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:16 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine
the Fine Print
> Ah, but 1:2.21 is in the MPEG-2 and DVB specs. Is that going to be
rendered
> only on 16x9 sets?
>
> John Willkie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alan Roberts
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 12:44 AM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to
> Examine the Fine Print
>
>
> No Craig, 16:9 in the Digital channels in the UK, 14:9 on the analogue
ones.
> If your going to tell people off at least get your facts right. 16:9 is
the
> worldwide standard for digital television, look in the SMPTE and ITU
> documents and you'll not find any other shape.
>
>
>
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