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Pans and Letterbox mode.
- Thread starter Wtemitim
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Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Pans and Letterbox mode.
[quote author=Wtemitim link=board=news;num=1083352321;start=0#0 date=04/30/04 at 12:12:01]So I realized how much I suck at panning. Anyone have any advice how to get better?
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How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.
[quote author=Wtemitim link=board=news;num=1083352321;start=0#0 date=04/30/04 at 12:12:01]So I realized how much I suck at panning. Anyone have any advice how to get better?
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How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.
What do you mean? You don't lose any quality, you just get a letterboxed image. And what would being amateur or pro have to do with it? I don't understand what you mean.How much quality does an amatuer really lose by shooting in letterbox mode?
Many pros would disagree. But I'm not sure I know what you mean.I understand a pro wouldn't be able to use the the camera to it's full potential.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Pans and Letterbox mode.
Shooting in Letterbox puts black bars on the top and bottom of your picture. The full CCD is used, but the top 12.5% and bottom 12.5% are covered up in black.
Shooting in "squeeze" mode uses 75% of the CCD but stretches it to fill the full frame.
Shooting in Letterbox puts black bars on the top and bottom of your picture. The full CCD is used, but the top 12.5% and bottom 12.5% are covered up in black.
Shooting in "squeeze" mode uses 75% of the CCD but stretches it to fill the full frame.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Pans and Letterbox mode.
It makes the video appropriate for display on a 16:9 television.
Letterbox mode gives you the look of letterboxed video on a 4:3 television.
Squeeze mode actually changes the shape of the video so that it will display properly on a 16:9 television.
It makes the video appropriate for display on a 16:9 television.
Letterbox mode gives you the look of letterboxed video on a 4:3 television.
Squeeze mode actually changes the shape of the video so that it will display properly on a 16:9 television.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Pans and Letterbox mode.
The anamorphic adapter is best for the big screen.
Squeeze mode is another way to get 16:9 video, but it compromises quality. The anamorphic adapter maximizes quality, but involves other compromises (no matte box, no filters, no ability to use wide-angle or telephoto adapters, no mini35, etc).
Letterbox mode is for making videos for a 4:3 television, that look like they were shot in widescreen.
98% of American televisions are 4:3, although there is a trickle of 16:9-shaped TV's coming. In Europe there is much higher market acceptance of 16:9.
The anamorphic adapter is best for the big screen.
Squeeze mode is another way to get 16:9 video, but it compromises quality. The anamorphic adapter maximizes quality, but involves other compromises (no matte box, no filters, no ability to use wide-angle or telephoto adapters, no mini35, etc).
Letterbox mode is for making videos for a 4:3 television, that look like they were shot in widescreen.
98% of American televisions are 4:3, although there is a trickle of 16:9-shaped TV's coming. In Europe there is much higher market acceptance of 16:9.