Wide Screen Help...Please....

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BigWilly1231

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So I searched the thread and could not find what I was looking for....

But anyway if I shoot 4:3 and matte it....what will it look like on a widescreen tv.....On contrast what will it look like on a 4:3 tv

Next question, if I shoot squeeze what will it look like on a 4:3 it and what will it look like on a widescreen tv

Does the 4:3 with a matte really do anything more then just make it look "Cinematic"
 
Re: Wide Screen Help...Please....

You cannot make one video that will look right on both TV's. It's impossible. The TV's are different shapes, so you have to pick one and go for it.

Letterboxed 4:3, on a widescreen TV, will look like stretched-out video with letterbox bars on it. On a 4:3 TV, it'll look like a widescreen movie.

Squeeze, on a 4:3 TV, will look vertically stretched. On a widescreen TV it will look like a widescreen movie.

No, the 4:3 matte does nothing but add black bars to give it a cinematic look.
 
Re: Wide Screen Help...Please....

ok i don't have a 16:9 flat screen tv yet, getting one pretty soon and i've been curious about this too...

if you watch a 4:3 program on a true 16:9 lcd or plasma screen it does a reverse letterbox where it puts the black bars on the sides rather than the top and bottom with a traditional letterbox, so if you watch a fake letterbox will it add the same sort of black bars on the left and right to fill in the space?

i assume it won't do anything to change the vertical spacing?

matthew
 
Re: Wide Screen Help...Please....

16:9 TV's can usually be set up to behave how you want them to when receiving a 4:3 signal. There are usually three options:

1) display it fullscreen (which results in a stretched-out ugly picture, which is also how most Best Buy and Circuit City stores have their TV's configured!)

2) Pillarbox. This displays the picture using the full height, but puts black bars on the left and right.

3) Stretch. This "zooms in" on the picture to where the full width of the TV is used, but the top and bottom are cut off.
 
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All 16:9 TVs that I've come into contact with have a "fill" option, that blows up the centre 16:9 portion of the 4:3 footage, and you end up with what appears to be true 16:9 footage on your TV. It's not as high in resolution obviously, but it'll be able to play full-frame.
 
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