Topic: Aspect ratio signalling
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Old March 28th, 2006, 09:27 AM   #2
Stephen Finton
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Originally Posted by Andre De Clercq
When anamorphic footage is played back with the GS400 it also outputs WSS, so that a Widescreen TV is automatically switched to 16:9. The new GS300/500 can also playback anamorphic footage in letterbox mode (needed for correct viewing on a 4:3 TV). Does somebody know if the WSS code for "letterbox" is being outputted in the latter case too?
I think you got it backwards. The TV sends aspect info. If the camera does not receive it, then it letterboxes its output.
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