16.9 and SD 4.3 in Australia
I have noticed here in Australia, TV broadcast is about 50% 16.9 and 50% 4.3.... but most of the shows from the USA is still in 4.3 and most shows from Europe are 16.9. Australia is leading with most shows in 16.9.
Now that i have had a widescreen TV, pillar boxing doesn't seem to bother me and mixing 16.9 and 4.3 can work and looks allright. One thing that i have noticed is a new format, it's bigger than 4.3 but smaller that 16.9..... Is this just 4.3 stretched a little bit so resoultion is not lost or another format all together? Cheers Simon |
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Whilst High Definition broadcasting is only just starting in the UK, widescreen SD has been around for over 10 years, and pretty well all broadcast material has been produced 16:9 here for quite a while. It's transmitted as such on the digital networks, but then as a 14:9 letterbox within a 4:3 frame on the analogue networks. |
Thanks David,
I might try and crop 4.3 to 14.9 and see what it looks like. Regards Simon |
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