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DS Project Contestant
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Bristol
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Could someone please explain in relatively simple terms the difference between anamorphic and non-anamorphic?
Cheers, Rob
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Kent UK
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I've found a good website which explains anamorphic-
http://www.thedigitalbits.com click on the anamorphic logo in the top, lefthand corner. |
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Somewhere near London
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Explained simply anamorphic transfers use all of the picture area (576 lines for PAL, 480 lines for NTSC) to display a 16x9 shaped image, rather than the traditional 4x3 shape. This means that with widescreen material you are not encoding the black bars, just the picture - giving more active picture lines.
Widescreen TVs can take advantage of this resolution - by simply presenting the image "as-is" in their 16x9 shaped screen. To display it correctly on a traditional TV the DVD player will cut out extra lines, smooth the remainder, and add in the original black bars at the top and bottom - preserving the original aspect ratio. Playing with the settings on your DVD player can give a visual representation of it - if you have an anamorphic DVD, and set your DVD player to output a 16x9 image (i.e. not chop out the extra lines), then connect it to a 4x3 TV, the picture will look like it has been stretched vertically. Hope this explains it - if not drop me an email. |
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Digital Spy Staff
Join Date: Mar 2000
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The best explanation I have seen is over at dvdweb where they have a flash animation
http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/information/anamorphic.htm |
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