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11-30-1999, 05:50 PM

artisan will be releasing "stir of echoes: special editon" in 16:9 full screen. not in pan & scan. now i am confused. don't they mean same?

***Slider*** · 11-30-1999, 06:31 PM

Where did you see this?

Slider

***Taxi*** · 11-30-1999, 07:02 PM

When they say 16:9 full screen, I think they're trying to say that it's an anamorphic widescreen title.

Wouldn't standardized DVD packaging be so nice?

Taxi
DDS#42

Blade · 11-30-1999, 11:45 PM

If you display a 4:3 image on a widescreen/anamorphic TV it will have gray bars on the left and right unless you use one of the zoom modes.

The problem with the zoom modes is that they tend to make the picture look squished.

The reason you want to use the zoom mode anyway is to avoid screen burn in on your $5,000 TV.

I believe 16:9 full screen fills up the left and right sides of the 4:3 image to prevent the screen burn in problem.

But I'd like to see a quote of your source as this is pretty rare (though I wish more studios would do this).

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-David

Sir Edmund · 12-01-1999, 08:55 AM

Maybe they're talking about 'pan & scan on the fly'?

12-01-1999, 04:01 PM

16 X 9 is 16 X 9 regardless of their terminology.

12-01-1999, 05:38 PM

I just want to know if 16:9 full screen means it will be in widescreen.
when I saw "stir of echoes", it was in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. I will preorder this title once I am assured that it'll be in widescreen.

***Taxi*** · 12-01-1999, 05:54 PM

When they say 16:9 full screen, they're trying to say that it's an anamorphic widescreen title.

Wouldn't standardized DVD packaging be nice?

Taxi
DDS#42

11-30-1999, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
john_7	what's the difference between 16:9 full screen and pan & scan? artisan will be releasing "stir of echoes: special editon" in 16:9 full screen. not in pan & scan. now i am confused. don't they mean same?

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11-30-1999, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Slider* Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001	Where did you see this? Slider

11-30-1999, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
*Taxi* Administrator Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	When they say 16:9 full screen, I think they're trying to say that it's an anamorphic widescreen title. Wouldn't standardized DVD packaging be so nice? Taxi DDS#42

11-30-1999, 11:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Blade Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Oahu, Hawaii	If you display a 4:3 image on a widescreen/anamorphic TV it will have gray bars on the left and right unless you use one of the zoom modes. The problem with the zoom modes is that they tend to make the picture look squished. The reason you want to use the zoom mode anyway is to avoid screen burn in on your $5,000 TV. I believe 16:9 full screen fills up the left and right sides of the 4:3 image to prevent the screen burn in problem. But I'd like to see a quote of your source as this is pretty rare (though I wish more studios would do this). ------------------ -David

12-01-1999, 08:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sir Edmund Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Norway	Maybe they're talking about 'pan & scan on the fly'?

12-01-1999, 04:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
tomwarnock	16 X 9 is 16 X 9 regardless of their terminology.

12-01-1999, 05:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
john_7	I just want to know if 16:9 full screen means it will be in widescreen. when I saw "stir of echoes", it was in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. I will preorder this title once I am assured that it'll be in widescreen.

12-01-1999, 05:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
*Taxi* Administrator Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	When they say 16:9 full screen, they're trying to say that it's an anamorphic widescreen title. Wouldn't standardized DVD packaging be nice? Taxi DDS#42