http://www.mgm.com/mgmhv/letterbox/letterbox.html
The site has illustrations about what happens to an image when it's
cropped....(interesting AND frightening)
Milos
-----Original Message-----
From: Clark, Jeff [SMTP:clarkjc@jmu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 2:59 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: "Widescreen" edition
On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 12:01:32 -0800 (PST) Maurine Canarsky
<maurinec@muskox.alaska.edu> wrote:
> Hello Videolibbers,
> Can anyone out there please explain the difference between a
> "Widescreen" version and a regular VHS version? Is "Widescreen" the same
> as letterboxed or...?
> Confused,
> Maurine Canarsky
> Noel Wien Public Library
> 1215 Cowles St.
> Fairbanks, AK 99701
> 907-459-1020
> 907-459-1024 FAX
> maurinec@muskox.alaska.edu
Maurine,
Yes, "widescreen" in video marketing parlance normally
means the same as "letterbox". Maybe it sounds more
positive to some people who might normally get riled by
letterbox, a term more often heard. But either way, your
4:3 TV screen ends up with blank bars at the top and bottom
of its picture!
Jeff
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