Re: Black bars with widesceen movies - Another opinion
- From: JimC <avocat5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:10:23 GMT
Tom Stiller wrote:
In article <0Jeej.33065$JD.1611@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
JimC <avocat5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tom Stiller wrote:
In article <jDaej.33031$JD.12591@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
JimC <avocat5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm not going to get into the never-ending discussion of what, if anything, should be done about the issue (although I do have some opinions and suggestions). My point is simply that by watching a wide-format movie in its original format on a typical HD TV you DEFINITELY ARE NOT viewing the movie as the director anticipated or intended. - In other words, viewing the movie in it's original format isn't an opportunity to congratulate oneself for respecting the "artistic judgement" (if that's really what it is) of the director.
So you're just going to whine about what is, without proposing any alternatives? What are the alternatives?
My TV has a fixed aspect ration of 16:9; it is not adjustable.
Movies come in many different aspect ratios.
The available choices are:
1. Display the picture filling the larger dimension of the TV
filling out the shorter dimension with black bars.
2. Display the picture filling the smaller dimension of the TV
chopping the larger dimension of the picture to fit.
3. Stretch the shorter dimension of the picture to fit the TV.
There are several geometries that can be applied to the stretch.
Incidentally, if you go to a movie theater, you will see that they use the equivalent of black bars, in the form of curtains, or other concealments to accommodate the aspect ratio of the movie being shown on their fixed size screen.
Whining? Seems to me that you're the one doing the whining Tommy. - I merely expressed my particular opinion, which you obviously don't like, but which you also, obviously, can't refute.
As did I.
Where, in my notes, do you see me "whining?" I'm merely stating my
opnions about the matter. I'm defending a minority position perhaps, but
I'm not whining.
The purpose of my note was to make a point that you, and others, apparently feel somewhat uncomfortable acknowledging. - That viewing wide format material on a typical HD TV is not at all what the director had in mind, and it's not the way the movie was intended to be viewed.
But contrary to your note, there are several other alternatives. In my case, in which I use a front projector with a 94" 16:9 screen, I could install a larger, 2:35 screen a foot or two behind the 94" screen and zoom the picture to fit the 2:35 screen when watching wide format material.
And what you describe is what the director intended? Come on, even you don't believe that.
The fact is that unless you display the picture in its original geometry,
Read my note. - I said I could provide a large screen in the 2.35 format
and [substantially] fill the screen. That WOULD be in the original
geometry.
you aren't seeing what was intended. Size is relative to
viewing distance and if the width of my home theater screen subtends (at least) the same angle of vision as the "big screen", I _am_ seeing what the director intended.
Obviously. That's why I tried to emphasize that the additional screen
would be a LARGER 2.35 screen. - LARGER, LARGE. In other words, large
enough to provide a realistic subtended angle of vision. Obviously, the distance from the screen to the viewer is also a factor for achieving a particular subtended angle.
Jim
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