Return-Path: Received: from nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com ([17.158.232.236] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4828088 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:32:03 +0200 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_hn6TQYiwF6D0QMDMqXJN8Q)" Received: from [192.168.1.68] ([99.152.153.100]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-24.01(7.0.4.24.0) 64bit (built Jan 3 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0M9H006Y47EF48B0@nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:32:48 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.7.7855,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-08-28_06:2012-08-28,2012-08-28,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1208280182 From: Jim Curtis Subject: Re: [AE] 4x3 safe 16x9 Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:32:39 -0500 In-reply-to: To: After Effects Mail List References: Message-id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) --Boundary_(ID_hn6TQYiwF6D0QMDMqXJN8Q) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT My experience is that the real problem is not the viewers, it's the distribution channels and cable stations who will reject or refuse your work if text is outside of center cut safe. On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Mark Walczak wrote: > Yes, I typically have to finish everything for center-cut title safe, even if it's being done HD. It's pretty standard for us to work that way unless it is explicitly stated that something will be letterboxed for an SD finish. The worst is when you work for center-cut, then the footage ends up getting letterboxed for SD anyway so all of your supers are teeny-tiny :-( > > Hope this helps! > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Rick wrote: > Looked around the googles but couldn't really find a definitive answer. We've upgraded our station to HD, but it is downconverted to SD before being fibered to our parent station. They are building a new HD facility, so for now we have to do everything 4x3 safe. Do we really have to worry about safe title on the sides? Forget the six people who still have CRT's at home. Is anything cut off at home when a 4x3 signal is displayed on a 16x9 monitor? > > Thanks, > > Rick Emery > www.rickemery.com > > > > -- > Mark Walczak > ------------------- > Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/mdwalczak > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mdwalczak --Boundary_(ID_hn6TQYiwF6D0QMDMqXJN8Q) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT My experience is that the real problem is not the viewers, it's the distribution channels and cable stations who will reject or refuse your work if text is outside of center cut safe.


On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Mark Walczak wrote:

Yes, I typically have to finish everything for center-cut title safe, even if it's being done HD.  It's pretty standard for us to work that way unless it is explicitly stated that something will be letterboxed for an SD finish.  The worst is when you work for center-cut, then the footage ends up getting letterboxed for SD anyway so all of your supers are teeny-tiny :-(

Hope this helps!

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Rick <a_pmb_fan@yahoo.com> wrote:
Looked around the googles but couldn't really find a definitive answer. We've upgraded our station to HD, but it is downconverted to SD before being fibered to our parent station. They are building a new HD facility, so for now we have to do everything 4x3 safe.  Do we really have to worry about safe title on the sides?  Forget the six people who still have CRT's at home. Is anything cut off at home when a 4x3 signal is displayed on a 16x9 monitor?

Thanks,
 



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