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Subject: Re: [AE] 4x3 safe 16x9
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:03:04 -0600
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In a word, yes.

We have HD TVs and an HD subscription to DirecTV, but a lot of channels =
are still distributed as 4:3 SD. So it's not just about what the =
consumer owns. (And that said, I've seen far more "old" TVs than I would =
have assumed in my recent travels.)

If you wanted to be super-sure, ask exactly how the HD is being =
downconverted to SD - is it being letterboxed, or centercut? If =
letterboxed, you might get away with going for 16:9 safe instead, but =
then again as others have pointed out others may be mangling your image =
downstream.

 - Chris


On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:14 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?
>=20
> Thanks,
> =20
> Rick Emery
> www.rickemery.com


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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">In a =
word, yes.<div><br></div><div>We have HD TVs and an HD subscription to =
DirecTV, but a lot of channels are still distributed as 4:3 SD. So it's =
not just about what the consumer owns. (And that said, I've seen far =
more "old" TVs than I would have assumed in my recent =
travels.)</div><div><br></div><div>If you wanted to be super-sure, ask =
exactly how the HD is being downconverted to SD - is it being =
letterboxed, or centercut? If letterboxed, you might get away with going =
for 16:9 safe instead, but then again as others have pointed out others =
may be mangling your image downstream.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;- =
Chris</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:14 =
AM, Rick wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; =
font-family:arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span><font size=3D"2">Looked around the =
googles but couldn't really find a&nbsp;definitive&nbsp;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. &nbsp;Do we really have to =
worry about safe title on the sides? &nbsp;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?</font></span></div><div style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; =
"><span><font size=3D"2"><br></font></span></div><div style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;
 "><span><font size=3D"2">Thanks,</font></span></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; =
">&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 10pt; ">Rick Emery<br><a =
href=3D"http://www.rickemery.com">www.rickemery.com</a></div></div></div><=
/blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>=

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