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It may have begun as a practical problem, but the fact that the opposite now happens (zoomed 4:3 content on widescreens which are all at least 720p and where le
by jedberg 2y ago
It may have begun as a practical problem, but the fact that the opposite now happens (zoomed 4:3 content on widescreens which are all at least 720p and where letterboxing doesn't lose anything) tells me that there is enough of a population that doesn't like "the black lines" to warrant publishing those.
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoI wish they would just split the difference and zoom to 14:9. That minimizes the worst of the cropping with less intrusive bars.
- h0l0cube 2y agoDavid Simon went into great detail in his blog about why they had to completely re-edit The Wire scene-by-scene from source material to suit the HD format. There were scenes where the meaning was changed and details lost if they simply cropped without discretion. https://davidsimon.com/the-wire-hd-with-videos/ https://davidsimon.com/the-wire-hd-with-videos/
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoBy 2002 widescreen HD was clearly on its way. The video cameras weren't ubiquitous for shows shot on tape, but for film shoots, it's on them for not framing with awareness of a future HD release in syndication. The only excuse for composing shots in full frame 4:3 in the 00s would be retro-themed programs like That 70s Show.