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I was curious why they translated "aspect ratio" the way they did. To me translating something like "crash" into a cow falling over makes sense because "crash"
by jkaunisv1 12y ago
I was curious why they translated "aspect ratio" the way they did. To me translating something like "crash" into a cow falling over makes sense because "crash" is used in an idiosyncratic way there.
But "aspect ratio" is straightforward and not idiosyncratic. It's the ratio of the screen height to width. Surely the target language has some words for describing the scale of things or ratios or some similar concept?
- kapnobatairza 12y agoI think that it is the context of how the term is mostly used that resulted in the change: Think about an aspect ratio button on your TV remote. You use that to "correct" the aspect ratio of the content for your screen. In this context of correcting aspect ratio, a wrongly woven net makes sense.
- jkaunisv1 12y agoI guess I have to take your word on that one. I haven't used a TV remote in years and I've never had to correct the aspect ratio.
- theoh 12y agoI agree. I don't think the translation is doing anyone any favours by introducing a hokey metaphor that obscures the simple geometric meaning of the term. Even "thin/fat" would be better.