This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] PBS Safe Action/Safe Title Specs?

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Re: [Avid-L2] PBS Safe Action/Safe Title Specs?

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From: "Shirley Gutierrez" <guanacaa@aol.com>

> Hear hear! I'm now actually having to deliver an HD show in 4:3, and in
> general, I can't wait to see this aspect ratio go the hell away.
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Be careful what you wish for, with that you will destroy a tremendous amount
of classic movies...

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com>
> To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 7:15 am
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] PBS Safe Action/Safe Title Specs?
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> I certainly understand that other networks require different specs, I was
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> checking on the validity of the PBS specs. They make sense to me.
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> there are "legacy" TVs out there still.... I say "Screw THEM!"
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> There is no more hateful design aesthetic to me than a 16:9 screen with
> 4:3 safe
> title titles. :-)
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> Steve Hullfish
> contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
> author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
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> On May 22, 2012, at 3:38 AM, johnrobmoore wrote:
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>> Thanks for sharing your findings. Regardless of your findings many shows
> require 4x3 safe titles in HD shows. Direct TV letterboxes some network
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> and others it center crops to SD boxes. Dennis posted that NBC news Center
> Cuts
> but the entertainment division letterboxes. So I've heard 5% cutoff is
> relatively standard and I've seen Panny consumer plasmas that have a crop
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> full setting. Just another pain in the arse. If you thinks 80% safe title
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> look wrong you aren't watching much Network PrimeTime that has all titles
> 4x3
> safe. ;-)
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