On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Jouni Karvo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nevertheless, although probably most techies feel the crop mode is not > interesting, perhaps you'll be able to find one that is willing to > implement it - or perhaps you can DIY and share the code. > I think the idea of cropping material from aspect ratios 16:9 or 2.39:1 to 4:3 is not worth putting attention, because it will often result in quite awkward image. When done properly with technique called pan&scan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_and_scan) where the cropped selection can reside at any part of the original image, the result is bearable. But think about a movie shot and broadcasted in 2.39 and crudely cropped so that the 4:3 part in the middle is shown... You will see half heads, people talking to people not included in the picture and so on. Or think about a football match in 16:9 cropped to 4:3... with the ball in the portion left out. -Petri _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
