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Jan van den Hemel · March 5th, 2005, 09:22 AM

I'm shooting a flick in 3/4, but I want to add fake 16:9 bars afterwards, in After Effects. Now I'm wondering, does the 16:9 frame extend all the way to the edge of the 720 x 576 frame (PAL) or should it end at the point where the "action safe" borders are - after all, thats where the tv screen ends.

Edward Troxel · March 5th, 2005, 09:40 AM

When adding fake bars, extend them all the way to the edge - even if you don't see all the way to the edge.

Jan van den Hemel · March 5th, 2005, 06:44 PM

Ok. Not that I doubt you or anything, but why is that? Does the image have to extend all the way to the edge of the frame?

And does it really matter? Say I invent some kind of specific ratio that I happen to like, will I be unable to show my movie on TV?

Ridicilous questions, I know...

Edward Troxel · March 5th, 2005, 07:27 PM

Even though a TV won't show it, if someone looks at it on a TV with a smaller overscan area than yours, they may see it. Also if you want to render for the web, you would see it.

March 5th, 2005, 09:22 AM	#1
Jan van den Hemel Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: PAL land Posts: 87	Action-safe and Title-safe... I'm shooting a flick in 3/4, but I want to add fake 16:9 bars afterwards, in After Effects. Now I'm wondering, does the 16:9 frame extend all the way to the edge of the 720 x 576 frame (PAL) or should it end at the point where the "action safe" borders are - after all, thats where the tv screen ends. __________________ J.

March 5th, 2005, 09:40 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	When adding fake bars, extend them all the way to the edge - even if you don't see all the way to the edge. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

March 5th, 2005, 06:44 PM	#3
Jan van den Hemel Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: PAL land Posts: 87	Ok. Not that I doubt you or anything, but why is that? Does the image have to extend all the way to the edge of the frame? And does it really matter? Say I invent some kind of specific ratio that I happen to like, will I be unable to show my movie on TV? Ridicilous questions, I know... __________________ J.

March 5th, 2005, 07:27 PM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Even though a TV won't show it, if someone looks at it on a TV with a smaller overscan area than yours, they may see it. Also if you want to render for the web, you would see it. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters