16:9 format on monitor? at DVinfo.net

Trig Simon · October 17th, 2003, 09:19 AM

I shoot musicals, with 3 13" TVs in the control room for the shot director. I would like to shoot 16:9 format, and would like to see that format in its finished appearance rather than stretched out. Is there an adaptor or a way to send the square pixels to the monitors. I am using rca with an s-video adaptor now with 100' cables.

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Dany Nativel · October 17th, 2003, 10:33 AM

There is a plugin solution called EchoFire.
Basically you can specifiy the output format (cropped to fit, letterboxed...).
It can display waveforms, vectorscope, show color bars, safe title...

http://www.synthetic-ap.com/products...ire/index.html

Dany

Boyd Ostroff · October 17th, 2003, 03:17 PM

Are they actually monitors, or are they TV sets? If using TV sets, have a look at this link which tells you how to enter service mode using a remote control. Once there you can adjust the vertical size of the image to the 16:9 proportion. On a monitor there might be a dedicated knob for this (assuming that your monitors don't already have a button for 16:9).

October 17th, 2003, 09:19 AM	#1
Trig Simon Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 47	16:9 format on monitor? I shoot musicals, with 3 13" TVs in the control room for the shot director. I would like to shoot 16:9 format, and would like to see that format in its finished appearance rather than stretched out. Is there an adaptor or a way to send the square pixels to the monitors. I am using rca with an s-video adaptor now with 100' cables. Another question on the next thread __________________ Trig Simon 832 Main Toledo OH 43605 419-696-0872

October 17th, 2003, 10:33 AM	#2
Dany Nativel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Odenton, MD Posts: 106	There is a plugin solution called EchoFire. Basically you can specifiy the output format (cropped to fit, letterboxed...). It can display waveforms, vectorscope, show color bars, safe title... http://www.synthetic-ap.com/products...ire/index.html Dany

October 17th, 2003, 03:17 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Are they actually monitors, or are they TV sets? If using TV sets, have a look at this link which tells you how to enter service mode using a remote control. Once there you can adjust the vertical size of the image to the 16:9 proportion. On a monitor there might be a dedicated knob for this (assuming that your monitors don't already have a button for 16:9).