What's a quick, simple way to explain "anamorphic" to the uninformed?
04-12-03 | 06:30 AM
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Originally posted by martinp
The best way I find is to show them on a WS set. Show them an anamorphic DVD on WS set then show them a non anamorphic DVD on the WS set. Seeing is believing.
The best way I find is to show them on a WS set. Show them an anamorphic DVD on WS set then show them a non anamorphic DVD on the WS set. Seeing is believing.
04-12-03 | 08:23 AM
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Originally posted by caiman
Like Josh Z said, this is not the same thing as "enhanced for 16:9 sets" (the kind of anamorphic we're talking about). I don’t know who the hell decided to use the term anamorphic to mean enhanced for 16:9 tvs, but they should be shot. The concepts are so similar that confusion is inevitable.
Like Josh Z said, this is not the same thing as "enhanced for 16:9 sets" (the kind of anamorphic we're talking about). I don’t know who the hell decided to use the term anamorphic to mean enhanced for 16:9 tvs, but they should be shot. The concepts are so similar that confusion is inevitable.
