Re: HEY - Gadget Boy
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:34 pm|
tb wrote: Key thing here, if I understand your queston: TVs, computer screens, etc are landscape aspect (wide but not high), so when people film things on their phones in portrait (tall and narrow) – because that's how people hold phones – and it's shown on a landscape device like a TV, the choice is either to have black blocks either side of the image, or those blurry bits. And someone decided the blurry stuff looks better. (There's a video on how to do it – complete with annoying ad) here: https://youtu.be/-Ax8yUp5Ru0 Thanks for that tb. So I presume how it looks right now, will be the same for generations to come - oh joy. |
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tb wrote: Key thing here, if I understand your queston: TVs, computer screens, etc are landscape aspect (wide but not high), so when people film things on their phones in portrait (tall and narrow) – because that's how people hold phones – and it's shown on a landscape device like a TV, the choice is either to have black blocks either side of the image, or those blurry bits. And someone decided the blurry stuff looks better. (There's a video on how to do it – complete with annoying ad) here: https://youtu.be/-Ax8yUp5Ru0 Thanks for that tb. So I presume how it looks right now, will be the same for generations to come - oh joy. |
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