ML> not only that, but you are also seeing *all* of what the director
ML> videoed... they work with equipment that is much wider than what the
ML> average CRT TV can display... i don't recall what the resolution of a
ML> movie theater screen is but that's the target, anyway... this is why most
ML> all movies you see on TV have something in the beginning about their
ML> having been modified... they've been modified by cutting a few inches off
ML> of each side of the screen so that you can see the central portion of the
ML> video... the problem with this is that many times the directors also had
ML> something else going on in the back left area that they wanted watchful
ML> folk to see... however, you can't even see it on TV because of the
ML> trimming of the sides that was done...
 
I used to jokingly ask myself when I saw that message, 'how do they know
how big my screen is so it will fit?'  (-:
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... You shall know the truth, and it shall make you odd.
--- D'Bridge 2.99