tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post7784768420330333538..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: The Blu-ray AdvantageJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-22846485098972333582009-04-29T11:14:00.000-05:002009-04-29T11:14:00.000-05:00I agree on the vertical cropping. It's better loo...I agree on the vertical cropping. It's better looking than the 4:3 cropped version, but why can't they just pick the largest size that fits without any cropping? Why are they letting screen ratios dictate how much of a previously-produced image we see?<br /><br />And I just checked on Seinfeld, and per Wikipedia (as of this minute), they're going HD by 'vertical cropping' a true 4:3 product:<br /><br />"Seinfeld in HD<br />The cable superstation TBS has recently begun airing Seinfeld in true high-definition. As Seinfeld was filmed on 35 mm film, natively a 4:3 format, Sony Pictures had to crop out top and bottom parts of the frame in order to conform to the 16:9 aspect ratio of high-definition television.[60] Amazon.com lists season 1 of Seinfeld in Blu-ray, though no release date has been announced.[61] Nine Network in Australia also airs reruns on High Definition."<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeldtomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-31184032463557571852009-04-28T20:06:00.000-05:002009-04-28T20:06:00.000-05:00... restoring the aspect ratio to the native film ...<I>... restoring the aspect ratio to the native film ...</I>Blu-ray and 16mm versions both look cropped. Look at the top and bottom of the 4:3 stills and compare to the Blu-ray.Scrutineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16556970103045514403noreply@blogger.com