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Then my assumption was right. The XL2 has a chip which controls the 16:9
output to 4:3 display, which is the same as a DVD players' "normal 4:3
letterbox" function. Your only means of gaining 16:9 playback on a regular
TV is to go to DVD using 16:9. At that point the DVD player functions will
take care of the rest.
"l" <dusty-roads@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:JlAod.9322$pK6.7183@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> I want to be able to copy a 16:9 edited video to a VHS tape so that
regular
> TV can view it. I will try to do a DVD to see if I get the letterbox
format
> 16:9 to view on regualar TV. I have a very early verison of DVDit, so I
> doubt that I will be able to do it without getting a newer version.
>
> L
>
>
> "l" <dusty-roads@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:c8Aod.9317$pK6.3321@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> >
> > When I play the widescreen avi that I shot in that format and edited in
> > premiere and play it back on the XL2 viewfinder, I get the letter box
like
> > it suppose to be, but when I play that on a regular TV it looks
squeezed.
> > I do have a TV that has 16:9 option and that plays goood, but I want to
be
> > able to play what is on any TV with 16:9 format letter boxed, but I
> > can't.... I just got the XL2, so I have to experiment more. The manual
is
> > not very detailed on how to do the letterbox on a normal TV
> >
> >
> >
> > "Digital Video Solutions" <video@digitalvideosolutions.com> wrote in
> > message news:kgxod.25232$Oc.11232@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> >> What you are experiencing is pixel ratio. The D1/DV NTSC has a pixel is
> >> 0.9
> >> and the D1/DV NTSC Widescreen pixel is 1.2. In both cases the frame
> >> resolution is 720x480. If your television has a widescreen function
then
> >> the
> >> display will be 16:9, otherwise your TV displays the normal 0.9 native
> >> which
> >> gives the picture the "squished" look. DVD players have a function that
> >> reads this before going to a normal television, usually an inner
setting
> >> for
> >> "Normal 4:3 Letterbox". I can't remember if the XL2 has such an
internal
> >> setting which playsback the recorded 16:9 to a television without the
> >> "squish". Playback a native tape from the camera to see what you get.
The
> >> computer shows you the right thing because that's what you picked in
the
> >> editing software settings. If you playback the file using Media Player
> >> the
> >> picture will most likely look the same a your television display does.
> >> --
> >> Larry Johnson
> >> Digital Video Solutions
> >> webmaster@digitalvideosolutions.com
> >>
http://www.digitalvideosolutions.com
> >> 877-227-6281 Toll Free Sales Assistance
> >> 386-672-1941 customer Service
> >> 386-672-1907 Technical Support
> >> 386-676-1515 Fax
> >>
> >> "l" <dusty-roads@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:Jlwod.9037$pK6.4452@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> >>> When I shoot in widescreen 16:9, I can edit in that mode, and save to
my
> >>> hard drive, and play it back on my computer, I get 16:9, but when I
save
> >> it
> >>> to tape and play it back, it is 4:3 andsqueezed and on a regular TV.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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