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Re: Letterboxing
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Fri, 12 May 2000 16:56:53 EDT
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In a message dated 5/12/00 3:41:53 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:



<< And is it true that the future standard for digital TV is going to be

1.78:1 widescreen (assuming most of us can afford it)? Good grief, this IS

going to be a mess. >>



That is the format they've been using for high-definition digital television,

but when or if we and the other companies start doing this, I'm sure it'll

still be letterboxed to the proper ratio.



Dennis Doros

Milestone Film & Video

PO Box 128

Harrington Park, NJ 07640-0128

Phone: (201) 767-3117 or (800) 603-1104

Fax: (201) 767-3035

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Website: <A HREF="http://lcweb.loc.gov/film/arch.html">http://www.milestonefil

ms.com</A>



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