X-DJ
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Mar 19, 2002, 11:51 PM
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Re: How many shoot Wide Screen Wedding Video
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: Have not had a bride/groom request that yet. It's bound to happen soon. Everything has been 4:3 to this point.
Do you even OFFER it? If not, then why should they even know it's an option?
Try this: Ask them.
"And finally, would you like that shot in 4x3 mode or 16x9?"
"What's the difference?"
"Well, most TV sets TODAY are 4x3. However, everything is going to High Def 16x9 - I'd say that in as little as 5 years, you probably will not even be able to find a 4x3 television anymore.
"If we shoot it in 16x9, on a 4x3 monitor you'll look a little taller and a little skinnier - but on 16x9 you'll end up looking normal. Now, the flip side of that is if we shoot in 4x3, then on a 4x3 monitor you'll look normal, but on a 16x9 monitor, depending on how your adjust it, it could make you look a little shorter and wider, unless of course you set your monitor to emulate a 4x3 picture."
"Emulate a 4x3...?"
"Basically, on a 16x9 monitor it letterboxes the image along the sides instead of the top and bottom. This way, it preserves the original 4x3 aspect ratio. Honestly though, I have a 16x9 that I watch MY television on, and I stretch the 4x3 to fill the screen. At first, everyone looks a little disproportionate, but your mind adjusts to that rather quickly. In fact, Ally McBeal actually looks healthy."
>chuckle chuckle<
"But seriously, after maybe 10 minutes you don't even notice it. The same would be true of the inverse - So, I would recommend going 16x9. On a 4x3 you'll look a bit thinner and taller for a few minutes, but you'll end up not noticing it. Then, when you get a newer 16x9 TV, you're already ahead of the game. Heck, you may even get a 16x9 as a wedding gift - who knows?"
>chuckle chuckle<
Give it a shot. The worst that can happen is they say no to one, but yes to the other.
-DJ
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