Operation

Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings

 

Remote

 

 

Aspect Ratio

Control

Description

 

Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anamorphic

ANA

 

 

 

The image is compressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vertically, but anamorphic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Image Area

 

software will appear properly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

proportioned. This is best suited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for use with 16:9 DVDs and HDTV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

programming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard 4:3

4X3

 

 

 

 

 

The input signal is scaled to fit in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active

 

is the aspect ratio used by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer monitors, standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

television programming and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

most VHS video cassettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox

LET

 

 

 

 

The image in the Letterbox mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOX

 

 

 

 

is stretched vertically; the top and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Image Area

 

bottom portions are “blanked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

off.” Letterbox is best suited for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LaserDisc movies or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

non-anamorphic DVDs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IntelliWide

I-WIDE

 

 

 

A 4:3 image is transformed into a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16x9 image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinema

CINEMA

The image in the Letterbox mode is enlarged to a 16x9 image and the upper and lower portions are compressed.

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Vidikron 90 manual Aspect Ratio Settings, Description