Breaking News Comedy Central goes HD

aumnamonarayan

EntMnt Contributor
Many HD chs like History , Movies Now, Travel XP, MTunes r available only in HD and DTH/Cable ops downscale them in SD and telecast them by tweaking aspect ratio. They can show in 16:9 or in letter box format, its upto operators, channels have no role in it.

Regarding SD Chs, they can show programmes in 16:9 or letter box format if content originally is shot in HD but yes it will remain SD . Regarding programmes shot in SD, their aspect ratio can also be changed by broadcaster by adding left and right bars on left and right side but no one does that as SD content is already in proper AS for normal tv
 

Technoglitch

Core Member
This is a c band pic, the broadcasters itself put black bars. Nothing more to explain further.
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Technoglitch

Core Member
Many HD chs like History , Movies Now, Travel XP, MTunes r available only in HD and DTH/Cable ops downscale them in SD and telecast them by tweaking aspect ratio. They can show in 16:9 or in letter box format, its upto operators, channels have no role in it.
with broadcaster's consent.

Regarding SD Chs, they can show programmes in 16:9 or letter box format if content originally is shot in HD but yes it will remain SD . Regarding programmes shot in SD, their aspect ratio can also be changed by broadcaster by adding left and right bars on left and right side but no one does that as SD content is already in proper AS for normal tv
 

aumnamonarayan

EntMnt Contributor
with broadcaster's consent.

Regarding SD Chs, they can show programmes in 16:9 or letter box format if content originally is shot in HD but yes it will remain SD . Regarding programmes shot in SD, their aspect ratio can also be changed by broadcaster by adding left and right bars on left and right side but no one does that as SD content is already in proper AS for normal tv

I am referring to broadcasters in this quote, in SD chs DT/Cable ops have no control over Aspect Ratio
 

DashMajor

EntMnt Knight
Pics of when dishtv put a black bar into Nat Geo People downscaled HD,

This black bar is from operator end.

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This is when they update it as original 16:9

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These black bar is from broadcaster end.

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DashMajor

EntMnt Knight
At least after following Entertainment Forum, I able to understand a difference from broadcaster end & operator end, I just brining a point that which operator is doing like this.
 

Technoglitch

Core Member
The AR tweak is to suit the CRT but zcafe recently switched to full screen because it has no AR and knows that most of eng viewers got Widescreen tv.
 
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