> Oh yeah, and that leads me to another gripe - the BBC Three, > BBC Four, BBC Parliament, CBeebies etc... DOGs on TV. Why are they > in the 4:3 safe zone?!
Don't know if you've been watching anything on T4 but they have a delightful one for their showings of The Simpsons. Previously they just put the T4 logo in the top left corner but some time ago they moved it - someone is clearly working on the assumption that everyone is watching the Simpsons in 4:3, stretched out to 16:9. So they've positioned the logo in what would be the "correct" positioning if you then took it and did a 4:3 centre cut out (in other words, the same spot the BBC puts its logos) The only logic behind it I can think of is that they always want their logo in the same place in the screen regardless of the aspect ratio, but of course if only works if you watch the Simspons in the wrong aspect ratio. Which sadly a lot of people probably do. Roll on when everyone has HD TVs/boxes - programmes might get viewed properly then! http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
