On Thursday 17 November 2005 15:25, Michael T. Dean wrote: > Steve Adeff wrote: > >They are still HD, still sent at 1080i, they just mix the NTSC onto the HD > >format. Whats nice is this is the absolute best quality you will get from > >that signal. Your getting the most of what the NTSC camera used can offer, > > so it will look better (beyond being digital). Also, shows can come in at > > 5.1 for 4:3 video, so far I've noticed the FOX toons (Simpsons, Family > > Guy, American Dad) have 5.1 audio tracks. > > Speaking of which, when do you think Fox will start doing > high-definition toons? I realize that it's probably more expensive to > have the animators draw 1280x720 pixels instead of the 720x480 they're > currently drawing, but it would be so worth it... ;) > > Mike
Considering the toons are handdrawn and scanned, its more about updating the scanner. In theory... In reality, while I don't know exactly how they do it, my understanding is the process goes something like this: Draw on paper, scan. Open frames in computer, touch up line drawing, colorize. So their software would have to be updated. This is regardless of whether they do it as a 16:9 or 4:3. 4:3 would be the most backwards compatible. The real question though is, is it worth it to them? I figure not for a few more years. at least we get 5.1? Steve _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
