Hmmm movie width problem...

Bojan1983 · Post by **Bojan1983** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:57 pm

I made a movie with video studio, in preview was everything ok... but when i burned it on dvd and watched it in dvd player, on tv I cant see top left and top right... I would not notice it if there was no titles which couldnt be seen completely...

I guess problem is related to 4:3/16:9 screen size, or what is that called...

I left those settings by default, since I never knew what to put... (and it doesnt matter which tv I have, since I want to be vieweble on all tvs...)

So, now I am confused, what should I do...

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:50 pm

It is called the TV safe area.
what you see on your computer monitor is not what you get on a TV screen, all 4 sides get trimmed due tothe way a TV works.

When you add titles ensure that they remain within the borders that are displayed known as the 'Title Safe Area.'

Here are a few links describing the TV Safe Area:
Link One
Link Two
Link Three

Bojan1983 · Post by **Bojan1983** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:06 pm

Oh, tnx for the answer...

btw, are titles only thing I should be carefull with? Else will be ok, right?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:15 pm

Depends upon what is in your video.
suppose you are creating a slideshow from still images, you need to be careful that you don't lose the tops of heads and such.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:22 pm

In fact, you should always bear the 'safe area' in mind, not only when editing, but when you are actually out there filming or taking photos.

Always make sure you leave a little more room than you might otherwise think is necessary, particularly around objects or people which tend to fill the screen.

If they are the main point of what you are filming, then you don't want to find later that bits are missing when you play your final DVD on TV.

Work on average with a 10% border all round and you should be pretty right.