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  Broadcasting Standard Definition Question.

  Posted by Anthony Michael on July 1, 2020 at 2:24 am

  Having a serious brain fart working with SD footage scanned from DigiBeta tapes.

  How is NTSC 720×480 4:3 and 16:9 but calculates to 3:2?

  Is this have to do with the dimensions of the individual pixels, not the resolution itself?

  Even after reading various Wikipedia articles. I’m still confused.

  Pat Horridge replied 5 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Pat Horridge

  July 2, 2020 at 6:56 am

  The pixels are not square as they are in HD and UHD.
  They are either 4:3 or 16:9aspect ratio pixels. Hence why you need a flag to indicate if they arec4:3 or 16:9

  Pat Horridge
  Broadcast & Post Consultant, Trainer, Avid Certified Instructor
  Free online Tutorials at VET digital media academy online http://vimeo.com/channels/752951
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