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30 Jul 2024 16:24:08 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Feature request: Various SDL / Command Line Stuff  
From: "Jérôme M. Berger"
Date: 20 Mar 2009 15:22:55
Message: <49c3ed0f$1@news.povray.org>
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clipka wrote:
> =?UTF-8?B?IkrDqXLDtG1lIE0uIEJlcmdlciI=?= <jeberger@free.fr> wrote:
>>  Actually, it's almost *never* a 4:3 ratio. Typical formats include:
>> 720x576 (PAL), 640x576 (PAL), 480x576 (PAL), 720x480 (NTSC), 640x480
>> (NTSC, the only 4:3 format here) and 480x480 (NTSC).
> 
> Actually, PAL and NTSC have nothing to do with resolution or aspect ratios -
> they're just standards for color encoding in analog TV signals.
> 
	Yes, I know that those resolutions aren't in the PAL or NTSC
standards. However, those are the resolutions used by digital TV
(whether DVD or broadcast) when targeting PAL or NTSC displays
respectively.

		Jerome
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