On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:52:00 GMT, "david.mccall"
<david.mccallUNDERLINE@comcast.net> wrote:

>16 x 9 is an anamorphic format. That means the raw video will look
>squeezed, if it is played normally. For raw 16x9 to look right on a TV,
>it would have to be a TV that had a 16 x 9 mode.

All this talk about 16:9 looking "squeezed" becomes moot if the video
footage is properly edited and transformed, and then burned onto a
DVD.  I have been shooting exclusively in anamorphic 16:9 on a Sony
VX2000, using the Century Optics anamorphic lens adapter.  I then
take all of the footage, edit it in Premiere Pro, "conform" the
footage as 16:9, and then send it to DVD through Adobe Encore.  If I
edit the footage properly, and create the DVD properly, the resulting
program looks perfect on a 16:9 player, and appears "letterboxed" on a
4:3 "standard" TV.

So, use an anamorphic lens to get the most out of the pixels
available on your camera.  (Camera should be set to 4:3 mode.)  Then
edit your footage, making sure to set it to the 16:9 aspect ratio.  A
properly authored DVD will play just like you want it too!

Now, if you are talking about broadcasting the footage instead of
using a DVD, then the question gets opened up again.

Jim