Useless? 16:9 is not as widespread as you seem to imply.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Maybe its only here in Denmark but I have to back JLL up on this one. And if you can stand watching 4:3 broadcasts you probably will be able to do so with your iDVD produced DVD.
I can´t think its any worse than letterbox on a 4:3 screen.
Useless? 16:9 is not as widespread as you seem to imply.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, it is here in Belgium/Holland. Dunno about the rest of Europe, though. Our national TV stations air most of their own programs (shows, series, news,...) in 16:9. And movies, offcourse. The BBC seems to work in 15:9 (?). In stores here you can't find *any* new tv-set in 4:3 anymore, except the small portable ones.
Wait. How does you not being a pro equate to me being an idiot? You want 16:9 capability, I just told you how to get it. If you don't want to pay for DVD Studio Pro, that's really your problem, isn't it?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well do you think anyone who is not a pro would pay £830 for DVD studio pro?
My problem is I have a useless superdrive because I can't burn my videos to DVD without spending another £830 for DVD studio PRO.
The stupid thing is that 16:9 capability is just a flag to tell the DVD player that the source material is anamorphic and MUST be streched from the 4:3 anamorpihc recording (Tall thin people etc) before viewing.
iMovie caters to home video enthusiasts. While Europe has plenty of 16:9 Televisions there are no consumer Camcorder models with Anamorphic 16:9 Recording. Until that happens we'll be stuck with cropped or squeezed video. I do wish the US would get with the Widescreen Program. Why I can't buy a 30inch WS Tube for $1000 from multiple manufacturers is a crime.
<strong>iMovie caters to home video enthusiasts. While Europe has plenty of 16:9 Televisions there are no consumer Camcorder models with Anamorphic 16:9 Recording. Until that happens we'll be stuck with cropped or squeezed video. I do wish the US would get with the Widescreen Program. Why I can't buy a 30inch WS Tube for $1000 from multiple manufacturers is a crime.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I wish that we would get HDTV in Europe.
Why is it that the world can't agree on using the same TV system?
<strong>iMovie caters to home video enthusiasts. While Europe has plenty of 16:9 Televisions there are no consumer Camcorder models with Anamorphic 16:9 Recording. Until that happens we'll be stuck with cropped or squeezed video. I do wish the US would get with the Widescreen Program. Why I can't buy a 30inch WS Tube for $1000 from multiple manufacturers is a crime.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You are wrong. All Sony camcorders sold in Europe for a number of years record in Anamorphic mode. We do not get letterbox recordings although early camcorders gave three options 4:3, letterbox, or anamorphic.
I think it is Apples failure to recognise the prevalence of this technology in Europe that has lead to this awful situation. They must appreciate that 16:9 anamorphic is rapidly becomming the norm here. The fact that the US is stuck with 4:3 is their loss and given Apples support for 16:10 screens is all the more suprising.
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Useless? 16:9 is not as widespread as you seem to imply.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Maybe its only here in Denmark but I have to back JLL up on this one. And if you can stand watching 4:3 broadcasts you probably will be able to do so with your iDVD produced DVD.
I can´t think its any worse than letterbox on a 4:3 screen.
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Useless? 16:9 is not as widespread as you seem to imply.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, it is here in Belgium/Holland. Dunno about the rest of Europe, though. Our national TV stations air most of their own programs (shows, series, news,...) in 16:9. And movies, offcourse. The BBC seems to work in 15:9 (?). In stores here you can't find *any* new tv-set in 4:3 anymore, except the small portable ones.
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Wait. How does you not being a pro equate to me being an idiot? You want 16:9 capability, I just told you how to get it. If you don't want to pay for DVD Studio Pro, that's really your problem, isn't it?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well do you think anyone who is not a pro would pay £830 for DVD studio pro?
My problem is I have a useless superdrive because I can't burn my videos to DVD without spending another £830 for DVD studio PRO.
The stupid thing is that 16:9 capability is just a flag to tell the DVD player that the source material is anamorphic and MUST be streched from the 4:3 anamorpihc recording (Tall thin people etc) before viewing.
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<strong>iMovie caters to home video enthusiasts. While Europe has plenty of 16:9 Televisions there are no consumer Camcorder models with Anamorphic 16:9 Recording. Until that happens we'll be stuck with cropped or squeezed video. I do wish the US would get with the Widescreen Program. Why I can't buy a 30inch WS Tube for $1000 from multiple manufacturers is a crime.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I wish that we would get HDTV in Europe.
Why is it that the world can't agree on using the same TV system?
<strong>iMovie caters to home video enthusiasts. While Europe has plenty of 16:9 Televisions there are no consumer Camcorder models with Anamorphic 16:9 Recording. Until that happens we'll be stuck with cropped or squeezed video. I do wish the US would get with the Widescreen Program. Why I can't buy a 30inch WS Tube for $1000 from multiple manufacturers is a crime.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You are wrong. All Sony camcorders sold in Europe for a number of years record in Anamorphic mode. We do not get letterbox recordings although early camcorders gave three options 4:3, letterbox, or anamorphic.
I think it is Apples failure to recognise the prevalence of this technology in Europe that has lead to this awful situation. They must appreciate that 16:9 anamorphic is rapidly becomming the norm here. The fact that the US is stuck with 4:3 is their loss and given Apples support for 16:10 screens is all the more suprising.