I know this is a photo forum but maybe someone can answer my video question. My camera supports 320, 640 and 16:9. I understand what 320 and 640 are but whats 16:9?
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Video question
JasonW
Jan 04, 2009 09:26 AM
Replies (5)
chrish
Jan 05, 2009 08:47 AM
16x9 is the wide screen aspect ratio (as opposed to the 4x3 aspect ratio of older TVs.).
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
JasonW
Jan 05, 2009 06:08 PM
So in terms of online viewing via website or youtube is 16.9 better or more desirable than 640?
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chrish
Jan 06, 2009 05:35 PM
I'm not a video guy, but as far as I know YouTube and other such sites use a 4:3 aspect ratio so 16:9 wouldn't show well (black borders above and below).
For posting online, I don't think you need very high resolution and you certainly don't want the increased file size.
I'm sure YouTube has a FAQ that answers that stuff.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
JasonW
Jan 06, 2009 06:37 PM
Ok thanks for the reply's
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JasonW
Jan 06, 2009 06:51 PM
Ok I got it, I just wanted to post back and say this is what I got from the youtube help section.
Recommended: 1290 x 720 (16x9 HD) and 640 x 480 (4:3 SD)
There is no required minimum resolution - in general the higher resolution the better and HD resolution is preferred. For older content, lower resolution is unavoidable.
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