Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for your suggestions Spencer. Today is another day, and I am going to have another go incormorating the suggestions made. Best wishes Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 10 May 2012, at 05:39, Spencer Cheng wrote: > Gerry, > > It would be best if you know which TV they have. Depending on the TV and > the precise picture mode, some TV will stretch 4:3 images width wise to > fit in a 16:9 aspect ratio. This is not something I believe you can > control within Aperture/iPhoto or Lightroom. It may even be something they > themselves has no idea as many people just leave it on factory setting. > > My suggestion for the case you have no idea which TV they have is to use > 16:9 aspect ration and 1080p (1920x1080 or so) resolution. That way, if > they have a 4:3 screen, they will probably just see black bars on top and > bottom. If they have a 16:9 TV, the images should be fit perfectly. > Infinitely preferred to fat-looking wedding photos. > > Best solution I would suggest is to ask them what kind of TV they have or > are planning to buy. All the common larger flatscreen TVs now days are > either 720p or, more commonly, 1080p. Very few large sets are 4:3 any more > in the stores in Canada. > > Regards, > Spencer > > On May 10, 2012, at 0:19, Gerry Walden wrote: > >> Thanks Ric, but the problem is that I will not know their TV so I can't >> do that. I was hoping that if I produced to 4:3 it would stay like that >> when shown, with a black edge on a 16:9 screen but it stretches sideways >> to fill the 16:9 screen making the people look fat - not what the bride >> and groom want at all! >> >> There must be an easy setting somewhere that will stop this happening - >> maybe in Aperture/iPhoto? >> >> Gerry > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information