Re: HEY - Gadget Boy : Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:34 pm  

tb wrote: Key thing here, if I understand your queston: TVs, computer screens, etc are landscape aspect (wide but not high), so when people film things on their phones in portrait (tall and narrow) – because that's how people hold phones – and it's shown on a landscape device like a TV, the choice is either to have black blocks either side of the image, or those blurry bits. And someone decided the blurry stuff looks better. (There's a video on how to do it – complete with annoying ad) here: https://youtu.be/-Ax8yUp5Ru0 Thanks for that tb. So I presume how it looks right now, will be the same for generations to come - oh joy.

tb wrote: Key thing here, if I understand your queston: TVs, computer screens, etc are landscape aspect (wide but not high), so when people film things on their phones in portrait (tall and narrow) – because that's how people hold phones – and it's shown on a landscape device like a TV, the choice is either to have black blocks either side of the image, or those blurry bits. And someone decided the blurry stuff looks better. (There's a video on how to do it – complete with annoying ad) here: https://youtu.be/-Ax8yUp5Ru0 Thanks for that tb. So I presume how it looks right now, will be the same for generations to come - oh joy.

Re: HEY - Gadget Boy : Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:43 pm  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Thanks for that tb.

So I presume how it looks right now, will be the same for generations to come - oh joy.

Re: HEY - Gadget Boy : Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:31 am  

Cronus wrote:

Re: HEY - Gadget Boy : Tue May 02, 2017 6:04 am  

Never mind that, what about completely blurry CCTV footage. "We've got footage of the criminal act in question, can you identify the thief?". "No, I don't know anyone who's face looks like it was drawn with a grey crayon."

Re: HEY - Gadget Boy : Tue May 02, 2017 8:22 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

Never mind that, what about completely blurry CCTV footage. "We've got footage of the criminal act in question, can you identify the thief?". "No, I don't know anyone who's face looks like it was drawn with a grey crayon."

Or when news websites ask for help identifying a person and publish about 7 screenshots but pixelate the face of the person they're asking for help to identify. What's that all about?