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Old 08-09-2009, 08:00 PM   #101
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Originally Posted by BrianO View Post
It is impossible to convert a 4:3 image to 16:9 without either cropping it at top and/or bottom, or distorting it by stretching it horizontally, or doing a combination of both (i.e. cropping and distorting). This is a mathematical certainty. You simply are unobservant and misinformed if you think otherwise.
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That was exactly the point I was trying to make. It IS impossible to not stretch/distort if you are not zooming as you cannot change a nearly even sided square to a rectangle without distorting what is inside them. It is impossible. Some may not notice, but it is impossible for it to be done otherwise unless they zoom and cut off only the top & sides to still see the whole scrolling area.
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