calculating anamorphic ratio

rem · 10-11-2004, 11:56 PM

hello all,

i've been using MA for years now and also have MAT when it came out.

i have a question regarding using MA/MAT in widescreen mode. i am using the apple 22" cinema display at 1600x1024 resolution. as 16/9=1.777 and 1600/1024=1.5625, i took the ratio of the two and came up with the anamorphic factor of 0.8789. this resulted in black bars at the top and bottom of my screen. and i don't mind the black bars as this was perfect at displaying my custom logo (it as a circle in it). before using this factor, the circle in my logo would show up more as an oval.

but with this setup, the clock seems a bit off (not perfectly circular). so my question is this: was the clock not designed as a perfect circle? or am i doing something wrong here.

<hue tang>

Edgar · 10-12-2004, 12:25 AM

I don't think it was a perfect circle because I was trying to fit it in the crystal to use the most area.

ESHIREY · 10-12-2004, 09:28 AM

Hey rem, Welcome to the forums.

rem · 10-12-2004, 11:03 AM

hi,

thank you for the answer...and the welcome.
so i am calculating the anamorphic factor correctly. that's good to know.

10-11-2004, 11:56 PM	#1
rem Registered Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: southern ca, usa Posts: 13	calculating anamorphic ratio hello all, i've been using MA for years now and also have MAT when it came out. i have a question regarding using MA/MAT in widescreen mode. i am using the apple 22" cinema display at 1600x1024 resolution. as 16/9=1.777 and 1600/1024=1.5625, i took the ratio of the two and came up with the anamorphic factor of 0.8789. this resulted in black bars at the top and bottom of my screen. and i don't mind the black bars as this was perfect at displaying my custom logo (it as a circle in it). before using this factor, the circle in my logo would show up more as an oval. but with this setup, the clock seems a bit off (not perfectly circular). so my question is this: was the clock not designed as a perfect circle? or am i doing something wrong here. <hue tang> another tang

10-12-2004, 12:25 AM	#2
Edgar Prolific/SereneScreen Developer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 513	I don't think it was a perfect circle because I was trying to fit it in the crystal to use the most area. *Edgar Tolentino* Prolific Developer www.prolific.com www.LifeGlobe.com

10-12-2004, 09:28 AM	#3
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Hey rem, Welcome to the forums. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

10-12-2004, 11:03 AM	#4
rem Registered Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: southern ca, usa Posts: 13	hi, thank you for the answer...and the welcome. so i am calculating the anamorphic factor correctly. that's good to know. another tang