EvaUnit02 on 22/8/2007 at 02:11
Quote Posted by Kolya
Someone once
scaled the existing cutscenes. But it only resulted in a few very large files without any quality gained. That's what people usually mistake for "high res cutscenes".
Ah upscaled, gotcha. Waste of time and space then. Thanks.
Zygoptera on 22/8/2007 at 03:42
As I'm feeling pedantic, I'd just point out that 1280x1024 is not technically a 4:3 ratio, 1280x960 is. So SS2 isn't technically limited to 4:3 ratios.
RocketMan on 22/8/2007 at 04:29
oh yeah...just noticed that....and its what my res has always been set to for just about everything....why is it then that it seems to look just fine in terms of the aspect ratio of everything. 4:3 should look noticeably wider but when i switch back and forth between the 2 ARs i don't notice a hell of a lot
EvaUnit02 on 22/8/2007 at 09:13
Oh 1280x1024 is indeed 5:4. 4:3 has a slightly wider POV than 5:4 IIRC.
Kolya on 22/8/2007 at 12:02
Different aspect ratios are a design nemesis. Can't even depict a square anymore.
Bjossi on 22/8/2007 at 14:07
I'd love to know why all modern 4:3 monitors support a 5:4 resolution. And also why my 4:3 monitor refuses to display 1280 x 960 correctly.
EvaUnit02 on 22/8/2007 at 15:05
5:4 is the most common aspect ratio of fullscreen LCD monitors whilst 4:3 had been standard since the inception of television, god knows why. Similarly why do most LCD widescreen monitors use the non-standard 16:10 ratio rather than 16:9? 16:10 has a narrower FOV too.
ZylonBane on 23/8/2007 at 20:35
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
...4:3 had been standard since the inception of television, god knows why.
Because 4:3 was the standard aspect ratio for movies when the television standard was being developed.
I guess knowing that makes me god?
Kolya on 23/8/2007 at 20:51
Not if you just read it on Wikipedia. Otherwise it makes you a minor god, perhaps a vengeful-dogmatic nereid with algae in your hair.
Martin Karne on 24/8/2007 at 00:38
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
Because 4:3 was the standard aspect ratio for movies when the television standard was being developed.
I guess knowing that makes me god?
Yeah you're.
