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Old 16th April 2010, 15:55   #208  |  Link
guth
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davidhorman View Post
AIUI, 702 (which would lead you to a PAR of 0.912 for NTSC video) is the "correct" width only for PAL video, whereas NTSC uses 704 pixels:

PAL: 576/(702*3/4)=1.09402
NTSC: 480/(704*3/4)=0.909091
I don't use 702 for NTSC, I use 710.85.
According to this page, which I still believe is the truth, it should be calculated like this:

PAL: 576/(702*3/4)=1.09402...
NTSC: 486/(710.85*3/4)=0.91158...
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