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EDIT: Changed all 1.25's to 1.333's. Thanks Phoenix - I can't add. Well, it was after 1:00.....
Okay, wow! That's a lot of posts. Now, to the questions!
1) Q: Why does it have to have a duck?
A: Because Dink is *the* duck paradise! (Well, sorta.) It's just gotta have the ducks. Plus, if you go to the Dink Project page, which you probably haven't, you will see, at the top of the page:
-- Redefining duck killing as a whole new experience!
Why? Because Dink... Well... Just go meditate on it, I'm sure you'll figure it out!
2) Q: Why no prize?
A: Well, I'm poor, duh! Unless, of course, you want to offer a prize, Morpheus. OH! Umm, how about the good feeling you have inside you when you do someting nice for somebody? Like a good samaritan! And, you get your name at the bottom of the page! Isn't that enough?? Sadly, samaritans don't exist anymore....
3) Q: What size?
A: Well, I'd prefer 640x480 or 800x600. Why? Well, images can easily be resized in that form. Because of the NTSC standard (which is better than PAL
) has defined the sizes of a 1:1.25 pixel ratio. This is the standard for TV screens all across the US! (And Japan, Canada, and Mexico of course!) Now, NTSC corp., or whatever their name is, can not modify the ratios for computer screens. However, you can adjust the ratio to fit your computer screen. From the TV (a 0.9) pixel size to a computer (1.0) pixel size, the 4:3 ratio is the same. This ratio is also somewhat, not fully, compatible with PAL. Now, the framerates between the two are different, but that's another story. I believe that SECAM came after PAL which came after NTSC. Well, the point of that is that a computer can convert any image to one of those formats (wait, no it wasn't...). It's just that a 4:3 format makes it much easier. Not that I'm planning to put this logo on TV
Now, I want you to take the following numbers and tell me the result:
640 divided by 480 Result: 1.333
800 divided by 600 Result: 1.333
960 divided by 720 Result: 1.333
1024 divided by 768 Result: 1.333
The result for all four is 1.333, or for those of you who have a quality graphing calculator, 4/3 .
So, what does this have to do with video, uhm, well, nothing really. It's just ease of future use. If you wish to choose a different format, just make sure it is 4:3 NTSC compatible.
Okay, wow! That's a lot of posts. Now, to the questions!
1) Q: Why does it have to have a duck?
A: Because Dink is *the* duck paradise! (Well, sorta.) It's just gotta have the ducks. Plus, if you go to the Dink Project page, which you probably haven't, you will see, at the top of the page:
-- Redefining duck killing as a whole new experience!
Why? Because Dink... Well... Just go meditate on it, I'm sure you'll figure it out!
2) Q: Why no prize?
A: Well, I'm poor, duh! Unless, of course, you want to offer a prize, Morpheus. OH! Umm, how about the good feeling you have inside you when you do someting nice for somebody? Like a good samaritan! And, you get your name at the bottom of the page! Isn't that enough?? Sadly, samaritans don't exist anymore....
3) Q: What size?
A: Well, I'd prefer 640x480 or 800x600. Why? Well, images can easily be resized in that form. Because of the NTSC standard (which is better than PAL
) has defined the sizes of a 1:1.25 pixel ratio. This is the standard for TV screens all across the US! (And Japan, Canada, and Mexico of course!) Now, NTSC corp., or whatever their name is, can not modify the ratios for computer screens. However, you can adjust the ratio to fit your computer screen. From the TV (a 0.9) pixel size to a computer (1.0) pixel size, the 4:3 ratio is the same. This ratio is also somewhat, not fully, compatible with PAL. Now, the framerates between the two are different, but that's another story. I believe that SECAM came after PAL which came after NTSC. Well, the point of that is that a computer can convert any image to one of those formats (wait, no it wasn't...). It's just that a 4:3 format makes it much easier. Not that I'm planning to put this logo on TV Now, I want you to take the following numbers and tell me the result:
640 divided by 480 Result: 1.333
800 divided by 600 Result: 1.333
960 divided by 720 Result: 1.333
1024 divided by 768 Result: 1.333
The result for all four is 1.333, or for those of you who have a quality graphing calculator, 4/3
. So, what does this have to do with video, uhm, well, nothing really. It's just ease of future use. If you wish to choose a different format, just make sure it is 4:3 NTSC compatible.
