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OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts) Fri Feb 12, 2016, 09:53 PM Feb 2016

When TV programs use cell phone videos taken in portrait instead of landscape mode

why don't they just put black stripes on the side? I hate the fuzzy, distorted edges they use. It is distracting and it always makes me think they are blurring something out on purpose (like when someone has a wardrobe malfunction).

Anyone else feel this way?

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When TV programs use cell phone videos taken in portrait instead of landscape mode (Original Post) OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 OP

I just don't understand why people insist on using the portrait mode instead of landscape to Fla Dem Feb 2016 #1

Sure, but many of these vids (I'm guessing) OrwellwasRight Feb 2016 #3

Yes! femmocrat Feb 2016 #2

Fla Dem

(23,690 posts)

1. I just don't understand why people insist on using the portrait mode instead of landscape to

Reply to OrwellwasRight (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:02 PM

Feb 2016

take videos. I just seems so common sense and you get a far better video.

OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts)

3. Sure, but many of these vids (I'm guessing)

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:47 PM

Feb 2016

are by people who rarely makes vids, so they may each individually learn from experience how to improve their technique. In the meantime, who invented the practice of using blur when these amateur videos are broadcast on TV?? I don't think it's a good trend.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

2. Yes!

Reply to OrwellwasRight (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 02:04 PM

Feb 2016

I wondered about that for a long time. I would prefer white or black edges to the blur. I agree that it is distracting.

GMTA!

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