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Seems like widescreen monitors are becoming more standard now. So, demos.... wide, 4:3, or options for both? More work of course if you do it right. So do the artists think it's OK to do a quick + dirty wide version, with either a bit of the top and bottom lost or a bit extra at the sides? Or is it better to have the evil black bars, but keep the original screen layout?

And why is it that black bars look all right at the top and bottom but crap at the sides?

Make 16:9-demos, letterbox them to 16:10 and/or 4:3 (or whatever aspect ratio the screen is). Widescreen is more comfortable for the human eye, and letterboxing only on the top/bottom is easier ;)


OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR: MAKE DEMOS FOR ONLY GBA! 3:2 ASPECT RATIO FTW!

eh, good point, forgot the fucked up 16:10 on PC monitors.. why not stick with just one widescreen ratio? Anyway, how noticable is it if you stretch between 16:10 and 16:9?

It's noticeable ;)

bars at the sides catch focus because they are seen different to two eyes. just a theory.

Since when?

i hate blacks

i hate waffles

i haet asparagus

16:10 is close to the golden ratio. i have a feeling this is why it is being used - and the "original" 16:9 ratio is probably just alive because of a typo :D

I always presumed 16:9 was so because it's 4^2:3^2 - maybe not.

Lies, unless you're comfortable thinking the human eye considers everything in a pre-defined framework without moving a muscle. Ever.

I agree with Kusma. 16:9 and letterbox for all the rest.

i've heard they are working on a new 13:37 aspect ratio.

they chose 13 and 37 cause they are both prime numbers, not because something eles that happended 3 days ago

Hm... maybe 16:9 is still around because nearly all new TVs are 16:9? I always thought 16:9 was the 'proper' wide ratio, and 16:10 was made for PCs because it made the number of pixels better for computers (i.e. divisible by 16). That was a guess though... maybe it's just cheaper to make.

The golden mean theory is interesting though... 16:10 is very close to 55:34. Is the golden mean better to look at, as well as making interesting vegetables?

psionice : There's never been much of a point in having screen height as a multiple of 16. Width is another matter.

i dont care so much for widescreen
but its the wave of the future, or so i see

i care only for treasure!

I agree with Kusma, but add that if the treasure is contained in buckets, BONUS.

Parapete : check your emails, pal... :)