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Aspect ratio conversions on HD K2 client

The following specifications apply to K2 Summit/Solo system channels with the XDP (HD) license.
Source aspect ratio Source image Conversion option Conversion description Converted aspect ratio Converted image
4:3 Bar The 4:3 aspect ratio is maintained, centered on the screen, with black bars filling the left and right portions of the 16:9 display. 16:9
Half Bar The picture aspect ratio is maintained, but the image is slightly enlarged. The top and bottom of the image are slightly cropped, and thin black bars fill the left and right portions of the 16:9 display. 16:9
Crop The picture aspect ratio is maintained, but the image is enlarged so that it horizontally fills the HD display. The top and bottom of the 4:3 SD image are cropped to fit in the 16:9 display. 16:9
Stretch The picture aspect ratio is distorted. The image fills the screen vertically without cropping, and is stretched horizontally to fill the 16:9 display. This conversion up-converts Full Height Anamorphic (FHA) 16:9 SD material. 16:9
16:9 Bar The 16:9 aspect ratio is maintained, centered on the screen, with black bars filling the top and bottom portions of the 4:3 display. 4:3
Half Bar The picture aspect ratio is maintained, but the image is slightly enlarged. The left and right sides the image are slightly cropped, and thin black bars fill the top and bottom portions of the 4:3 display. 4:3
Crop The picture aspect ratio is maintained, but the image is enlarged so that it vertically fills the SD display. The left and right sides of the 16:9 HD image are cropped to fit in the 4:3 SD display 4:3
Stretch The picture aspect ratio is distorted. The image fills the screen horizontally without cropping, and is stretched vertically to fill the 4:3 display. This conversion generates Full Height Anamorphic (FHA) 16:9 SD material. 4:3

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