摘要 |
A system and method for receiving a video sequence with a given aspect ratio and displaying that sequence on a device with a different aspect ratio in letterbox form by performing letterbox type conversion immediately before display. In letterbox form, the viewer sees the entire active region of the picture but the whole screen is not used. In one embodiment a video sequence with a given aspect ratio can be displayed on a device with a different aspect ratio in letterbox or pan-scan form, at the users discretion, by performing, respectively, letterbox or pan-scan conversion immediately before display. Thus, the user can decide to use the entire screen or to see the entire picture.
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