Why the shape of your screen matters - Brian Gervase

Translator: Riani Putri Reviewer: Maria Nainggolan

You know, back in the '40s and '50s,

Apa kamu tahu, pada tahun 40an dan 50an

the original standard television had a 4 to 3 width to height ratio.

TV yang standar, memiliki rasio lebar ke tinggi 4:3.

That shape was chosen to be a slight rectangle,

Bentuknya agak persegi panjang,

but still mostly square, thus having the maximal screen area

tetapi masih berbentuk persegi, sehingga area layar maksimal

for the given dimensions.

untuk dimensi yang ada.

And that's still the ratio on many TVs and computer monitors in today's homes.

Dan rasio itulah yang digunakan TV dan monitor komputer di rumah saat ini.

The problem is, hardly anybody today treats video content in a 4 to 3 ratio.

Masalahnya, saat ini tidak ada yang membuat video dalam rasio 4 : 3.

See, this whole problem started

Seluruh masalah ini dimulai

when people wanted to watch movies from the theater

ketika orang-orang mau menonton film bioskop

in the comfort of their own homes.

di rumahnya sendiri.

Movie screens are considerably larger than our home television.

Layar bioskop jauh lebih besar dari televisi rumah kita.

More important, the screen is completely different rectangle

Dan yang lebih penting, bentuk layarnya sangat berbeda

and can't mathematically fit on our TV screens without manipulation.

dan secara matematis tidak sesuai dengan layar TV

tanpa manipulasi.

A typical TV is one and a third times wider than it is tall

Lebar TV pada umumnya satu sepertiga kali tingginya dan

Some movie screens could be up to three times as wide as it is tall.

lebar beberapa layar bioskop tiga kali tingginya.

So what're we going to do to make it fit? Well, we have all kinds of options.

Lalu, bagaimana agar sesuai? Nah, ada beberapa pilihan.

Well, we could squeeze and stretch and mangle everything onto the screen,

Kita bisa mengecilkan, meregangkan, dan memotong semua ke layar,

to make it all fill up,

agar layar terisi penuh,

and everyone would look ridiculously thin and compressed.

dan semua akan terlihat sangat kurus dan terkompresi.

The good news is the sound would be just fine,

Bagusnya, suara akan tetap terdengar baik,

although I don't think people would be too happy about that option,

meskipun saya rasa semua tidak akan suka dengan pilihan itu,

particularly the actors in the movie.

terutama para aktor di film.

We could just cut a chunk of the original movie like a cookie cutter

Kita bisa memotong bagian dari film seperti pemotong biskuit

and just see that frame of the movie.

dan hanya melihat bagian yang dipotong.

The problem with that would be people and objects

Permasalahan yang timbul adalah

would be speaking from off the screen, or, even worse, they might be cut in half.

manusia dan objek tidak tampak di layar atau bahkan terpotong setengah.

Some movie editors use what's called the "pan and scan" technique

Beberapa editor film menggunakan teknik "pan & scan"

to allow the full height of the TV screen to be used,

agar ketinggian penuh layar TV dapat digunakan.

but pick and choose what section of the original movie

Namun, bagian tertentu harus dipilih

should be shown on your screen

untuk ditampilkan di layar TV

thus eliminating the annoying cutting of people.

sehingga menghilangkan kemungkinan memotong objek.

Imagine that job: staring at a 4 to 3 hole

Bayangkan ia menatap bingkai 4:3,

watching movies all day, deciding for everyone

menonton film seharian dan memutuskan

which piece of the screen is the most important part for people to see.

bagian mana yang paling penting untuk ditonton.

Now let's do a little quick math.

Mari kita lakukan perhitungan.

If we compare a major cinematic film produced on a 2.35 to 1 aspect frame

Jika kita bandingkan film yang diproduksi dengan rasio layar 2.35:1

with my standard 4 to 3 TV screen,

dengan layar TV standar 4:3,

we find out that only 55% of the movie can actually fit on the screen

kita tahu hanya 55% dari film yang muat di layar TV

at any one time.

pada satu waktu.

Just over half!

Hanya lebih sedikit dari setengah!

You've seen the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie on TV or DVD

Kalian pasti pernah melihat peringatan di awal film

that says, "This film has been modified

yang berbunyi "Film ini dimodifikasi

from its original format to fit on your TV screen."

dari bentuk aslinya agar sesuai dengan layar Anda"

Well, what it should say is,

Harusnya, itu berbunyi,

"We are only displaying 55% of the movie of our choosing."

"Kami hanya menampilkan 55% bagian film yang kami pilih."

Now for all the full-screen TV lovers,

Untuk semua pecinta layar penuh,

this is your dilemma:

ini dilemanya,

do you want to see all the movie, or is 55% good enough?

apa kamu ingin melihat seluruh film, atau 55% saja cukup?

How about new TVs?

Bagaimana dengan jenis TV baru?

Around the start of the century, some widescreen TVs

Pada awal dekade, beberapa TV layar lebar

emerged in a 16 to 9, or 1.78 times wider than it is tall.

muncul dengan rasio 16:9, atau 1,78 kali lebarnya.

Well, this screen fits the movie a little better,

Nah, layar ini memuat film sedikit lebih baik

but still only shows 75% of the original movie at one time.

tetapi masih menampilkan 75% bagian film.

Suppose someone made a TV for your living room

Misal, ada yang menaruh TV di ruang tamu

that was actually 2.35 to 1 to show those full movies?

dengan rasio 2,35:1 yang menayangkan film penuh?

Well, the TV with the same height as the most current 50-inch TVs -

Tinggi TV itu akan sama dengan TV 50 inci

that TV would be close to six feet long.

yaitu sepanjang 6 kaki.

And on top of that, you'd only use the full screen when you watched movies.

Dan layar penuhnya hanya digunakan untuk menonton film.

Most of the other content would have to be stretched,

Kebanyakan acara lain, harus diregangkan,

or have empty space on the sides of the screen.

atau ada ruang kosong di sisi-sisinya.

Of course, there is one more option.

Tentu saja, ada satu pilihan lagi.

We can just shrink the movie screen proportionally,

Kita bisa menyusutkan film secara proporsional,

to fit the width of your home television.

agar sesuai dengan lebar layar TV.

We can mathematically scale the original to fit exactly the width of the screen

Kita bisa menskala aslinya agar pas dengan lebar layar

and this'll preserve the entire movie screen,

dan ini akan mempertahankan seluruh bagian film,

but show the infamous black bars along the top and bottom

tetapi memperlihatkan kotak hitam di bagian atas dan bawah

that so many television watchers abhor.

yang dibenci banyak penonton TV.

Of course, now you can argue that we're only using 75% of that screen.

Tentu saja, kamu bisa berdebat, kami hanya menggunakan 75% layar.

And that is where the real question is:

Dan itulah pertanyaan sesungguhnya:

do you want your full screen, or do you want to see the entire movie?

Apa yang kamu mau, melihat layar penuh atau menonton seluruh film?

Most likely, you just need a bigger TV.

Mungkin, kamu hanya butuh TV yang lebih besar.