What is HD title safe?

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What is HD title safe?

Safe title is the area recommended for title and essential information placement in the frame. Anything too close to frame edges may get covered by the TV set cabinet body or lost due to other reasons. Because of 16:9 aspect ratio the safe title area in HD is wider.

Is title safe still necessary?

Title safe, action safe, safe margins, safe area, safeties – whatever you want to call them, they matter. Some people forget about them (from shooting all the way through edit) and a surprising number of folks don’t even know about them.

Which line is title safe?

The title-safe area or graphics-safe area is, in television broadcasting, a rectangular area which is far enough in from the four edges, such that text or graphics show neatly: with a margin and without distortion.

What are the two types of safe areas?

Safe area (television)

  • Invisible area.
  • Action-safe area.
  • Title-safe area.

What is a safe frame area?

The Live Area Safe Frame is the extent of what will be rendered. The Action Safe area is the boundary where you should be assured that the action in the scene will display on most if not all TV screens. The Title Safe area is where you can feel comfortable rendering titles in your frame.

What is an example of safety?

Safety is a state of being protected from potential harm or something that has been designed to protect and prevent harm. An example of safety is when you wear a seat belt. An example of safety is a safety belt. A device designed to prevent accidents, as a lock on a firearm preventing accidental firing.

Is there a safe title area in HD?

Because of 16:9 aspect ratio the safe title area in HD is wider. However, titles placed at the edge of the HD safe title area will get cropped off by “center crop” downconversion to standard definition video [Fig. 1]. It is wise to consider the 4:3 safe title when titling HD material.

Where are the safe areas on a HDTV?

These safe areas are 80% of the screen for title safe and 90% for action safe. A few years back the SMTPE updated the safe areas for HDTV. The new safe areas crop much less of the screen than the safe margins of old. The new areas are 90% for title safe and 93% for action safe.

What should the safe title area be in 16 : 9?

Adding to the confusion is the fact that there are now two Safe Title Areas to consider in a 16:9 frame: the 16:9 Safe Title Area and the 4:3 Safe Title Area (red-dotted rectangles below). The 16:9 Safe Title Area (red-dotted rectangle below) should be used for both HD content and when HD content is being downconverted (letterbox) to SD.

When did SMPTE add the safe title area?

Thus SMPTE RP 8 was born. It specified a Safe Title Area for TV Transmission, 80% width, 80% height rectangle with rounded corners. In 1963, SMPTE RP 13 added a Safe Action Area, a maximum image area rectangle that should contain all significant action, which specified a 90% width, 90% height rectangle with rounded corners.

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