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christianb5949572
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June 18, 2019
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2560x1440 vs. 2048x1080

  • June 18, 2019
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Hi!

I've read the following on numerous Websites:

2K

2560 x 1440 (typical monitor resolution)

2048 x 1080 (official cinema resolution)

My question is this: how can the cinema resolution be lower than the typical monitor resolution? If I understand correctly, cinema studios shoot movies in 2048 x 1080, but people view them on 2560 x 1440 monitors.

Wouldn't that mean movies are blurry or smaller on 2560 x 1440 displays?

Thanks!

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    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
    Inspiring
    June 18, 2019

    Hey, you watch 1080 videos on vimeo in their viewer, right?  Maybe even 4K videos?  Any problems?

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    christianb5949572Author
    Inspiring
    June 18, 2019

    I just watched two different Vimeo videos on my Apple Thunderbolt Display (2560 x 1440) and the videos were blurry on full screen mode.

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    christianb5949572Author
    Inspiring
    June 18, 2019

    How blurry? Like if you pull out a magnifying glass, or if you have it on a 65" screen then sure. Can you post a screenshot?


    A little blurry as I would expect a smaller video to look like on a bigger resolution output.

    My monitor is 27".

    Settings:

    Not full screen:

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