Understanding the Control Panel
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This aspect ratio yields an image with no loss of picture information, but the disadvantage is that it does not
fill the entire output display.
CCUT/ZOOM - Center Cut / Zoom
If the aspect ratio of the input video is 16:9 and is to be converted to a 4:3 display, as in a down conversion,
the original image will be cropped on the left and right sides, which is often called a “Center Cut,” so that
the center of the original image will fill the output display. This setting maintains correct geometry, but
results in a loss of picture on each side.
If the aspect ratio of the input video is 4:3 and it is to be converted to a 16:9 display, as in an up conversion,
the original 4:3 image will be cropped on the top and bottom, which is often called a “Zoom”, so that the
image will fill the output display. This setting maintains correct geometry, but results in a loss of picture on
the top and bottom.
This aspect ratio fills the entire output image while maintaining correct geometry, but results in a loss of
picture information.
16:9 Ratio Display
4:3 Ratio Image
16:9 Ratio Image
4:3 Ratio Display
4:3 Ratio Image
16:9 Ratio Display
