Accom WSD/2XTREME User Manual page 12

Chapter 1: Getting to know WSD/2X
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workstation monitor. Prior to sending the images to 2Xtreme,
change the image size to 720 x 486 in 525 or 720 x 576 in 625.
The objects now appear squashed on the workstation monitor
but display correctly in the video image.
Gamma Correction— Television images are Gamma corrected
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to compensate for distortion introduced by the television picture
tube. Computer generated images may not be gamma corrected.
When you transfer images you may see compression of dark areas
on 2Xtreme.
This disparity affects you
when you build a graphic on
the computer which you
intend to use as a video ele-
ment in either an NTSC or
PAL program. On the com-
puter, the graphic is propor-
tioned just right, but when
you move it to the program,
it becomes distorted.
A work around for this is to
set the image size to 720 x
540 in 525, or 768 x 576 in
625, when creating the art in
the software package. Round
images appear round on the
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