31-08-2023, 08:11 PM
Here's a couple of screenshots from the episode of The Upper Hand aired today.
For clarity/transparency, I have taken one shot from YouTube and the other from UKTV Play. They are from the same episode (Series 1, Episode 5) of The Upper Hand. They are from the same point in the episode (give or take a few frames) and are straight screenshots. There has been no other manipulation on my part.
Here is the shot from UKTV Play which is pretty much identical to the broadcast copy:
And here is the same shot from the same episode from a YouTube upload (source unknown, but most likely the Network DVD):
Notice the episode title is further "in" to the screen, which is closer to where it should be for TV of the time to account for overscan as alluded to by James2001 above.
You'll also notice UKTV's copy is further "outward" than the YouTube copy and the caption is stretched as well, so looks like UKTV are stretching the picture sideways for some reason as well as zooming and filmic effecting.... *sigh*
For clarity/transparency, I have taken one shot from YouTube and the other from UKTV Play. They are from the same episode (Series 1, Episode 5) of The Upper Hand. They are from the same point in the episode (give or take a few frames) and are straight screenshots. There has been no other manipulation on my part.
Here is the shot from UKTV Play which is pretty much identical to the broadcast copy:
And here is the same shot from the same episode from a YouTube upload (source unknown, but most likely the Network DVD):
Notice the episode title is further "in" to the screen, which is closer to where it should be for TV of the time to account for overscan as alluded to by James2001 above.
You'll also notice UKTV's copy is further "outward" than the YouTube copy and the caption is stretched as well, so looks like UKTV are stretching the picture sideways for some reason as well as zooming and filmic effecting.... *sigh*