Originally posted by: THX-1977
How can you tell if the dimensions "look" 4:3 or 16:9? What exactly are you looking for?
How can you tell if the dimensions "look" 4:3 or 16:9? What exactly are you looking for?
You'll get used to it with practice, but essentially it's all about recognising the basic geometry of the shape.
4 units wide by 3 units tall is not as wide as 16 units wide by 9 units tall.
Or, you can divide the width by the height and get the numerical ratio:
1.33 is not as big (read: wide) as 1.78.
Here are two images with the same height, but different width.
