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n. The area of a television image that is expected to be viewable on all television screens, including old ones that typically crop the borders of the image.
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Safe area is a term used in television production to describe the areas of the television picture that can be seen on television screens.
Older televisions can display less of the space outside of the safe area than ones made more recently. Flat panel screens, Plasma displays and liquid crystal display (LCD) screens generally can show most of the picture outside the safe areas.
The use of safe areas in television production ensures that the most important parts of the picture are seen by the majority of viewers.
The size of the title-safe area is typically specified in pixels or percent. The NTSC and PAL analog television standards do not specify official overscan amounts, and producers of television programming use their own guidelines.
Safe area may refer to:
- Safe area (television), areas of TV picture that can be seen on screens
- Safe area (Bosnian War), areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina under United Nations peacekeeper watch
Usage examples of "safe area".
McCoy, my copilot, and my flight engi n eer to be taken immediately many miles away to a safe area.
It could be that roaming bulls remember Marsabit as a safe area, nothing more complicated than that.
Moreover, these zones of destruction were twofold, near and far, with a wide safe area in the middle.
There was a plan afoot to zone off part of Leith, turn it into a safe area for streetwalkers.
Maybe something that extends the perimeters, creates a safe area around the house itself.
He keyed the radio, giving the prearranged one click that told the team he was in the safe area and receiving two clicks in return, meaning his men were secure in their position, too.
Evidently Peottre had established what he considered a safe area for the party.