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FAQ - On Overscan

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What is Overscan? Why is it there?

Overscan is extra image area around the four edges of a video image that is not normally seen by the viewer. It exists because [older] television sets...were highly variable in how the video image was framed within the cathode ray tube (CRT).
The cameras in the studio, would have a "mask" on them so that the camera operator knew roughly what the viewer at home would be seeing and made sure that important features (like the...

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