@Tom Tee posted:How come when I do see a vertical photo in the center third of the shot there is frequently a faded out 1/3 image on either side of the center third??
Because the video editor decided that he can't have just a black screen on either side of the video (HORRORS!) so they expand and blur the vertical video so that something fills the screen on the sides. It's ridiculous.
I am ashamed to see what passes for "professional" video these days. The craft that I learned to respect as a young man has been dumbed down to the point where jump cuts are now OK, vertical video is OK, bad audio is OK, etc.
I am very sad to see what has happened to the profession I was once so proud of.