| Below we have assembled some
frequently asked question in regards to our site. If you have
any other questions please contact
us and we will be happy to answer them.
What is High Definition?
High Definition technology represents a whole
new level of quality in the women's physique industry. There
are plenty of sites doing "high resolution" NTSC,
and certainly with good videographers and equipment, that
can look very good. However, that technology is limited by
technical standards nearly 70 years old (yes, that's right,
the National Television Standards Committee format was created
in the late 1930's!). Therefore, even with the best of equipment,
we are limited to only 640x480 resolution, and average to
good color.
In December 1996, the U.S. Congress approved
the ATSC (Advanced Television Standards Committee) standard
for Digital and High Definition TV. By using digital technology,
this system is designed to achieve much greater performance
in every aspect of video.... color, resolution, detail, audio,
etc. Within the ATSC set of standards, there are actually
18 different formats. 15 for standard definition digital (variants
of 640 x 480) and 3 HIGH DEFINITION formats (720p, 1080i,
and 1080p). This type of resolution achieves up to SIX (6)
TIMES the quality of DVD!!!! Perfect to see every muscle fiber
in gorgeous detail on your favorite physique model!
Today, many consumers are buying their first
(or 2nd or 3rd) digital High Definition TV's. Also, computer
monitors are often capable of very high resolution and color
performance and can be considered "high definition"
as well. While most people buy their HDTV monitors for things
like sports and movies, these products also do an outstanding
job displaying pictures of physique women! With so many people
connecting their computers up to these displays, it's easy
now to get High Definition (HD) content from your computer
onto your computer monitor or HDTV.
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What
do I need to view High Definition?
All you need is the following:
For 4:3 (squarish) monitors: Resolution of
1024 x 768 or higher, 1280 x 960 or greater recommended
For 16:9 (widescreen) displays: Resolution of 1280 x 720 or
greater.
A computer with the following minimum requirements:
- Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Windows Media Player 9 Series or Higher
- 2.4 GHz processor or equivalent
- 384 MB of RAM
- 64 MB video card
- DVD drive
- 1024 x 768 screen resolution
- 16-bit sound card
- Speakers
Optimum Configuration (for our 1080p
clips):
- Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Windows Media Player 9 Series or Higher
- DirectX 9.0
- 3.0 GHz processor or equivalent
- 512 MB of RAM
- 128 MB video card
- DVD drive
- 1920 x 1440 screen resolution
- 24-bit 96 kHz multichannel sound card
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How
can I test if my system can view these files?
To test to see if your computer can play these
files, please see some of the sample clips from Microsoft
at the following links, or click the free clips on our model
pages.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/trailers.aspx
The beauty of these files, is that the file
sizes are not much larger, if at all, than the tradition "hi-res"
MPEG2 clips you see all over the web. The difference is the
encoding/decoding of the information that the computers do
on our end, then on yours. So even though the file sizes are
reasonable, they DO require quite a bit of processing power.
You need to have a fairly modern computer (approx. 2003 or
later) to be able to view the HD files. The faster the processor,
and the more RAM you have, the better.
We will be publishing our content in 2 different
file formats. The first will be a standard low-resolution
(.mpg) file, for our dial-up customers, or for those who just
want quicker access to a given file to see if it's worth their
time downloading the larger versions. The second format will
be the most universally accessible high
definiton format, Windows Media Video (.wmv).
So to sum it up, you need:
1) a computer that is at
least as fast as the above specs
2) a monitor that meets the above specs
3) Windows Media Player 9, 10, or 11
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