Cisco Headend System Release 2.7
Prevent Cropping of Your Services Portal Title
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Prevent Cropping of Your Services Portal Title
Most TVs crop the video slightly to ensure the edges of the frame look sharp on the
TV screen. To make sure that important screen elements are not cropped, avoid
placing graphics or text against the edges of the screen.
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) developed clear
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) developed clear
screen usage areas known as the Title Safe Area and the Action Safe Area. Observe
these areas when designing your Services Portal layout.
Low Resolution Safe Areas
Action Safe Area
The Action Safe Area is inside a rectangle that is placed 12 pixels vertically and 16
The Action Safe Area is inside a rectangle that is placed 12 pixels vertically and 16
pixels horizontally and measures 287 x 215. Most televisions will display text and
graphics inside the Action Safe area.
Title Safe Area
The low-resolution Title Safe Area is inside a rectangle that is placed 24 pixels
The low-resolution Title Safe Area is inside a rectangle that is placed 24 pixels
vertically and 32 pixels horizontally and measures 255 x 191. All television sets will
display text and graphics inside the Title Safe Area.