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 and
liquid crystal display screens generally can show most of the picture outside the safe areas.Safe area is important in television production because it is important to ensure all important parts of the picture are viewable by the majority of viewers.
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