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3. In newspapers, page layout is sometimes designed to draw eyes

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 05:07 PM

Jul 2014

in a certain direction, typically towards the ads. I'm not sure if that means they reverse the orientation of photos, but I know I've done this personally with certain of my own photos so as to better compile a collage in a unifying way.

Not sure if a similar drive is at work here, but just raising the possibility.

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OMG how awful. closeupready Jul 2014 #1

I wonder why the video image is reversed? Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #2

In newspapers, page layout is sometimes designed to draw eyes closeupready Jul 2014 #3

It's used to fool the youtube software that looks for copyright infringement. progressoid Jul 2014 #4