Why don't still images scale to fit the safe areas of the frame?

Why doesn't Encore offer offer more flexibility for scaling images in slideshows. Yeah, I know it's very cool that it does a scale, but I want everybody who watches my dvd to be able to see ALL of my image. For those who own standard televisions, they won't be able to see the whole image unless I pan and zoom, and even then I have to time the pan correctly.
Programmers, please add a feature so that users have more control over scaling.
Thanks,
Laz!

Said this dozens of times, and will doubtless say it dozens of times more.
There are 2 issues at play here.
1 - Encore is an authoring app, not an editor, and as such it is down to you to prepare your assets correctly.
2 - a standard TV will always crop the images - they overscan. the same image in a progressive scan system will display fully.
So, what you need to do is decide what you need to create your images at, and if you use Photoshop, After Effects or Premiere, then you can use the title safe/Action safe overlays to scale things yourself.
It has to be done this way, as not all TV sets overscan to the same degree - as I just said, Progressive Scan systems and LCD/Plasma screens don't overscan at all.
This is what the safe areas are for.

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