Meant to be Seen

The project description and the videos are difficult to understand. The "idea" video in the third post shows a good demonstration of the project goal. Basically these are motorized blinds that hide the "black bars" on a widescreen projection. I think the goal is to auto-detect the black region from the video signal and auto-adjust the blinds accordingly. This would be a nice addition to a home theater. A simpler solution could be accomplished using a purely mechanical blind or even a motorized one with remote control, but a automated and motorized version like this would look nice.