Films which were shot using spherical lenses but framed in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, are called Widescreen and were the precursors to the 16:9 aspect ratio, which is now used for Broadcast Transmissions and DVD releases. Widescreen & Anamorphicįilms released in various wide screen aspect ratios will result in the most varied masks, for example 1.85 and 2.35. Pillarbox masks are produced when older 4x3 images are displayed on newer wider 16x9 displays as above. Letterbox masks can be displayed on both 4x3 displays and 16x9 displays in a variety of masks depending on the aspect ratios of the source material. Within each display area, a range of images of varying aspect ratios can be displayed producing a corresponding mask effect. Basically, there are two types of displays still in current use, the older 4x3 CRT displays, and the newer flat panel 16x9 displays. When we hear terms like Letterbox or Pillarbox or 4:3 and 16:9 as well as seeing references to 1.85 or even 2.35 on DVD packaging, it can be overwhelming to the uninitiated in the vagaries of production and distribution of video and film, as to what all these numers are refering to. This article will attempt to de mystify the terminology, when applied to screen and image aspect ratios and their relationships (hang on, all will be made perfectly clear). Even though these days 16:9 is the accepted standard, there is still a lot of confusion as to which settings to use when viewing material from a variety of sources and on different screens. When television sets and computer monitors began the transition from 4:3 to 16:9, a lot of permutations of image aspect ratios resulted when viewing stills and video on the respective shape displays. Similarly, with the advent of television, the first television sets were for a long time in the same aspect ratio of 4:3, and remained so until 1999's introduction of 16:9, which incidentally translates to a ratio of 1.77:1. #VALORANT LETTERBOX VS FILL MOVIE#Once upon a time, truth ran at 24 fps, and the shape of screens was strictly Standard Academy that is, the screens of the first movie palaces were all in the ratio of 4:3, or 1.33:1, width to height. Another chance to read Serge Golikov's excellent article on the the often-confusing matter of aspect ratios, letterboxing, and pillarboxing, giving RedShark readers a lesson of cinematic rectangles (in rectangles).
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