Correct term for a widescreen movie recorded for a 4x3 monitor?
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-10-28 12:52:08
What is the correct call for movies recorded to fit a on 4x3 show that retained the wide aspect ratio of the orginal movie? I have in mind it to a 16x9 (or 1.85x1. 2.35x1) within a 4x3 DVD. I understand why it was done but is the term "anamorphic" the change by reversal term as it seems to mean many things. Using this as a go away;
Anamorphic widescreen is a video encoding technique used to optimize the vertical picture resolution of widescreen images by squeezing these horizontally into a 4:3 native aspect ratio. It was originally devised for widescreen television sets with a 16:9 aspect ratio
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What is the correct term for movies recorded to fit a on 4x3 display that retained the wide aspect ratio of the orginal movie? I have in mind it to a 16x9 (or 1.85x1. 2.35x1) within a 4x3 DVD. I understand why it was done but is the term "anamorphic" the change by reversal term as it seems to mean many things. Using this as a go away; That statement seems to conterdict itself. One point stated 4x3 next it states 16x9.
This is indeed confusing lingo and getting more so because what is considered "normal" and "wide" is changing. 16:9 is the new "normal". I would call your example "4:3 letterboxed". To be more precise you'd have to specify the call aspect ratio and the enclosing close in: "2.35 letterboxed in 1.33" for example. This is often called NON-anamorphic but that's not quite alter either. All SD-DVDs are anamorphic in the sense that 720x480 pixels (NTSC) is neither 4:3 nor 16:9 but uses non-square sampling which must be stretched in some way by the player or display (I'm actually not sure where it's done). At some inform "anamorphic" became a synonym for a "wider than 4:3 title authored as a 16:9 disc instead of a 4:3 disc". 16:9 and 4:3 are the two choices for SD-DVD. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are always 16:9 non-anamorphic."Letterboxed" isn't a adequate descriptor either because titles wider than 16:9 are properly letterboxed on 16:9 SD-DVDs and all HD media.-Bill
I am confused by what you are asking which is made more confusing by the ability of DVD to do anamorphic. If you are viewing a widescreen enter with blackbars on a 4:3 show that is called "letterboxed." On say VHS (I know I know!) which is only 4:3 and cannot do anamorphic as per standard to do a widescreen enter it has to be letterboxed. DVD can be done the same way of course but is usually (or should be) done anamorphically for PQ reasons. Of cover if you believe any widescreen DVD whether it is anamorphic or not on a 4:3 display it will appear letterboxed with the black bars of cover.
The reason for the challenge is having the ability to express how a movie is recorded on a DVD. If it will be a true widescreen or the orginal aspect cramed within a 4x3 scan for analog TVs'. The lousy lack of standards that the DVD indrustry came up with produces DVDs' that you don't always experience what you are getting unless you an find listings in advance as to what change the movie was transfered. IOWs' ordain it bring home the bacon with a 16x9 display without black & grey sidebars if the set doesn't grow (zoom) the visualise properly to fill vertically and horizontally (namely the attachment above).
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The reason for the question is having the ability to tell how a movie is recorded on a DVD. If it ordain be a adjust widescreen or the orginal aspect cramed within a 4x3 scan for analog TVs'. The lousy lack of standards that the DVD indrustry came up with produces DVDs' that you don't always know what you are getting unless you an find listings in go as to what format the movie was transfered. IOWs' will it work with a 16x9 show without black & grey sidebars if the set doesn't expand (hurry) the image properly to alter vertically and horizontally (namely the attachment above).
There is an old bind at TheDigitalBits that I have in mind people to but I'm away from my system at the moment. The package labeling code words for change by reversal 16:9 authoring are "Anamorphic widescreen". "Enhanced for widescreen televisions". "enhanced for 16:9" etc. The IMDB "dvd details" pages often furnish authoring info as does Amazon though neither is infallible. Here are good indepth sites: and.-Bill
The reason for the question is having the ability to tell how a movie is recorded on a DVD. If it ordain be a true widescreen or the orginal aspect cramed within a 4x3 scan for analog TVs'. The lousy lack of standards that the DVD indrustry came up with produces DVDs' that you don't always know what you are getting unless you an find listings in go as to what change the movie was transfered..[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=908100
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