From: Ken Bawcom (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Sep 02 2006 - 15:29:45 PDT
I won't watch a scope film in 4x3, for that very reason. I do know
about super 35, and the various aspect ratios that can be derived. They
do show more on top and bottom, than the cinematographer intended, when
shown in 4x3, instead of cropping the sides. But, we were discussing
anamorphic DVDs, and I was trying to keep it simple. ;)
My point is that you can see accurate aspect ratios of 2.35:1, and
1.85:1 films, on anamorphic DVDs. So, I wasn't sure what was meant by
anamorphic DVDs not supporting those aspect ratios, but only 16x9. It
would probably be too complicated to have electronic reproduction using
a host of aspect ratios, unsqueezing them at different rates, in
consumer equipment, and thus it is not used that way on DVDs.
Ken B.
Quoting Ed Inman <email suppressed>:
> It is sometimes just the opposite. Projecting a 35mm "flat" film at
> 1.85:1 wastes much of the frame on top and bottom. So rather than
> seeing less on each side with the DVD you may actually often be
> seeing more on the top and bottom than you would typically see in a
> theater.
>
> Scope films are a totally different ballgame. They use the full frame
> more efficiently by squeezing twice the picture into the same space,
> which then is "unsqueezed" during projection using an anamorphic
> lens. As such, you literally lose half of the picture if you "pan &
> scan" a scope film for a full frame DVD.
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Bawcom <email suppressed>
>
>> I do think that for many films shot in 1.85:1, they DO make them fill
>> the 16x9 screen, thus losing a bit from both sides, probably because
>> they think the general public will prefer it. But that is not
>> necessary, just a decision by those producing the disc.
>
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