Re: Possible anamorfic format for DVD (Re: Satantango)

From: Marcos Ortega (email suppressed)
Date: Fri Sep 15 2006 - 02:53:34 PDT


I've asked them again about this and got a confirmation:

"4x3 will be the format and 1.66:1 will be the aspect ratio."

So it will be 4:3 and letterboxed :-)

Regards,

Marcos

www.expcinema.com

Quoting Lundgren <email suppressed>:

> Hopefully they meant that it was letterboxed, otherwise it might ofc be
> a full frame edition, and then you can always scan it to 1.66 : 1 at
> home like they do in the cinemas.
>
> Let's wait and see...
>
> Björn Lundgren
> Sweden
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freya" <email suppressed>
> To: <email suppressed>
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Possible anamorfic format for DVD (Re: Satantango)
>
>
>> 1.66:1 is the film format nearest to 16:9 anyway isn't
>> it? 1.85:1 is more letterboxed than 1.661 on a 16:9
>> screen.
>>
>> Movies can be letterboxed even when in anamorphic 16:9
>> if they are wider than 16:9.
>>
>> The reasons why there might be a 4:3 version made is
>> that they may already have a telecine master in pan
>> and scanned 4:3, perhaps for a VHS release previously.
>>
>> Alternatively it could be letterboxed 4:3 and the
>> reason for that might be that a master was made for
>> VHS for which the master is letterboxed 4:3.
>>
>> If they are making a new transfer for the DVD it makes
>> less sense, unless the director intended it to be a
>> 4:3 film and it got released to the cinema in a
>> widescreen format instead?? *shrug*
>>
>> love
>>
>> Freya
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Lundgren <email suppressed> wrote:
>>
>>> Technically there's only 4:3, and the 16:9 are
>>> anamorfically fitted onto the
>>> 4:3 resolution.
>>>
>>> From what I know you can make a disc anamorfic at
>>> 1.66 : 1 too. But somehow
>>> companies chose not to. Lazy? Or maybe problems with
>>> equipment for viewing?
>>>
>>> Björn Lundgren
>>> Sweden
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcos Ortega" <email suppressed>
>>> To: <email suppressed>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:55 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Satantango
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ir must be so. With DVD you have 4:3 or 16:9, and
>>> 1,66:1 only fits in the
>>>> first one, letterboxed.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Marcos
>>>>
>>>> www.expcinema.com
>>>>
>>>> Quoting Lundgren <email suppressed>:
>>>>
>>>>> I can't remeber seeing it in 4:3 at the cinema...
>>>>>
>>>>> IMDb lists it as 1.66 : 1 which makes sense with
>>> my memory and with
>>>>> Tarr's filmmaking.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope you mean that it is letterboxed 1.66 : 1?
>>>>>
>>>>> Björn Lundgren
>>>>> Swed>> >>>>>> Home: email suppressed
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