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Posted by Joshua Zyber on 10/31/06 01:23
"Stan" <srs666@despammed.com> wrote in message
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>> Most 1.85:1 films when transfered to dvd are changed to 1.78:1
>
> Why? I can't see any director being happy with a transfer that "edits
> out"
> even a small part of his carefully composed image. We were all happy
> with
> full letterboxed 1.85 images on 4:3 screens.
You're not understanding the process. 35mm film has a negative aspect
ratio of 1.37:1. A movie designed for 1.85:1 composition will be shot
with the entire camera negative exposed, then the top and bottom of the
frame are matted during projection.
When it comes time for the video transfer, most 1.85:1 movies have the
mattes slightly lifted to expose a tiny sliver of extra picture at the
top and bottom of the frame.
The difference between 1.85:1 and 1.78:1 is a few scan lines, and does
not affect the compositional intent. Here are some photo examples:
http://www.mindspring.com/~jzyber/Manchurian_16-9.jpg
http://www.mindspring.com/~jzyber/Manchurian_185-1.jpg
The extra picture information will be cropped off by overscan on most
consumer televisions anyway.
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