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Posted by Jay G. on 04/28/07 02:23
On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:10:45 -0700, SuperM wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:06:54 -0500, Fake Name <fakename@fake.com> Gave
> us:
>>
>>There are several 35mm film standards with varying aspect ratios. Some
>>are cropped down from 4:3 to 16:9 and in those cases there is more
>>information on the 4:3 version.
>
> I do not agree that any cropped or P & S version has "more
> information".
I agree that any image that has been cropped or P&S won't have more
information. However, in regards to whether it's the 4:3 or WS version
that has more information, it depends on which way the cropping went. For
a lot of WS films, mostly 1.85:1 and 1.66:1 films, the film is shot in the
full 4:3 aspect ratio of the film and then "matted down," aka cropped, to
the theatrical aspect ratio. In this case the Original Aspect Ratio WS
version is the cropped version, and the 4:3 "open matte" version does
indeed show more information.
It's a mistake to assume that just because a film has been altered to 4:3
for home viewing that the 4:3 version is showing less image than the OAR WS
version. MGM made that mistake on the back of their DVD cases and had to
settle a class-action lawsuit because of false advertising.
This link has a good summation of the MGM suit, as well as screenshots that
clearly show some 4:3 versions containing more image than their WS
counterparts.
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/mgmsuit/mgmsuit.html
-Jay
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