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In Reply to: An "ammorphic" revolt!! posted by OwenMeany on September 05, 2000 at 09:11:59:
Anamorphic on a DVD simply means that all the vertical lines are utilized in the presentation, instead of only the middle two-thirds. You get widescreen *and* higher resolution.
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That may be the tech-def, but what it really means is that in order to retain the original aspect raio (approx 1.85:1 to 2.35:1) the picture is 'morped to capture the ratio within the confines of a "square" televion. This does not work. It creates an elongated picture, i.e. suddenly the actors or whatever are taller and thinner, done in the name of captureing the essence of the film stock (usally 75mm)while "fitting" it into the tv screen .That is what I object to.
Anamorphic DVD's playback fine on a 4:3 set. You just have to set your DVD player to do the downconvert: this does *not* result in any changes to the original aspect ratio of the film. Downconverting might have some artifacts, depending on the DVD player, but a wrong aspect ratio is not an issue. This is typically accessed through your player's setup menu.Oh, yes, anamorphic DVD's look simply stunning when played back on a 16:9 HDTV with no downconversion taking place...
The little voices told me to stop talking back.
What you (seem to) lack is a player/viewer with the proper facility. With such a system the resolution is quite noticeably superior. Still, most DVDs come with a screen-filling option as well...
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