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There certainly ARE standard aspect ratios for movies.

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jeffreybehr

In Reply to: RE: Don't blame them. posted by GTF on November 30, 2008 at 19:55:21

The two standards are 1.85 and 2.35(2.39). How can you say there are no standards when probably-99% of the motion pictures released in the US in the last 20 years have been in one of these ratios?
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Just two? - GTF 21:08:09 12/02/08 (0)
Their are more then two.
That's why no matter what the TV manufacture's set as their standard,
sometimes there are going to black bars.

* 1.33:1 A standard television set; roughly equivalent to 4:3.
* 1.37:1 Referred to as the academy aspect ratio.
The standard for films shot before the mid-1950s.
* 1.66:1 A bit wider than a standard TV, but not by much.
* 1.78:1 The dimensions of a widescreen television set;
roughly equivalent to 16:9.
* 1.85:1 Popular aspect ratio for many movies.
* 2.35: Another popular aspect ratio for movies.

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