In Reply to: When is 16:9 not 16:9 ? posted by kyzyltuva on October 15, 2002 at 07:29:20:
A 16:9 screen is totally filled when properly displaying a film that was done in 1.85:1 aspect ratio (typical 35mm film, I think). There are a handfull of different aspect ratios being used. Star Wars was shot in 70mm I believe, which is 2.35:1, so even on a 16:9 screen, you should still see black bars at the top and bottom, if the image is being displayed properly.
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- Re: When is 16:9 not 16:9 ? - Hornlover 08:16:46 10/15/02 (3)
- Yep, check those aspect ratios. - Aroc 09:05:49 10/15/02 (2)
- But it's the best we got. - Harmonia 09:39:51 10/15/02 (1)
- or you could just turn off the lights ... - Aroc 18:23:19 10/15/02 (0)