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When working with aspect ratios and television, it's important to remember that there are '''more than one''' of them involved: the AR of the original program, that of the broadcast, and that of your set. | When working with aspect ratios and television, it's important to remember that there are '''more than one''' of them involved: the AR of the original program, that of the broadcast, and that of your set. | ||
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Revision as of 02:10, 29 January 2006
Aspect ratio is the ratio of the width of an image to its height.
The two most common aspect ratios heard mentioned are 4:3 (1.33:1, or traditional TV) and 16:9 (1.77:1, "widescreen" TV). Film releases are usually somewhere between 1.85:1 and 2.35:1, with Cinerama coming in at 3:1 or wider.
When working with aspect ratios and television, it's important to remember that there are more than one of them involved: the AR of the original program, that of the broadcast, and that of your set.
