Aspect ratios: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:39, 3 August 2013

List of them for various gauges
- 16mm full frame, anamorphic, various matting
- ditto for other small gauges
- large gauges?
- Illustrations for each...
Aperture plates
Lenses
Masking

Gauge	Aspect Ratio	Other names	Year of Introduction	Notes
35mm	1.33:1	Silent / Full Frame	1907
35mm	1.19:1	Movietone	1926
35mm	1.37:1	Academy ratio	1932	Sometimes mistakenly called 1.33
35mm	1.66:1		1953	Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
35mm	1.78:1		?
35mm	1.85:1	Flat	1953	Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
35mm	2.39:1	CinemaScope / Anamorphic	1953	CinemaScope aspect ratios vary.

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 ** ditto for other small gauges
 ** large gauges?
-** 35mm:
+** Illustrations for each...
-*** 1.19 / Movietone
-*** 1.33 / full frame / silent
-*** 1.37 / Academy ratio
-*** 1.66
-*** 1.78
-*** 1.85 (hard vs. soft matting)
-*** Anamorphic
 * Aperture plates
 * Lenses
 * Masking
+===35mm Exhibition Aspect Ratios===
+ {| class="wikitable sortable"
+ |-
+ ! Gauge   !! Aspect Ratio !! Other names !! Year of Introduction !! Notes
+ |-
+ | [[35mm]]  || 1.33:1  || Silent / Full Frame || 1907 ||
+ |-
+ | [[35mm]]  || 1.19:1  || Movietone || 1926 ||
+ |-
+ | [[35mm]]  || 1.37:1  || Academy ratio || 1932 || Sometimes mistakenly called 1.33
+ |-
+ | [[35mm]]  || 1.66:1  || || 1953 || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
+ |-
+ | [[35mm]]  || 1.78:1  || || ? ||
+ |-
+ | [[35mm]]  || 1.85:1  || Flat || 1953 || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
+ |-
+ | [[35mm]]  || 2.39:1  || CinemaScope / Anamorphic || 1953 || CinemaScope aspect ratios vary.
+ |}
 [[Category:Film components]]