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==16mm Aspect Ratios== | ==16mm Aspect Ratios== | ||
The [[16mm]] frame has a native full-frame aspect ratio of ~1.34:1. This is the aspect ratio of the vast majority of 16mm prints. | The [[16mm]] frame has a native full-frame aspect ratio of ~1.34:1. This is the aspect ratio of the vast majority of 16mm prints. 16mm was historically used for the distribution of Hollywood releases to nontheatrical venues (schools, prisons, summer camps, etc.) as well as for television broadcast. Further variations related to aspect ratio crop up on prints that were used for these purposes. These include simple cropping of widescreen or CinemaScope images to 16mm's native 1.33 as well as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_and_scan pan and scan]" efforts. | ||
Other 16mm aspect ratios exist, however. Some prints are hard-matted to widescreen aspect ratios like 1.85 and 1.66 (this is seen with some frequency on 16mm reductions of widescreen feature films originally released on 35mm). The same lens and plate is used for hard matted 16mm prints, you'll just see black on the top and bottom of the image on screen. | Other 16mm aspect ratios exist, however. Some prints are hard-matted to widescreen aspect ratios like 1.85 and 1.66 (this is seen with some frequency on 16mm reductions of widescreen feature films originally released on 35mm). The same lens and plate is used for hard matted 16mm prints, you'll just see black on the top and bottom of the image on screen. | ||
Anamorphic 16mm prints | ===Anamorphic 16mm prints=== | ||
These have an aspect ratio of 2.66:1 (because of the native 1.33 aspect ratio of the frame). Note that this means that anamorphic 16mm reductions of films originally released as 35mm anamorphic will be cropped slightly at the top and bottom of the frame! Proper projection of anamorphic 16mm prints require an anamorphic lens. | |||
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File:16mm-scope2.jpg|''Anamorphic 16mm print'' | File:16mm-scope2.jpg|''Anamorphic 16mm print'' | ||
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==Sound Formats== | ==Sound Formats== | ||
[[File:Mauer track.JPG|left|thumb|200px|An example of a ''Mauer track''.]] | [[File:Mauer track.JPG|left|thumb|200px|An example of a ''Mauer track''.]] | ||