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→35mm: Added info for 1.19, added 1.75 and 2.00.
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| 1.33:1 || Silent / Full Frame || 1907 || || | | 1.33:1 || Silent / Full Frame || 1907 || || | ||
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| 1.19:1 || Movietone || 1926 || || Often projected with 1.37 lenses in theaters without | | 1.19:1 || Movietone || 1926 || || Often projected with 1.37 lenses and aperture plates in theaters without properly sized 1.19 lenses and plates; however, doing this will chop off a substantial portion of the height of the image. In auditoriums with fixed-height screens, 1.19 can be adequately presented by removing the anamorphic attachment from the spherical lens used for 2.39 and using that in conjunction with the 2.39 aperture plate. | ||
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| 1.37:1 || Academy ratio || 1932 || || Sometimes incorrectly called 1.33. Was used well past 1953 in some countries outside of the US. See also: [[List of 35mm features released in 1.37 after 1953]]. | | 1.37:1 || Academy ratio || 1932 || || Sometimes incorrectly called 1.33. Was used well past 1953 in some countries outside of the US. See also: [[List of 35mm features released in 1.37 after 1953]]. | ||
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| Windowboxed 1.37:1 || || ? || || Projected with a 1.85 lens and aperture plate, these prints are often rereleases of films made in traditional 1.37 that will be shown in wide release at theaters not outfitted with 1.37 lenses. | | Windowboxed 1.37:1 || || ? || || Projected with a 1.85 lens and aperture plate, these prints are often rereleases of films made in traditional 1.37 that will be shown in wide release at theaters not outfitted with 1.37 lenses. | ||
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| 1.66:1 || || 1953 || || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft-matted | | 1.66:1 || || 1953 || || Commonly used in Europe to provide additional height for subtitles. Warning: widescreen formats may be soft-matted. | ||
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| 1.78:1 || || || || Used for films that originated on video. | | 1.75:1 || || 1953 || || Early widescreen format used by MGM, Warner Brothers, and Disney. | ||
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| 1.78:1 || || || || Used for films that originated on video. Equivalent to 16x9. | |||
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| 1.85:1 || Flat || 1953 || || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft-matted | | 1.85:1 || Flat || 1953 || || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft-matted | ||
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| 2.00:1 || SuperScope || c.1954 || || A short-lived anamorphic that employed the same 2:1 anamorphic squeeze as CinemaScope, but utilized a narrower portion of frame. | |||
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| 2.39:1 || CinemaScope / Anamorphic || 1953 || || Historically, CinemaScope aspect ratios have varied. Today's lenses are mostly calibrated for 2.39:1. | | 2.39:1 || CinemaScope / Anamorphic || 1953 || || Historically, CinemaScope aspect ratios have varied. Today's lenses are mostly calibrated for 2.39:1. | ||