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Added note about lateral alignment of Superscope and note about 1.78 being scaled to fit within 1.85.

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   | 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.
+  | 1.78:1  || ||  ||   || Used for films that originated on video. Equivalent to 16x9. Films printed in 1.78 may be scaled down to fit in the 1.85 image area with pillarboxing.
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   | 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.
+  | 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. The image is centered on the full 1.33 frame, so it lacks the horizontal offset of other optical sound formats and the lateral alignment must be adjusted for projection.
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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.