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The '''aspect ratio''' is the ratio of the projected image's width:height when projected on the [[screen]] or printed on the film. | The '''aspect ratio''' is the ratio of the projected image's width:height when projected on the [[screen]] or printed on the film. | ||
* define soft + hard matting, "native" aspect ratio, etc. | |||
==Small Gauges: 8mm, Super 8, etc.== | ==Small Gauges: 8mm, Super 8, etc.== | ||
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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 || || | | 1.19:1 || Movietone || 1926 || || Often projected with 1.37 lenses in theaters without specialized 1.19 lenses; however, doing this will chop off a substantial portion of the image. | ||
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| 1.37:1 || Academy ratio || 1932 || || Sometimes incorrectly called 1.33 | | 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, these prints are | | 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 || || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft-matted | ||
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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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| 2.39:1 || CinemaScope / Anamorphic || 1953 || || CinemaScope aspect ratios | | 2.39:1 || CinemaScope / Anamorphic || 1953 || || Historically, CinemaScope aspect ratios have varied. Today's lenses are mostly calibrated for 2.39:1. | ||
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===35mm aspect ratio | ===35mm aspect ratio gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=300px heights=300px> | <gallery widths=300px heights=300px> | ||
File:Hardmatte185-cropped.jpg|Hard-matted 1.85:1 | File:Hardmatte185-cropped.jpg|Hard-matted 1.85:1 | ||