Movie aspect ratios

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A History of Movie Aspect Ratios!(or Why I Like IMAX)!

Melinda Seckington

Analog cinema

4:3 1.33:1

1950s: Widescreen

2.59:1 Cinerama

1.50:1 VistaVision

2.00:1 SuperScope

2.20:1 Todd-AO & Super PanaVision 70

CinemaScope 2.35:1

1.85:1

1980s T-Grain

Digital cinema?

Letterbox Pillarbox

High definition TV (HDTV)

* I know, I know, I’m skipping the explanation of 1080i to make things easier

720p 1080p

1280 pixels1980 pixels

720 pixels 1080 pixels

2K & 4K Digital Cinema

Digital cinema projection

1980 pixels

1080 pixels

2048 pixels

1080 pixels*

* this will be cropped depending on the original aspect ratio (so widescreen or CinemaScope)

2048 pixels

1080 pixels*2K 2160 pixels*

4096 pixels

How does analog cinema relate to that?

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