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missgeeky.com @mseckington A History of Movie Aspect Ratios (or Why I Like IMAX) Melinda Seckington

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A history of movie aspect ratios

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

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Melinda Seckington

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Analog cinema

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35 mm

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4:3 1.33:1

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1950s: Widescreen

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2.59:1 Cinerama

1.50:1 VistaVision

2.00:1 SuperScope

2.20:1 Todd-AO & Super PanaVision 70

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CinemaScope 2.35:1

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1.85:1

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1980s T-Grain

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Digital cinema?

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16:9

Letterbox Pillarbox

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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

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2K & 4K Digital Cinema

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Digital cinema projection

1080p

1980 pixels

1080 pixels

2048 pixels

1080 pixels*

2K

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

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Digital cinema projection

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

2048 pixels

1080 pixels*2K 2160 pixels*

4096 pixels

4K

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How does analog cinema relate to that?

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Digital cinema projection

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

4K

2K

35 mm

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IMAX

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IMAX