Jun. 27th, 2008

jetpack_monkey: (Dr. Horrible - Is Doing Science)
The world of aspect ratios in movies can be really confusing. Why are some movies wider than others? Is widescreen always a good thing? What's it mean when a DVD is "16x9 enhanced"? Why is it that when I play my older DVDs on my new widescreen television, they have black bars on the sides as well as the top and bottom?

1. What IS an Aspect Ratio? )

2. A little bit of history )

3. How this all works on DVD )

Anyway. There you have it. Widescreen in a nutshell. Any questions?

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