Erodsaid: That’s correct. First Man was shown in IMAX theaters as 1.43 during the lunar sequences and in IMAX1.89 theaters cropped to 1.89. The Bu-Ray version was cropped at 1.78 or 16:9 to fit TV, so that version is actually more immersive or shows more material than the IMAX1.89 version.

DivXExpert Member. Oct 2002. It could be that the movie was recorded at 4:3 with the bars. like doing a vcd the bars are there but the aspect ration of the VCD is 4:3 not 16:9. When you watch the movie it looks like 16:9 cause of the black bars, but may very well be recorded at 4:3. Quote. 15th Jan 2003 02:05 #3.

Withoutwanting to spark another 2.35:1 vs 16:9 debate, films are made in many formats, even 2.55:1 and wider I believe. Though a 2.35:1 screen is a good compromise for the wider formats. The film's format is usually chosen as part of the artistic effect by the director. As I'm limited as to how low the bottom of my screen can go, I've
Somepeople have ordered the 2.35:1 screens and masked the sides with curtains when viewing 16:9 content and have liked this option. Unless you are planning to use an
Soin choosing between a screen aspect ratio of 1.78 vs. 2.4, you are really deciding how the various film and video formats will appear on your screen. For example, if you select a 16:9 screen, all of your 2.4 format movies will have black bars top and bottom. If you select a 2.4 screen, all of your 16:9 material will be "pillar-boxed" in the

178 (16:9) 1920 x 1080: 1.85: 1920 x 1038: 1.90: 1920 x 1010: 2.00: 1920 x 960: 2.35: 1920 x 816: 2.37: 1920 x 810: 2.39: 1920 x 802: 2.40: 1920 x 800: 2.44: 1920 x 786 . 720p Aspect Ratio Resolution; 0.80 (4:5) 576 x 720: 1.25 (5:4) 900 x 720: 1.33 (4:3) 960 x 720: 1.66 (5:3) 1200 x 720: 1.78 (16:9) 1280 x 720: 1.85: 1280 x 692: 1.90: 1280 x

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