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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.




==Small Gauges: 8mm, Super 8, etc.==
==Small Gauges: 8mm, Super 8, etc.==
 
Super 8 - 1.36:1
28mm - 1.36:1


==16mm==
==16mm==


The [[16mm]] frame has a native full-frame aspect ratio of nearly (though not exactly) 1.33:1. This is the aspect ratio of the vast majority of 16mm prints.
The [[16mm]] frame has a native full-frame aspect ratio of ~1.34:1. This is the aspect ratio of the vast majority of 16mm prints.