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** ditto for other small gauges
** ditto for other small gauges
** large gauges?
** large gauges?
** 35mm:
** Illustrations for each...
*** 1.19 / Movietone
*** 1.33 / full frame / silent
*** 1.37 / Academy ratio
*** 1.66
*** 1.78
*** 1.85 (hard vs. soft matting)
*** Anamorphic
* Aperture plates
* Aperture plates
* Lenses
* Lenses
* Masking
* Masking
===35mm Exhibition Aspect Ratios===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Gauge  !! Aspect Ratio !! Other names !! Year of Introduction !! Notes
|-
| [[35mm]]  || 1.33:1  || Silent / Full Frame || 1907 ||
|-
| [[35mm]]  || 1.19:1  || Movietone || 1926 ||
|-
| [[35mm]]  || 1.37:1  || Academy ratio || 1932 || Sometimes mistakenly called 1.33
|-
| [[35mm]]  || 1.66:1  || || 1953 || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
|-
| [[35mm]]  || 1.78:1  || || ? ||
|-
| [[35mm]]  || 1.85:1  || Flat || 1953 || Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
|-
| [[35mm]]  || 2.39:1  || CinemaScope / Anamorphic || 1953 || CinemaScope aspect ratios vary.
|}


[[Category:Film components]]
[[Category:Film components]]

Revision as of 12:39, 3 August 2013

  • List of them for various gauges
    • 16mm full frame, anamorphic, various matting
    • ditto for other small gauges
    • large gauges?
    • Illustrations for each...
  • Aperture plates
  • Lenses
  • Masking


35mm Exhibition Aspect Ratios

Gauge Aspect Ratio Other names Year of Introduction Notes
35mm 1.33:1 Silent / Full Frame 1907
35mm 1.19:1 Movietone 1926
35mm 1.37:1 Academy ratio 1932 Sometimes mistakenly called 1.33
35mm 1.66:1 1953 Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
35mm 1.78:1 ?
35mm 1.85:1 Flat 1953 Warning: widescreen formats may be soft matted
35mm 2.39:1 CinemaScope / Anamorphic 1953 CinemaScope aspect ratios vary.