There is a new video format on the rise. A fair share of television owners these days will likely understand the difference between the 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, but for those of you who don't, it's the height versus width difference between your LCD or plasma television and the old tube televisions you had 10 years ago that was almost shaped like a box. So now that we've got you thinking in those terms, allow me to introduce to you the concept of Cinemascope, the newest format to hit the screens in a big way.
You may have noticed that watching movies on DVD or Blu-ray sometimes results in black bars on the top and bottom of your screen. That's because the films you are watching have been shot in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio (for reference, 16:9 is reduced to 1.78:1). To make a long story short, watching a 2.35:1 movie on a 16:9 screen results in about 33% of picture area lost in the form of black bars. To remedy this, some manufacturers are creating screens in the wider format as well as optics that will combine with your projector to produce pictures that wide.
The Appeal of Cinemascope
Also referred to as anamorphic video, Cinemascope allows viewers to watch movies the way the director intended them to be seen at the box office. Not only does cutting off the top and bottom black bars equate to greater resolution, but often times, you'll notice watching a wider and longer screen produces a sort of dramatization in the picture that simply is not matched by 16:9 video.
So how do you put this technology in your home?
How It All Comes Together
Outside of the obvious need for a projector, there are two items that are required to produce the anamorphic picture: a super-wide screen and an anamorphic lens with its respective lens adapter kit. The lens adapter kit will attach to your projector and is motorized, so when you want to watch movies in Cinemascope, the motor will swing the lens into place, and when you are watching normal television, the lens will be off to the side and out of the way. There are a small number of different lens and lens adapter kits out there, so you will want to make sure you pick up one that will work with your specific model projector.
The future of Cinemascope will likely be every bit as bright or brighter than its past, which started all the way back in 1953 with the release of The Robe. Once you begin to look for it, you'll find that a very large portion of your favorite films are distributed in this format. If you have any further questions regarding this emerging technology, do not hesitate to give us at Digitech a call.
Jeff Vyain
http://www.digitechcustom.net
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