Way back before advanced television became a part of our world, most television engineers did not much concern themselves with aspect ratio. Although aspect ratio has always been a factor in ...

Filmmakers have more tools than ever at their disposal to convey themes, emotions, and other narrative elements of their films. One of the most subtle and frequently ignored by audiences is the use of ...

"Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out." If you need to be inspired again about the amazing power of cinema, just watch any of these. There have been some outstanding video essays ...

In 2014, Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” was released featuring not one, but three aspect ratios. This is more or less unheard of as far as big studio productions go, especially considering ...

If you’ve ever gasped at the horrors afflicted on films when they’re adjusted for certain television broadcasts or back in the harrowing days of fullscreen DVDs, then you at least have a basic ...

16:9, 4:3, 2.0:1, 2.35:1 – so many numbers, so little time. Here’s what they all mean. Aspect Ratio is a term that defines the shape or relative dimensions of a still image, film or video content. It ...

The Motorola Moto X Phone (also known as the Moto X or Moto XFON), has appeared in the headlines quite a bit recently. Our very own Alex Maxham seems to think it’s because there are two devices with ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As the transition to digital television continues in the United States, aspect ratio conversion ...