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ANAMORPHOSEUR [2 records]

Record 1 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Video Technology
  • Cinematography
CONT

The term "anamorphic" is applied to any optical system capable of compressing a normal image, and subsequently projecting it back in its original proportions without apparent distortion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Qualificatif attribué à la compression d'une image par voie optique suivie d'un affichage de celle-ci sous un autre format sans perte apparente de qualité.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Cinematography
DEF

A motion picture camera and projector lens.

OBS

The term "anamorphic" is applied to any optical system capable of compressing a normal image, and subsequently projecting it back in its original proportions without apparent distortion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Cinématographie
CONT

Projection panoramique. [...] C'est [...] le résultat recherché par le Cinémascope. Aussi le premier moyen qui vient à l'esprit est-il d'utiliser à la prise de vues un objectif anamorphoseur [...] La propriété de cet objectif est de réduire, de comprimer l'image dans le sens de la largeur [...] L'image n'est pas modifiée dans le sens de la hauteur.

Spanish

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