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Record 1 2013-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Video Technology
DEF

A video material produced in wider aspect ratio than the standard TV ratio (4:3, or 1.33:1) ...

OBS

In general anything with an aspect ratio above 1.66:1 can be considered widescreen. Widescreen material is presented on DVDs in either anamorphic or letterboxed format. At times widescreen material is also cropped into 4:3 format using Pan & Scan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Matériel vidéo possédant un rapport de la largeur à la hauteur de l'image - normalement 16:9 ou plus - supérieur au format télévision standard de 4:3.

Spanish

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