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Record 1 2007-04-19

English

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

[A] video [format] presented in the 4:3 aspect ratio.

CONT

The full-frame format is used for films (often but not exclusively older films) that were shot in the 4:3 screen ratio (or, more accurately, the 1:33:1 aspect ratio most common in Hollywood's golden age). On home video and DVD, these films actually include some frame detail that would normally be masked off in theatrical exhibition, but you're seeing essentially the same image shown in theaters.

Key term(s)
  • full frame format

French

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

Format vidéo qui respecte le rapport d'images 4:3.

Spanish

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