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CONSTANT IMAGE HEIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A presentation style [namely seen on some home theatre systems] where the picture is always the same height and the width is varied according to the aspect ratio.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Mode d'affichage offert notamment sur certains systèmes de cinéma maison dans lequel les images se présentent toujours à la même hauteur sur l'écran alors que leur largeur varie selon le rapport du format utilisé.

OBS

Les XMask CinéScope et Widescope reprennent les masques latéraux de l'Ultimate et sont aux formats 2.35 ou 16/9. Ils permettent de conserver une hauteur constante de l'image, quel que soit le format.

Spanish

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