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LETTERBOX VIDEO FORMAT [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

[A television video format that displays] the entire picture as seen in a movie theatre [and where the] resulting image ... is much greater than its height.

OBS

On a TV screen with standard aspect ratio (4:3), letterboxed videos appear with horizontal black bars above and below the image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Infographie
DEF

Format vidéo qui affiche sur un écran de télévision une image entière comme au cinéma, soit beaucoup plus large que haute.

OBS

Avec un écran de télévision conventionnel possédant un rapport hauteur/largeur de 4:3, la vidéo panoramique se présente avec des bandes horizontales noires en haut et en bas de l'écran.

Spanish

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