Illustrations - Secret Uses For 16:9 Cinema-Wide Receiver/Monitors

ProScan PS34190 Cinema Screen Receiver/Monitor
ProScan Cinema Screen Receiver/Monitor

Flat movie from normal video release viewed in normal video mode:

Black object at top of frame is the microphone boom, which is visible in the home but was not visible at the theater. Frame from The Bad News Bears © Copyright 1976 Paramount Pictures Corp.

Flat movie from normal video release viewed in cinema Mode A:

Cropping in Mode A is superior, in fact nearly identical to the theatrical version of "flat" films made since 1953. Frame from The Bad News Bears © Copyright 1976 Paramount Pictures Corp.

Scope movie from letterbox video release viewed in cinema Mode A:

Mode A blows up the letterbox image to the largest, uncropped viewing of the theatrical version on a 16:9 set. Frame from Braveheart © Copyright 1995 B. H. Finance C. V.

Scope movie from letterbox video viewed in cinema Mode B:

Mode B blows up the letterbox image to fill the 16:9 screen's height, cropping the sides with little aesthetic damage. Frame from Braveheart © Copyright 1995 B. H. Finance C. V.

Super 35 movie from letterbox video viewed in cinema Mode A:

Mode A blows up the letterbox image to the largest, uncropped viewing of the theatrical version on a 16:9 set. Frame from Apollo 13 © Copyright 1995 Universal City Studios, Inc.

Super 35 movie from standard video viewed in normal 4:3 mode:

Standard video release adds height to the image, revealing a great deal of unessential detail below the theatrical frame. Frame from Apollo 13 © Copyright 1995 Universal City Studios, Inc.

Super 35 movie from standard video viewed in cinema Mode A:

Mode A blows up the Super 35 image to the fill the 16:9 screen in a perfect compromise: filling the screen, eliminating black bars, preserving all essential visual information and cropping away some needless legroom. Frame from Apollo 13 © Copyright 1995 Universal City Studios, Inc.

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