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Bluray letterboxing... No, not the usual question

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I noticed that some of my newer Bluray discs (Kick Ass, Daybreakers) have the letterboxing added to the source material to make the overall image 16x9.

Is this a new thing? I thought most Bluray discs left the film in the native aspect ratio and relied on the output medium to letterbox if needed.
 
What you are seeing has been the standard since Blu-ray was released. I think you are confusing DVD anamorphic discs with Blu-ray.
 
First movies were filmed in 1.33:1 (4:3), then people got 4:3 TVs and they moved to 1.78:1 (16:9).

Now that people have 16:9 TVs movies are produced in 2.39:1 thus requiring letterboxing.

As soon as TVs are 2.39:1 they will probably move theaters to 2.375:1 or 4:1.

It is just a way to drive people into the theaters.
 
Patranus said:
First movies were filmed in 1.33:1 (4:3), then people got 4:3 TVs and they moved to 1.78:1 (16:9).

Now that people have 16:9 TVs movies are produced in 2.39:1 thus requiring letterboxing.

As soon as TVs are 2.39:1 they will probably move theaters to 2.375:1 or 4:1.

It is just a way to drive people into the theaters.
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Hmmm...some of that may be true, but 2.39:1 or wider has been around since the 1950's...long before 16:9 TV's were available to the general public. I also don't think I know any movies shot in 16:9 (1.78:1). Sure there are a lot shot in 1.85:1, but that is still letterboxed. However, your TV may overscan those extra pixels and you don't notice it on most TV's. Turn on my projector that is doing a pixel for pixel map with no overscan and you can see it.

This link--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_%28image%29#Why_16:9_was_chosen_by_the_SMPTE

explains why 16:9 was selected.

Now if you say 3D was to pull people into the theater and out of their home theaters, then I might just agree with you 🙂

4:1? That is hilarious.. A 3 foot tall TV would be 12 feet wide...I hope we have some short actors.
 
Patranus said:
First movies were filmed in 1.33:1 (4:3), then people got 4:3 TVs and they moved to 1.78:1 (16:9).

Now that people have 16:9 TVs movies are produced in 2.39:1 thus requiring letterboxing.

As soon as TVs are 2.39:1 they will probably move theaters to 2.375:1 or 4:1.

It is just a way to drive people into the theaters.
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Are you electroju in disguise?
 
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