What's the difference between wide screen and full frame?

[Accipiter22]

I have a choice of either "Anamorphic Widescreen" or "Full Frame"...wtf does this mean???

 

[mwmorph]

buy widesscreen it will have black bards no the top and bottom of your tv, thivker on 4:3 letterbox sets but thinner on 16:9 or 16:10 widescreen sets. Full frame cust the sides off a widescreen picture ot fill a 4:3 letterbox tv perfectly. Unfortunatey, half the picture that the editing room deemed the least "useful" is cut from the sides and destroys the movie exprience.

 

[DaWhim]

go with wide screen.

 

[OdiN]

Go widescreen. Even if you don't have a widescreen TV, it future proofs your DVD collection a bit.

 

[spidey07]

full frame = bastardized movie

widescreen = complete movie

 

[dman]

If you don't know why, and don't know how to search either, then buy / rent fullscreen, you'll probably be happier.

Especially on these titles.

 

[Aftermath]

Examples.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

wow.....hi grandpa!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I have a choice of either "Anamorphic Widescreen" or "Full Frame"...wtf does this mean???

Start reading here Accipiter22: http://www.widescreen.org

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Aftermath
Examples.

that pretty much says it all.

 

[EvilYoda]

I don't suppose you want to buy a few dozen DVDs? I'll be selling mine real soon

And yeah, WS only...no PS crap.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Aftermath
Examples.

that pretty much says it all.

Actually it doesn't. It hides the fact that many times the Full Screen contains more of the image, and the widescreen is cut on the top and bottom.

 

[spidey07]

oh christ....

stop posting.

you may now cite 3 movies where the director said "I wanna crop my camera specifically for 4:3" There are some, so have fun googling.

stop posting.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: Aftermath
Examples.

lol thanks for everyone who posted widescreen.org links...I googled wide screen and i got sent to some cult page

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
wow.....hi grandpa!

young wippersnapper!!!

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Aftermath
Examples.

that pretty much says it all.

Actually it doesn't. It hides the fact that many times the Full Screen contains more of the image, and the widescreen is cut on the top and bottom.

This post makes me want to cry.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Slick5150

This post makes me want to cry.

don't cry.

This is OT, own him. Remember there are other members reading this thread and we can stop the misinformation.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: spidey07
full frame = bastardized movie

widescreen = complete movie

QFT, /thread.

 

[HomeAppraiser]

Warning: When Walmart puts DVDs on sale, sometimes only the fullscreen version is available at the sale price. Break out the reading glasses and check the back of the DVD for 16:9 or Widescreen before buying.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: spidey07
full frame = bastardized movie

widescreen = complete movie

QFT, /thread.

And just to reinforce that fact...

Like going to the movies?

Take some big/black 20x40' black screens, block out the left and right sides of the movie and enjoy!

I still can't believe that the year is now 2006 and this isn't common knowledge.

Everybody has seen the disclaimer "this movie has been chopped to hell to fit your TV screen, we hope you will non-joy"

Jebus...it's like listening to a play/theater/orchestra and saying "hey, we left out that horn section...we didn't need them anyway"

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Aftermath
Examples.

that pretty much says it all.

Actually it doesn't. It hides the fact that many times the Full Screen contains more of the image, and the widescreen is cut on the top and bottom.

you know camers record natively in widescreen,(most commonly 2.35:1) no non consumer level camera will record natively in 4:3 format.