Re: Possible anamorfic format for DVD (Re: Satantango)

From: Lundgren (email suppressed)
Date: Fri Sep 15 2006 - 00:22:04 PDT


Hopefully they meant that it was letterboxed, otherwise it might ofc be a
full frame edition, and then you can always scan it to 1.66 : 1 at home like
they do in the cinemas.

Let's wait and see...

Björn Lundgren
Sweden

----- Original Message -----
From: "Freya" <email suppressed>
To: <email suppressed>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: Possible anamorfic format for DVD (Re: Satantango)

> 1.66:1 is the film format nearest to 16:9 anyway isn't
> it? 1.85:1 is more letterboxed than 1.661 on a 16:9
> screen.
>
> Movies can be letterboxed even when in anamorphic 16:9
> if they are wider than 16:9.
>
> The reasons why there might be a 4:3 version made is
> that they may already have a telecine master in pan
> and scanned 4:3, perhaps for a VHS release previously.
>
> Alternatively it could be letterboxed 4:3 and the
> reason for that might be that a master was made for
> VHS for which the master is letterboxed 4:3.
>
> If they are making a new transfer for the DVD it makes
> less sense, unless the director intended it to be a
> 4:3 film and it got released to the cinema in a
> widescreen format instead?? *shrug*
>
> love
>
> Freya
>
>
>
> --- Lundgren <email suppressed> wrote:
>
>> Technically there's only 4:3, and the 16:9 are
>> anamorfically fitted onto the
>> 4:3 resolution.
>>
>> From what I know you can make a disc anamorfic at
>> 1.66 : 1 too. But somehow
>> companies chose not to. Lazy? Or maybe problems with
>> equipment for viewing?
>>
>> Björn Lundgren
>> Sweden
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Marcos Ortega" <email suppressed>
>> To: <email suppressed>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: Satantango
>>
>>
>> > Ir must be so. With DVD you have 4:3 or 16:9, and
>> 1,66:1 only fits in the
>> > first one, letterboxed.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Marcos
>> >
>> > www.expcinema.com
>> >
>> > Quoting Lundgren <email suppressed>:
>> >
>> >> I can't remeber seeing it in 4:3 at the cinema...
>> >>
>> >> IMDb lists it as 1.66 : 1 which makes sense with
>> my memory and with
>> >> Tarr's filmmaking.
>> >>
>> >> I hope you mean that it is letterboxed 1.66 : 1?
>> >>
>> >> Björn Lundgren
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