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Keywords: Letterbox, Wider, Anamorphic, Cinemascope, Panavision

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This screen shape has a ratio of width to height of 16 by 9, more closely approximating that in an actual cinema.

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A video image wider than the standard 1.33 ( 4:3) aspect ratio. When referring to DVD or HDTV, widescreen usually indicates a 1.78 ( 16:9) aspect ratio.

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General term for form of film presentation in which the picture shown has an aspect ratio greater than 1'33:1.

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Usually refers to the 16:9 aspect ratio of theatrical movies and digital TV sets.

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