Windowbox (filmmaking)
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windowbox-filmmaking-170-3755583
title:
Windowbox (filmmaking)
text:
Windowboxing in the display of film or video occurs when the aspect ratio of the media is such that the letterbox effect and pillarbox effect occur simultaneously. Sometimes, by accident or design, a standard ratio image is presented in the central portion of a letterbox picture, resulting in a black border all around. It is generally disliked because it wastes much screen space and reduces the resolution of the original image. It can occur when a 16:9 film is set to 4:3 (letterbox), but then sh
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encyclopedia
description:
The often undesirable combination of letterboxing and pillarboxing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windowbox_(filmmaking)
date created:
2007-04-06T17:19:35Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:06:59Z
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