When the DVD was first introduced, some of the early discs were released in pan and scan 4:3 format. There was outrage from quite a few enthusiasts, who wanted to see movies in their original aspect ratios, a position with which I sympathise.<\/p>\n
But, of course, DVD manufacturers had to make a guess as to which format would sell best, so I’m not and was never outraged about the choices they made. At least as far as that goes. Non-anamorphic letterboxed widescreen is a different matter, and should never ever be used for a DVD.<\/p>\n
What I found interesting was a remark on an IMDB<\/a> message board from a commenter called ‘aventer-1’. The commenter claims to have been a film projectionist back at the time that widescreen movies were being introduced into cinemas. From what he says<\/a>, it seems that films were rarely ever shown the way the director intended. It’s well worth a read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When the DVD was first introduced, some of the early discs were released in pan and scan 4:3 format. There was outrage from quite a few enthusiasts, who wanted to see movies in their original aspect ratios, a position with … Continue reading