Its common practice for TV. The vast majority of 2.35:1 aspect ratio movies are cropped down to 1.78:1 (16x9) for TV broadcast. They figure people will complain about black bars. Turner Classic Movies and MGM HD are one of the few stations that always show the films in the original aspect if possible.
Post #734798
- Author
- Echo3
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- Godzilla 1985 MonstersHD (* unfinished project - with info & ideas *)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/734798/action/topic#734798
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- 8-Nov-2014, 2:39 AM