tarkman1
06-30-2008, 08:41 PM
I got a bit ticked off that I couldn't get the Citizen Kane to play in a widescreen format. I tried every damn conceivable set up button on the DVD player and checked through the menu options for the Citizen Kane DVD. I checked few things online to see that the film was only available in 1.33:1 aspect ratio for display.
Then I found this online:
Academy - 1.33:1 (current) or 1.37:1 (before a soundtrack is added)
"The Academy ratio (1.37:1 before a soundtrack was incorporated onto the film) was the primary original aspect ratio. Most movies (if not all) that were released before The Robe (the first movie to be shown in widescreen) were shown in this ratio.
When televisions first came on the scene, they were (and still are) designed with an aspect ratio matching the Academy ratio so that movies would be shown in the same way as in the theatres. Movies that were filmed in an Academy ratio will not have a "widescreen" version because they fit perfectly on the TV. Such movies include The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, and many, many others."
I stand corrected and a bit more knowledgeable.
Then I found this online:
Academy - 1.33:1 (current) or 1.37:1 (before a soundtrack is added)
"The Academy ratio (1.37:1 before a soundtrack was incorporated onto the film) was the primary original aspect ratio. Most movies (if not all) that were released before The Robe (the first movie to be shown in widescreen) were shown in this ratio.
When televisions first came on the scene, they were (and still are) designed with an aspect ratio matching the Academy ratio so that movies would be shown in the same way as in the theatres. Movies that were filmed in an Academy ratio will not have a "widescreen" version because they fit perfectly on the TV. Such movies include The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, and many, many others."
I stand corrected and a bit more knowledgeable.