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2. Open matte - Wikipedia

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   The picture outside of the yellow box is matted out when the film is shown in widescreen. For 4:3 television and home media versions, a large portion of the picture can be used (inside the red box) with an open matte. Open matte example with a slight shift of the image section upwards. Aspect ratio 2.35:1 versus 1.85:1

3. High-definition television - Wikipedia

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   High-definition television. High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since at least 1933; [1] in more recent times, it refers to the generation following standard-definition television (SDTV).

4. Broadcast-safe - Wikipedia

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   Broadcast-safe. Broadcast-safe video (broadcast legal or legal signal) is a term used in the broadcast industry to define video and audio compliant with the technical or regulatory broadcast requirements of the target area or region the feed might be broadcasting to. [1] In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the ...

5. Aspect ratio (image) - Wikipedia

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   Common aspect ratios used in film and displays images. The common film aspect ratios used in cinemas are 1.85:1 and 2.40:1. [1] Two common videographic aspect ratios are 4:3 (1. 3:1), [a] the universal video format of the 20th century, and 16:9 (1. 7:1), universal for high-definition television and European digital television.

6. Fullscreen (aspect ratio) - Wikipedia

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   Fullscreen (aspect ratio) The aspect ratio of 4:3. Fullscreen (or full screen) refers to the 4:3 (1. 3:1) aspect ratio of early standard television screens and computer monitors. [1] Widescreen ratios started to become more popular in the 1990s and 2000s. Film originally created in the 4:3 aspect ratio does not need to be altered for full ...

7. Standard-definition television - Wikipedia

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   In North America, digital SDTV is broadcast in the same 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratio as NTSC signals, with widescreen content often being center cut. [ 5 ] In other parts of the world that used the PAL or SECAM color systems, digital standard-definition television is now usually shown with a 16:9 aspect ratio , with the transition occurring ...

8. Display aspect ratio - Wikipedia

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   The display aspect ratio (DAR) is the aspect ratio of a display device and so the proportional relationship between the physical width and the height of the display. It is expressed as two numbers separated by a colon (x: y), where x corresponds to the width and y to the height. Common aspect ratios for displays, past and present, include 5:4 ...

9. Widescreen signaling - Wikipedia

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   Widescreen signaling. In television technology, Wide Screen Signaling (WSS) [1] is digital metadata embedded in invisible part of the analog TV signal describing qualities of the broadcast, in particular the intended aspect ratio of the image. This allows television broadcasters to enable both 4:3 and 16:9 television sets to optimally present ...