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A 2.35:1 image panned and scanned to 1.33:1. Nearly half of the original image has been cropped.

Pan and scan is a method of adjusting widescreen film images so that they can be shown within the proportions of a standard definition 4:3 aspect ratio television screen, often cropping off the sides of the original widescreen image to focus on the composition's most important aspects. Some film directors and film enthusiasts disapprove of pan and scan cropping, because it can remove up to 45% (on 2.35:1 films) of the original image, changing the director or cinematographer's original vision and intentions. The vertical equivalent is known as "tilt and scan" or "reverse pan and scan". The method was most common in the days of VHS, before widescreen home media such as DVD and Blu-ray.

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• Related: Letterbox, Motion picture terminology, Open matte, Widescreen

The Letterbox and Widescreen Advocacy Page The Letterbox and Widescreen Advocacy Page www.widescreen.org - Web

List of Pan & Scan-only DVDs produced by the Walt ... List of Pan & Scan-only DVDs produced by the Walt Disney Company www.ultimatedisney.com/panandscan.html - Web

YouTube video about Pan and Scan YouTube video about Pan and Scan www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMJhM3So4y8 - Web

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