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Author Topic: Harry Potter DVD Widescreen Vs 4:3 Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 06-26-2002 12:24 PM                     There is a comparison page Here. which images from both version overlayed onto each other. Looks like Columbus had a lot of problems with Boom Mikes beging low down in the Suber 35 frame. Since the 4:3 transfer has a lot less width than the 2.35:1 transfer. Especially this one. Almost looks like what you would espect from an Anamorpic film not one shot Super 35.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 06-26-2002 01:12 PM                        Some more links: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/editorial/bz100298.html http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/lbx.htm http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/flikfx/default.htm http://www.widemovies.com/ http://www.widescreen.org/ http://www.widescreenreview.com ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243 e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion  |  IP: Logged Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 06-26-2002 01:35 PM                        You can find plenty of examples of "flat" movies which show more on the 4:3 video version than they did in the 1.85 theatrical version. So the commonly-used term "pan and scan" isn't really correct. Meanwhile, it is a myth that all Super 35 movies when transfered to 4:3 video show more than what was seen in the theatrical version. What I can tell you, from my association with several motion picture camera operators, is that you can't compose images for two aspect ratios at once and have both compositions turn out "right." I suppose a "perfectionist" like James Cameron might want to work with each and every shot and use a combination of panning and scanning and "opening up the matte" to get what seems "right" 4:3 video, but my bet is that not many filmmakers want to put that much effort into the home video. Bottom line, for me, is deciding which is the correct aspect ratio for a given film (and I simply assume it's the theatrical version) and stick with that when I'm looking for a video version.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 07-01-2002 11:12 PM                     They aren't using that far right framing for all of the 4:3 transfer I suppose? I know that both Austin Powers movies had a decent 4:3 transfer, without much panning at all, and the widescreen transfer was a 2:1 aspect ratio.  |  IP: Logged

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