pan and scan

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение pan and scan в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: The method or practice of adjusting widescreen film images, especially 2.35: 1 or 2.39: 1 aspect ratio, so that they can be shown within the proportions of a 1.33: 1 or 1.78: 1 aspect ratio television screen, by cropping off sides of the original widescreen image, as opposed to letterboxing
Alicia hated the person who had invented pan and scan, since the heightened panning effect aggravated her nausea when watching action movies.; To crop out (a character or object) when performing the pan and scan process, resulting in the deletion of a character or object
On the fullscreen version of Star Wars Episode II, only Anakin and Obi-Wan appear in the scene because Padmé was panned and scanned out.; Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33: 1 or 1.78: 1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35: 1 aspect ratio) cropped off
Paul disdained pan and scan DVD releases, always holding out for the widescreen special editions.; To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods; A movie recording employing this technology
In the discount bin by the door sat a pile of pan and scans, mostly comedies, that no one would touch.