Ryan Ball Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 It seems like shooting anamorphic would be a better way to get 16:9 aspect ratio than filing the gate and having to guess what's in frame while shooting. Can telecine machines unsqueeze the anamorphic image? Thanks in advance, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted November 14, 2006 Site Sponsor Share Posted November 14, 2006 It seems like shooting anamorphic would be a better way to get 16:9 aspect ratio than filing the gate and having to guess what's in frame while shooting. Can telecine machines unsqueeze the anamorphic image? Yes most can, Mk3 turbo ranks, ursa, Shadow, spirit etc. can all deal with anamorphic footage. -Rob- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Buick Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Can telecine machines unsqueeze the anamorphic image? Anamorphic Super 8 is unsqueezed on a computer afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Ball Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 Anamorphic Super 8 is unsqueezed on a computer afterwards. That makes sense, Matthew. You unsqueeze it by simply altering the aspect ratio of the digitized file. Now, which anamorphic lens is best suited for getting close to 16:9? Are they all super wide? Since I don't own a 16:9 TV, what happens to a 4:3 image on one of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Bacher Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Hello! Now, which anamorphic lens is best suited for getting close to 16:9? Are they all super wide? You can use one with factor of 1.33, it turns your 4:3 frame to 1.772:1 very close to the 16:9 format (1.778:1). There are different compression factors for anamorpic attachments like 1.25, 1.33, 1.42, 1.5, 1.75 or 2.0 Based on the 4:3 Frame: 1.25 --> 1.66:1 1.33 --> 1.77:1 1.42 --> 1.89:1 1.5 --> 2:1 2.0 --> 2.66:1 André Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Alessandro Machi Posted November 19, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted November 19, 2006 I think this is the most logical way to shoot Super-8 for transfer to HD. What kind of screw on "lenses" are available for squeezing the image vertically then expanding it horizontally when transferring to HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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