For Anamorphic we have terms and definitions in 8 topics. The topics are Anime, Cinematography, Entertainment, Film, Film Production, Home Audio, Home Theater and Television.

Anamorphic (Anime)

Videophile term used to describe high-quality widescreen DVDs. Full explanation

Anamorphic (Cinematography)

An optical system having different magnifications in the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the image.

Anamorphic (Entertainment)

An optical system which has different magnifications in the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the picture. See also aspect ratio, contrast with spherical. Cinemascope is a tradename of an anamorphic technique.

Anamorphic (Film)

A method of creating a wide screen image with standard film, using a special lens on the camera and projector that compresses the width of the image that is exposed on the film and then expands it when projected.

Anamorphic (Film Production)

An optical system having different magnifications in the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the image.

Anamorphic (Home Audio)

A type of lens or adapter designed to produce a widescreen image from a condensed image on the film. Trademarks are CinemaScope®, Panavision® and VistaVision®.

Anamorphic (Home Theater)

Process that horizontally condenses (squeezes) a 16:9 image into a 4:3 space, preserving 25 percent more vertical resolution than letterboxing into the 4:3 space. For the signal to appear with correct geometry, the display must either horizontally expand or vertically squish the image. Used on about two or three promotional laser discs and many DVDs. Also called Enhanced for Widescreen or Enhanced for 16:9.

Anamorphic (Television)

In video, means "Enhanced (or optimized) for 16:9 [shaped screens]". Generally refers to the uniform stretching or squeezing of an image so that it utilizes the entire area of a film frame with a different aspect ratio. The most common usage has a 1.85 to 1 or greater wide screen movie "squished" on film with 4:3 aspect ratio frames. A special lens is used on the projector to exactly reverse this distortion and produce the correctly proportioned picture on the screen. "Anamorphic" in video is a misnomer. Video has no aspect ratio until it is displayed on the screen. The TV set or monitor determines the aspect ratio using settings specified by the viewer or sometimes automatically by taking some format data (not the picture data) from the video signal. More on anamorphic video including adjustment of TV sets.

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