Heritage_Head Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 The last two movies I watched both had new (to me) aspect ratios. Tomorrowland 2.20:1 and Jurassic world 2.00:1. What do you guys think of these new screens ratios? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I changed my screen setup the other day and watched Jurrassic World soon after, I thought I forgot to save the lens memory when I set everything up because it was off, so I adjusted it again and saved it. Was not very thrilled when I figured out that I just overwrote the normal settings and Back To The Future was displaying over the top of the frame and had to adjust again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I think the natural progression is eventually a round screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 nothing new here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Yea I only have 3 memories on my projector. And that was plenty tell these new ones have popped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 nothing new here... Schu how you been man? Been awhile.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockOn4Klipsch Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I was a little thrown off by Jurrasic World when I loaded it up. It was an easy enough adjustment ,however, any new movie that's not 2.4:1 kind of disappoints me a little becuase it's so damn awesome in 2.4:1. Currently running a CIH 120" setup with a JVC RS4810. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) The last two movies I watched both had new (to me) aspect ratios. Tomorrowland 2.20:1 and Jurassic world 2.00:1. What do you guys think of these new screens ratios? Neither of these aspect ratios is new, they are just uncommon. I love 2.20:1. That was the aspect ratio of 70 mm Todd-AO, and was used in Around the World in 80 Days (1956 version; the good one), Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, and a host of others, including the modestly titled The Miracle of Todd-AO. It was also used in Panavision 70, later renamed Super Panivision 70 (not Ultra Panavision 70), which was used in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Lawrence of Arabia among others. It was also used in the giant screen Dimension 150 (D150) used in Patton and The Bible ... in the beginning. In the theaters, this was a very immersive AR, particularly when they used a curved screen. For 80 Days, Lawrence and Space Odyssey the effect was positively hypnotic. These ARs were meant for very large screens, seen fairly close up. Under those circumstances, an advantage of 2.20:1 is that your eyes don't have to scan quite as far back and forth, compared to with 2.35/2.39("2.40"). On any screen, it is is easier to show height than it might be with the more elongated ARs. Unfortunately, in the 35 mm print downs, they tended to use 2.35:1, compromising the original composition. For this, and other reasons, it is better to try to see these films in a 70 mm theater, using a 70 mm print. If you decide to run any of these films in your HT, be sure to sit close, and be aware that Patton exists in two Blu-ray versions, one misguidedly softened -- and idiotic mistake -- and one very detailed. 80 Days isn't even available in Blu-ray yet. The DVD is O.K., but just O.K.. Space Odyssey was beautifully restored -- visually -- in Blu-ray, but something happened to the sound (especially during the signature theme, Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, unfortunately) so it isn't quite as impressive as it used to be. 2.00:1 was used at least once in the past, on the insistence of the director of cinematography. That was for Apocalypse Now. The Blu-ray version was transformed into a more conventional AR, 2.39, I think . Too bad. That probably caused the image to be cut off a bit on the top and bottom. I have counted 10 different ARs. Edited October 24, 2015 by garyrc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 By golly you mean you don't like to watch stretchovision or fatsovision like the monitors at the car dealerships and hospitals? JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I changed my screen setup the other day and watched Jurrassic World soon after, I thought I forgot to save the lens memory when I set everything up because it was off, so I adjusted it again and saved it. Was not very thrilled when I figured out that I just overwrote the normal settings and Back To The Future was displaying over the top of the frame and had to adjust again. I did the same thing... Did you call the new one 2.20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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