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Originally Posted by Daemonia  I thought 16:9 was specific to how the film was displayed on your TV? Surely, the ratio for the actual film would be 1.85:1 or 2.35:1 etc? It's the difference between TV ratio and film ratio, or so I thought. I don't recall any film I've ever looked up as actually being shot in 16:9, always 1.85:1 etc, always a film ratio rather than a TV ratio. Anyway, that aside, the BF2 DVD clearly states that it's presented in 4:3 format. |
16:9 is, as I understand it, a shorthand way of saying 1.78:1 as they are basically the same ratio. If you asked someone if their TV was 1.33:1 or 1.78:1, I imagine they would look at you strangely but, if you asked if it was 4:3 or 16:9, they'd be able to give you an answer!
It is extremely unusual for anything made recently to be letterboxed, no matter what widescreen ratio in which it has been shot, but some distribution companies don't have the money to go through the process and make sure the DVD will have an anamorphic picture.