Cropping (image)
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Cropping is the removal of unwanted outer areas from a photographic or illustrated image. The process usually consists of the removal of some of the peripheral areas of an image to remove extraneous v
Wide view, uncropped photograph
Cropped version, accentuating the subject
Cropped image of Anemone coronaria, aspect ratio 1.065, in which the flower fills most of the frame
The original photo, aspect ratio 1.333, in which the flower uses only a small part of the frame
Open matte
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Open matte is a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector for the widescreen theatrical release and then scanning the film without a matte
Cropping (image)
…with letterbox bars (fig. 2). Concerns about aspect ratios are a major issue in filmmaking. Rather than cropping, the cinematographer usually uses mattes to increase the latitude for alternative aspect ratios in projection and broadcast. Anamorphic optics (such as Panavision lenses) produce a full-frame…
A frame from a 35 mm film print. Here, the picture is framed for the intended theatrical aspect ratio (inside the yellow box). The picture outside of the yellow box is matted out when the film is shown in widescreen. For 4:3 television and home media versions, a large portion of the picture can be used (inside the red box) with an open matte.
Open matte example with a slight shift of the image section upwards
Aspect ratio 2.35:1 versus 1.85:1