Posted by Vincent at bg-tc-ppp768.monmouth.com on September 01, 2001 at 02:53:25:
In Reply to: ABP dvd AR question posted by Jedibat on August 31, 2001 at 23:47:24:
: Sorry if this has been asked/answered before, but why did you choose to release it in 1.5:1 rather than the original 1.66:1?
: Thanks, Jeff
1.66:1 isn't the "original". 16mm has a 1.37:1 aspect ratio. 1.5:1 was used to cover up the slightly rounded edges of the film frame, which isn't perfectly straight top and bottom or perfectly "sharp" but rather a little blurry, and give the frame a nice, hard edge.
Vincent