>Since I started this thread I should answer Carmen's request. TV is >shaped with a width to height ratio of 1:33 :1. Most Hollywood films >are released at 1.85 to one, though many directors keep the tv ratio >in mind when framing their shots and blocking the action. Films shot >in 1.85 should be shown on tv in a letterbox format (with black strips >at the top and bottom) so that the whole width of the image is preserved. >Most rented tapes, films shown on tv shot for film, and some discs are >not letterboxed. You get a full screen but a large portion of the image >is missing from the left and right sides. liz weis ========= Some of the top and the bottom are usually lost as well. --Richard Leskosky