Pan and Scan

Pan and Scan
HD
A technique for changing the field of view of a motion picture or down converted HDTV images so that only a portion of the wider image is shown on a narrower standard definition screen. The image is adjusted side to side to adjust framing for the narrower screen.
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PP
A method of converting widescreen images to a 4:3 aspect ratio. The video is cropped so that it fills the entire screen and is panned into position to show most essential parts of the scene.

Audio and video glossary. 2014.

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  • Pan and scan — is one method of adjusting widescreen film images so that they can be shown within the proportions of a standard definition 4:3 aspect ratio television screen, often cropping off the sides of the original widescreen image to focus on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Pan and scan — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Mediante la técnica de pan scan una imagen de proporción 2,35:1 pierde casi un 50% de detalle al pasar a 4:3 Pan scan es el método por el cual se recorta una película filmada a pantalla ancha, para que llene una… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Pan and Scan — Pan Scan [pæn ənd skæn] ist der Vorgang, bei dem versucht wird, einen Teil des Widescreen Bildes, das im Kino gezeigt wird, auf einem 4:3 oder 16:9 Fernsehbildschirm darzustellen. Der Vorgang heißt Pan Scan, da der Videobearbeiter in der Lage ist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pan and Scan — Recadrage (vidéo) Une image initialement au format 2.35:1 qui a subi un traitement Pan and scan afin qu elle soit réduite au format 1.33:1. Le terme recadrage ou Pan and scan (de l anglais pivoter et découper) ou Pan scan fait référence à un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pan and scan — Recadrage (vidéo) Une image initialement au format 2.35:1 qui a subi un traitement Pan and scan afin qu elle soit réduite au format 1.33:1. Le terme recadrage ou Pan and scan (de l anglais pivoter et découper) ou Pan scan fait référence à un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pan and scan — 1. adjective Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off. Paul disdained pan and scan DVD releases, always… …   Wiktionary

  • pan and scan —   a technique that avoids the letterboxing of a widescreen film for a full framed 4x3 home video or TV picture, by focusing on the elements of the picture that are most important to the plot and by adjusting or cropping the image; when an… …   Glossary of cinematic terms

  • pan-and-scan — See pan and scan. * * * …   Universalium

  • pan and scan — a technique for narrowing the aspect ratio of a widescreen film to fit a television screen by continuously selecting the most significant portion of the original picture. → pan out …   English new terms dictionary

  • pan and scan — a technique for narrowing the aspect ratio of a wide screen movie to fit the squarer shape of a television screen by continuously selecting the portion of the original picture with the most significance, rather than just the middle portion …   Useful english dictionary

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