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Originally Posted by jw007
Today a lot of films are shot in 1.85 but then again 1.78 is the most popular widescreen 16:9 format for HDTVs.
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Well, the thing about flat matted widescreen is that, for all practical purposes, there's no one "correct" ratio. Notice your chart mentions 1.66:1 being used for "European theatrical showings" and 1.85:1 being used for "American theatrical showings". What it boils down to is that while the director and DP might compose for a specific "preferred" ratio (whether it be 1.66, 1.78, or 1.85), such films can generally be shown in any of those ratios without drastically affecting the composition. And quite often, a film would be projected theatrically at 1.85:1 in the US, and the same film would be projected at 1.66:1 in Europe.