James Cameron and Scope ratio

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Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

I actually prefer 2.35:1 and having the black bars. Also avatars oar is 1.78:1 so Cameron is not opening the image up. Avatar is also not shot in the imax ratio or with imax cameras.

Framing is an art and should be preserved.

Absolutely agree. Resolution was an issue with letterboxed SD material (hence pan/scan), but HD allows for a suitably sharp presentation even of Scope images. You wouldn't cut a professional photograph down to size if it didn't fit the frame you wanted to put it in.