Pirates 1 & 2 - Black Bars??

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Please forgive me for saying this, but the point you seem to miss then is that most cinemas give you less than that, so what you consider low for HD is considered high definition 35mm film. Take the Ben Hur example. So how do you propose we fit that on HighDef if we are to get more than 700 lines out of it, chop off one third of the width, losing 3 of the 8 horses?

It's not a matter of whether we're getting less than the local theater, it's that we're getting less than our home system is capable of. I've seen a lot of posts recently where people say they now see a big difference between their home BR system and the local cinema. I would rather films be presented with max detail with a little loss on the ends personally. I know those who don't would be upset if most films were released that way but I think the majority of the consumers wouldn't care.

Ben Hur certainly would be a challenge to do any other way and I'm not suggesting it would be best cropped to fit.

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

If you need to see very wide ratio movies with much much better resolution than average 35mm film, I'm afraid you might have to wait till UV-ray, with 2160 x 3840, becomes a standard. And they'll still be letterboxed there!

I'm not against letterboxing, I just hate to sacrifice detail with it. I don't think most people will be able to see the difference as resolution goes above 1500 lines. If we were to get a format with over 2000 lines, then OAR would have the best of both worlds and I think both sides would be happy. The only thing to consider at that point is how big of a screen you need to get an OAR film to be the size you want.