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HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECTION & SCREENS:

Screen Sizes

 

Calculation of the projection width for a given height (16:9)

Width = 16/9 * Height

Calculation of the projection height for a given width (16:9)

Height = 9/16 * Width

Typical aspect ratios in general: 1.33:1 = (4:3), 1.78:1 = (16:9), 1.85:1, 2.20:1, 2.35:1


Format

Aspect Ratio

Aperture

X : Y

mm

inch

16 mm Film

1.33

7.21 x 9.65

0.284 x 0.380

4:3

35 mm Film (before 1953)

1.37

15.2 x 21

0.600 x 0.825

4:2.92

35 mm Film (USA)

1.85

11.3 x 21

0.446 x 0.825

35 mm Film (Europe)

1.65

12.7 x 21

0.500 x 0.825

35 mm Film (Anamorphic)

2.35

17.8 x 21

0.702 x 0.825

70 mm Film

2.21

22 x 48.6

0.868 x 1.913

35 mm Slide (Horizontal)

1.48

22.9 x 34

0.902 x 1.340

4:2.7

35 mm Slide (Vertical)

0.68

34 x 22.9

1.340 x 0.902

2.7:4

NTSC Video

1.33

720 × 480

4:3

PAL Video

1.33

4:3

HDTV 720

1.78

1280 × 720

16:9

HDTV 1080

1.78

1920 × 1080

16:9

PAL Wide

1024 × 576

16:9

Letterbox Video

1.85

1.85:1

"Widescreen"

1.85

1.85:1

Cinemascope

2.35

A4 Paper

1.41

210 x 297

4:2.83

'8 1/2 x 11' Paper

1.30

215.7 x 279.4

8.5:11

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