Blade Runner: Pan & Scan vs. Widescreen
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Uploaded by mattespanol on May 7, 2007
A comparison of the pan and scan version of Blade Runner to the original widescreen version.
The red box represents what one would see for the fullscreen/pan and scan version.
Both are sourced from the 1997 director's cut DVD.
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You can't just "broadcast in 16:9 only", there will always be legancy video in the archives. Pan Scan was or is mostly used in the USA, in Europe Letterboxing was used much more and was more accepted.
Pan Scan CAN be a good thing for DVD menus for example or if something was shot with Pan Scan in mind and was transferred to DVD in it's original form (16:9) with the possiblity to watch it either in Letterbox or Pan Scan on 4:3 TVs. That's the only way everyone is happy.
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Yep, widescreen dvd/blu-ray should be the standard for more or less everything coming down the pipe now though.
DVDs certainly will hang on for a long long time for all sorts of reasons, partly since I think you really need like a 32 inch TV or better to REALLY tell the difference.
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@Usul573 Well, naturally. 4:3 transfers of 4:3 films is fine!
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Unless what is on the DVD/BD was made in FS, then leave it alone in it's original aspect ratio.
You could always scan it or zoom it or whatever if you want to screw with it, but give us the correct image.
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@Usul573 DVDs still get some FS releases, but thankfully BD dont. We have finally moved on! :)
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Do they even bother releasing current films on fullscreen DVD/blu-ray?
They did a lot of fullscreen DVDs because a lot of morons didn't want to see black bars on their old fullscreen tvs.
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wow, what a beautiful way to demonstrate to those who dont know the difference, thanks!
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@masterstghm yup i must agree
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@smith507 yeah i thought there might be a method to it. What i also noticed is 2.35:1 all really is is two 4:3 displays side by side. Imagine losing 4:3 bits of information for 20 years watching movies on vhs home tape! I dont mind the black bars either.
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@RMProdux2008 Directors may have taken in mind the Pan & Scan issue, but that dead space you see is mostly because of a photography composing technique called "the rule of thirds" in which you take an imaginary grid dividing the frame in thirds and the subject is placed in one of their intersections or... (bla bla bla), it a complex topic, better take a look at google.
IMO, pan/scan is awful, I really love the unaltered/intended way of a movie. i don't mind black bars.
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masterstghm 3 years ago 37
Wow, that was dreadful. Horrible Death to Pan And Scan!!!
666theboogieman666 4 years ago 33