Anamorphic vs. Widescreen

Anamorphic vs. Widescreen — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Anamorphic and Widescreen

Anamorphicadjective

Producing various optically distorted images.

an anamorphic lens

Widescreennoun

A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.

Anamorphicadjective

(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.

Widescreenadjective

(film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.

Anamorphicadjective

pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another

Widescreenadjective

(of a motion picture) Presented in the original aspect ratio; presented in letterbox orientation.

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Anamorphicadjective

pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system;

an anamorphic lense