As the transition to digital television continues in the United States, aspect ratio conversion has become one of the most confusing and critically important production issues facing television ...

The new Crystal Vision ARC-20MC is a high-performance bi-directional digital aspect ratio converter with features that make it suitable for any application. The ARC-20MC offers quality conversion ...

Another chance to read Serge Golikov's excellent article on the the often-confusing matter of aspect ratios, letterboxing, and pillarboxing, giving RedShark readers a lesson of cinematic rectangles ...

The BBC has used ten Crystal Vision ShARC204-XPs for aspect ratio conversion for Euro 2004. Operating from a large outside broadcast truck in Portugal, the BBC became the first customer to use the ...

Ever watch a movie, and get distracted by the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen? Ever wonder what they are, and why they're different sizes? Wasn't the switch to "widescreen" TVs supposed ...

For many people, the screen aspect ratio (aspect ratio) of TV and PC displays is generally 4:3 or 16:9, but in the world of movies, it is wider than 2.35:1 (12:5). There are sizes such as ...