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anamorphic lens

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anamorphic lens
A movie camera lens that horizontally squeezes a wide screen image into a standard 35mm frame. When projected, an anamorphic lens stretches the 35mm frame horizontally and fills a wide screen. This lens allowed the movie industry to make wide screen films with the same 35mm equipment. A 2:1 anamorphic lens squeezes 100% more into the frame than a normal lens. The term comes from the Greek "anamorphosis," which means to "reshape." See anamorphic DVD.

An Anamorphic Frame
An anamorphic lens squeezes the image horizontally in order to fit it into a smaller frame format.

anamorphic lens [¦an·ə¦mȯr·fik ′lenz]
(optics)
A lens that produces different magnifications along lines in different directions in the image plane.


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For truly high-end applications, the anamorphic stretch function allows the HD100 to be used with an optional anamorphic lens, delivering a cinema-like picture quality in domestic home theatre environments.
The VPL-VW60 is said to offer Anamorphic Zoom function, which uses sophisticated signal processing of widescreen modes together with an optional third-party anamorphic lens to recreate the 2.
At CES, Vutec will be presenting a high-definition front projection screen with a wide viewing area, a multi-aspect ratio screen system for the new anamorphic lens projectors, and an artscreen masking system for plasma and LCD televisions.
 
 
 
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