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2.35:1 Cinemascope (Anamorphic) Aspect Ratio Tutorial

August 29, 201126 CommentsTutorial, VideoBy Michael

A 90 second tutorial on exporting 1080p widescreen (16:9) footage to Cinemascope aspect ratio (otherwise known as Panavision or Anamorphic Scope – 2.35:1 ratio).

In this example, I used 100 pixels on the top and bottom. TRUE 2.35:1 cinemascope aspect ratio would be 132px on top, and 131px on bottom (or vice versa). The final output would be 817px tall.

Watch the tutorial, or get my Ultimate Reference Guide to Cinemascope, Anamorphic, and 2.35 Aspect Ratio Resolutions eBook on this page!

Please bestow a ♥ like or leave a ✉ comment if you have questions!

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☞ ASPECT RATIO CONVERSION METHOD:

To convert from any aspect ratio to a wider format (such as 2.35:1 or 1.85:1), all you have to do is

DIVIDE the WIDTH of your SOURCE footage (1920 in this example) by the final aspect ratio desired (2.35 in this example).

So,
1920
DIVIDED BY
2.35 = 817 pixels tall

Your final output would be 1920×817.

✏ To find the amount to crop off the top and bottom, subtract your pixel number (817px here) from your source footage height (1080px) and divide it by two. If it is a decimal number (such as 131.5), even it out to whole pixels (i.e. – crop 132px from top, 131px from bottom).

✏ Here are some examples of aspect ratio conversion methods. These are all assuming 1920×1080 footage. If your SOURCE footage is 1280×720, your width would be 1280; if your SOURCE footage is 720×480, your width would be 720; and so on.

☞ 16:9 to 2.35:1 / Cinemascope / Anamorphic / Panavision Aspect Ratio:
SOURCE footage width (1920) DIVIDED BY 2.35 = 817px tall
Crop 132px off top, 131px off bottom.

☞ 16:9 to 1.85:1 / Academy Flat / “Flat” Aspect Ratio:
SOURCE footage width (1920) DIVIDED BY 1.85 = 1038px tall
Crop 21px off top, 21px off bottom.

As a ‘bonus’, here is the method for converting your 4:3 aspect ratio video to regular 16:9 widescreen (assuming 640×480 footage):

☞ 4:3 to 16:9 Regular Widescreen Aspect Ratio:
SOURCE footage width (640) DIVIDED BY 1.778 = 360px tall
Crop 60px off top, 60px off bottom.

★Other Tutorials:★
– Slow Motion from pictures tutorial
– Color Correction tutorial the RIGHT way!

To learn more about aspect ratios, Panavision, Cinemascope, Anamorphic Scope, and much more – go to http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/aspectratios/widescreenoram…

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Michael

When Michael's not working on a client project, he's either spending time with his wife and children or woodworking. Currently the Owner at DeVowe Photography - a commercial photography & video production business located in Minnesota. If you find an article or post interesting, feel free to leave a comment – We would love to hear from you!

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26 Comments
  1. Reply
    January 23, 2013 at 8:49 pm
    sunil

    hai,thanks for article..helped me.I have one more doubt,would be great if u can explain me how to solve it. I have some footage shot in canon 5d..resolution is 1920×1080.I have some footage shot in 2 perf negative..there source ratio is 2048 x 784.I have to apply dissolve between 2 clips of these 2..I can in dissolve one can make out the wrong cropping..please let me know how can I crop/convert my 5 D footage to match my 2 perf cropping

    • Reply
      February 14, 2013 at 10:24 am
      Michael

      Hi, crop your 1920×1080 footage down to 1920×735 and reduce your 2048×784 to 1920×735 to match your 5d footage. That way both footage will be 1920×735. Hope that helps.

      -Michael

  2. Reply
    May 9, 2013 at 5:38 pm
    boyet

    Thanks. This is the best solution i found in the web. some just put black bars on the top and bottom but cropping during the output is the real thing..

    • Reply
      May 9, 2013 at 5:45 pm
      Michael

      Great, glad to hear you found it helpful!

      -Michael

  3. Reply
    January 5, 2014 at 1:34 pm
    krishnakumar

    dear sir/madam

    i would like change m2v file aspect ratio , it is possiple if yes , how to do this? pls letme know
    file is 1920 *1080 , and i need source file 1920*806 m2v video only file- 24fps- aspect ratio 2.39:1

    • Reply
      January 6, 2014 at 10:19 am
      Michael

      Import your video into Premiere and export with the settings demonstrated in the tutorial (crop the top and bottom of the video so the dimensions are 1920×806).

  4. Reply
    February 11, 2014 at 11:27 pm
    Thilak

    Respected Sir:

    How to mark cinemascope in view finder of a camera. Please help to mark cinemascope in Canon 700D, 7D, 5D Markiii and red one

    • Reply
      February 13, 2014 at 8:37 am
      Michael

      Hi Thilak,
      1) Create an image that is the size of your composition in Photoshop or other image manipulation program
      2) Make black bars on the top and bottom to the crop ratio you are planning on exporting to
      3) Print from Photoshop, cut out the center, and tape to the back of your LCD

      Hope that helps!

  5. Reply
    May 21, 2015 at 2:15 am
    jai

    Hi ther, does it applies to thr footage which took in dslr with aps-c sensor or cam should be fyll frame?

    • Reply
      May 21, 2015 at 7:25 am
      Michael

      Hi Jai,

      This method can be used with footage from full frame DSLR sensors as well as APS-C sensors. Thanks for watching!

      -Michael

  6. Reply
    August 28, 2015 at 1:01 pm
    ssaikiran

    hi
    I have some footage shot in canon 5d..resolution is 1920×1080 I want send my video to a shot film fest
    they said they need in the below format:
    The recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in DV / HDV
    how can do this in after effects plz let me know

    • Reply
      August 28, 2015 at 1:31 pm
      ssaikiran

      i did my work on after effects can u plz tell me how can i do in that

      • Reply
        August 28, 2015 at 1:35 pm
        ssaikiran

        and one mor thing when i am changing
        height in composting settings(1080 into 817) my frame aspect ratio is chaning to 1920.817(2.35) but thay are asking in

        >16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in DV / HDV

      • Reply
        August 28, 2015 at 1:46 pm
        ssaikiran

        ya ok ok thank you and wt about this
        one mor thing when i am changing
        height in composting settings(1080 into 817) my frame aspect ratio is chaning to 1920.817(2.35) but thay are asking in

        >16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in DV / HDV
        and why i am rendering whic settings i need to put if i need DV/HDV
        is quick time(with H.264) is ok
        & i am sending my film for a film fest in india this was my 1st film so plz help me out

        • Reply
          August 28, 2015 at 1:49 pm
          Michael

          Sorry for the confusion. The settings for After Effects would not need any cropping. Your current resolution (1920×1080) is correct for 16:9 output. If you were shooting with an anamorphic lens and had a different pixel ratio, your export settings would be slightly different.

          H.264 will work fine, depending on their requirements.

          Hope that helps, and thanks for the comments!

          • August 28, 2015 at 1:52 pm
            ssaikiran

            Need some clarity on this

            H.264 will work fine, depending on their requirements

            This is the only requirement from them
            FORMAT: The films may be shot in MPEG4 or AVI format. The recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in DV / HDV.

            http://www.friends2support.org/shortfilm/rules.html

          • August 28, 2015 at 1:57 pm
            Michael

            Then H.264 (which is MPEG4) at 1920×1080 will work.

          • August 28, 2015 at 2:04 pm
            ssaikiran

            can i use same value for croping (100 as u used in the above tut)

          • August 28, 2015 at 2:09 pm
            ssaikiran

            last and final

            top : ? , left : ? , bottom : ? , right : ?

            to get this

            >The recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in DV / HDV.

          • August 28, 2015 at 2:12 pm
            Michael

            You don’t need to crop it at all to get the required output.

            IF, however, you wanted to get a different cinemascope output (like mentioned in the tutorial), you would use these settings in the Output Module section of your Render Queue:

            Cinemascope aspect ratio

          • August 28, 2015 at 2:19 pm
            ssaikiran

            i am confused

            for this requirement i need to crop it or not

            >The recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in DV / HDV

  7. Reply
    August 28, 2015 at 1:57 pm
    ssaikiran

    sir ? is the image which u have given reply
    and
    i got the crop thing in ae
    top:0
    left:0
    bottom:0
    right:0
    wher i need to enter the 817 value

  8. Reply
    August 28, 2015 at 2:02 pm
    ssaikiran

    last and final

    in the above tut u croped top and bot with value 100
    can i use the same value

    • Reply
      August 28, 2015 at 2:04 pm
      Michael

      Yes, you can crop the output with 131 pixels off the top and 131 pixels off the bottom. That will give you cinemascope 2.35:1 output, however. For your film festival keep it at 16:9 (1920×1080 H.264).

  9. Reply
    August 28, 2015 at 2:14 pm
    ssaikiran

    thank u thank u very much sir
    i can’t say in words for what u did
    tahnk u so much sir

    • Reply
      August 28, 2015 at 2:19 pm
      Michael

      You’re welcome! Glad I could help! Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel: Pro Video Tutorials. Thanks!

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