WINDOWBOX
Windowbox
Windowboxing in the display of film or video occurs when the aspect ratio of the media is such that the letterbox effect and pillarbox effect occur simultaneously. Sometimes, by accident or design, a standard ratio image is presented in the central portion of a letterbox picture, resulting in a black border all around. It is generally disliked because it wastes much screen space and reduces the resolution of the original image. It can occur when a 16:9 film is set to 4:3, but then shown on a 16:9 TV or other output device. It can also occur in the opposite direction . Few films have been released with this aspect ratio—one example is The Crocodile Hunter: ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Windowbox (film)
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window box
Noun
- A narrow box, filled with earth, placed on a windowsill and used for growing plants.
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