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 ...

When you have a digital image, it normally has a particular ratio of its horizontal size to its vertical size known as the aspect ratio. Certain formats of images have particular standard ratios. If ...

Creating artwork for video in Adobe Illustrator can be tricky because video formats often use a wide pixel ratio, while computer monitors use a square pixel ratio. If this difference is not taken into ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Clipchamp is a free online video editor that is available as an app on Windows 11. Resizing videos on Clipchamp is easier than other video editing programs. In this guide, we show you how to resize a ...

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 ...

16:9, 4:3, 2.0:1, 2.35:1 – so many numbers, so little time. Here’s what they all mean. Aspect Ratio is a term that defines the shape or relative dimensions of a still image, film or video content. It ...

If your Samsung TV is displaying an incorrect aspect ratio, images may appear stretched, squished, or improperly cropped. This guide provides several methods to troubleshoot and correct the aspect ...

Star Wars Outlaws is here, and if you already started playing it or are looking at gameplay videos, you might be wondering what’s up with those black bars you get at the top and bottom of the screen.