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deprongmori
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Given that the vast majority of all sound films prior to the late 1950s were released in “1.37:1” (“Academy Ratio”), and NOT in “1.33:1”, it really should be one of the choices on the pick list. I know I can edit the “1.33:1” text to “1.37:1” on the Windows platform, but given how prevalent the Academy Ratio is in the history of movies, I shouldn’t have to.

While it sounds like a trivial difference between the two ARs, it is not. The 1.33:1 is a full aperture frame on 35mm film, while 1.37:1 is reduced and offset on 35mm in order to accommodate a soundtrack. There is less detailed visual information in a 1.37:1 frame.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_ratio
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