pan and scan English

Meaning pan and scan meaning

What does pan and scan mean?

pan and scan adjective

— (film) Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off.

pan and scan noun

— (uncountable, film) The method or practice of adjusting widescreen film images, especially 2.35:1 or 2.39:1 aspect ratio, so that they can be shown within the proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, by cropping off sides of the original widescreen image, as opposed to letterboxing.

— (film) A movie recording employing this technology.

pan and scan verb

— (film) To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods.

— (film) To crop out (a character or object) when performing the pan and scan process, resulting in the deletion of a character or object.