| A type of video format that
allows a video with a different aspect ratio to be displayed on a
display that does not support that aspect ratio. This is commonly
done with DVD videos today to allow the user to view the movie as it
was originally intended to be viewed and not modified to fit your
television screen. A DVD that has this type of display will mention
it's viewed in widescreen format. Some DVDs support both widescreen
and fullscreen format, allowing the viewer to decide how they want to
view it. Unless the DVD supports fullscreen format, it will only be
viewable in widescreen.
Below is an example of what a letterbox may look like on a
display. As can be seen below, letterbox is easily distinguishable by
the horizontal black bars along the bottom and top of the image.
Also see: Aspect ratio, CD
definitions, DVD,
Video definitions, Widescreen
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