2.35:1 vs 2.39:1 vs 2.40:1 | Aspect Ratios

There are three different aspect ratios that are often associated with Cinemascope. 2.35 by 1, 2.39 by 1 and 2.40 by 1. But which one is correct? In this video I discuss the history and differences of these aspect ratios.

[tony]

This deserve WAYYYY more views. I swear, the number of times I've had to explain this to people in film school...!

[ericdavidwallace]

2.35:1 vs 2.39:1 are my 2 favorite Aspect Ratios. This is the only video I could find on this topic. Thank you so much for the explanation. Its a subtle difference but it is a difference. All the Indiana Jones films were shot on 2.35:1 except for Raiders of the los Ark which was shot on 2.39:1

[klarkolofsson]

These types of videos are way more important for videographers than any gear video, but yeah this doesn’t push the product sales. Thank you though for giving us actual information!

[lottonthewizard]

I think 2:35:1/Anamorphic is the most aesthetically pleasing of the aspect ratios.

[Actioncamflix]

This is well done and explained using papers and motion time lapse!

[davidhrzenjak]

2.37:1 is best, I know movies dont use it but you have 4:3, 16:9 (4²:3²) AND 2.37:1 (4³:3³). It just makes sense.

[jfsps]

I recently view that the 4k star wars Disney releases are 2.39 and the fox are marked as 2.35 and I got confused, so thanks a lot.

[joshmorgan]

Thanks. This easy for understand that I want!

[Mr.Goodkat]

There is movies I want to buy which say their original aspect ratio is 2.39:1 but the Blu Ray's is 2.40:1, how much of the image does this mean I am missing?

[paulogemaque]

thank you very much for the information, a hug from Portugal

[nathanpollard]

Isn't 2.35:1 still commonly used?

I've doubts that 2.39:1 has replaced it as a standard, formally or otherwise.

Also, as a side note, I noticed recently that La La Land has an aspect ratio of 2.55:1, so I feel like now I understand why.

[Espiritiv]

tHANKS! is a 2.40 or 2.35 screen best if width is an issue (speakers on both sides)

[LittleGreenAlien]

Awesome video. I love aspect ratios, especially the cinemascope ones.

[stevencord]

Sorry for asking for basics (which should normally be included in any educational video) but when you say 2.35:1 etc what unit exactly are talking about? Are you talking millimeters, centimeters, meters, miles, pounds, kilograms, light years?
I know you have a low budget that forces you to use paper and scissors and makes the use of a ruler to draw your rectangles prohibitive but you could have drawn the soundtrack optical or magnetic strips on the sides of the film frames where they belong. Also, when you talk about 2.39:1 having been introduced to hide splice lines, shouldn’t you show that too in your little drawings? Otherwise everything in the video is tip top.

[coyotemontana]

How come that 2.39:1 and 2.40:1 is the same but 2.35:1 and 2.39:1 are not the same?

[folders]

What aspect ratio was used for this video?

[Drunken_Hamster]

TBH, they're so close it doesn't matter. And I hate "scope" anyway. So much so that I call it cinemaNOPE and will never use it if I can avoid doing so. 2:1 master race. 2.2 or 2.25 (depending on how ou set up the camera vs the lens' squeeze factor) at most.