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minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·5 months agoSG-1 was shot in widescreen from day one, on cameras that had framing marks for 4:3 and 16:9. A 4:3 cut was sent to TV networks and a 16:9 cut was canned until the show was released on DVD.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoUnless they were shooting with anamorphic lenses, that’s still cropping 4:3 to 16:9. The real issue is that AFAIK the show’s never been remastered from film. All we have are DVD transfers - and filters on top of that.
SG-1 was shot in widescreen from day one, on cameras that had framing marks for 4:3 and 16:9. A 4:3 cut was sent to TV networks and a 16:9 cut was canned until the show was released on DVD.
Unless they were shooting with anamorphic lenses, that’s still cropping 4:3 to 16:9.
The real issue is that AFAIK the show’s never been remastered from film. All we have are DVD transfers - and filters on top of that.