{"video_id":"uSuCJyZzyRE","title":"Aspect Ratios As Fast As Possible","channel":"Techquickie","show":"Techquickie","published_at":"2016-05-06T14:58:16Z","duration_s":360,"segments":[{"start_s":0.08,"end_s":7.759,"text":"Have you ever wondered why most TVs and monitors were that boxy, almost square","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":5.2,"end_s":13.04,"text":"shape until recently? Well, back in the 1890s, Thomas Edison and his assistant","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":10.32,"end_s":17.279,"text":"William Kennedy Dixon introduced a device for viewing films called the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":15.16,"end_s":25.359,"text":"kinettocope. This device displayed an image 35 mm wide. Yep, just like film.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":20.88,"end_s":27.92,"text":"Introducing the 4x3 aspect ratio. But","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":25.359,"end_s":34.16,"text":"what is an aspect ratio? 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And","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":61.76,"end_s":67.68,"text":"this is kind of funny. Originally widescreen, despite having, you know,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":65.439,"end_s":73.84,"text":"obvious benefits, was used as kind of like a marketing gimmick by the movie","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":70.24,"end_s":75.2,"text":"studios. Why watch movies on your 4x3 TV","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":73.84,"end_s":79.04,"text":"at home when you could watch a widescreen movie at your local theater,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":77.68,"end_s":83.4,"text":"not to mention paying more for it and buying a bag of popcorn while you're at","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":80.799,"end_s":89.6,"text":"it? So widescreen ratios became widespread starting in 1953 with a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":86.64,"end_s":95.04,"text":"system called the synorama that used three projectors on a curved screen. Now","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":92.439,"end_s":100.0,"text":"unfortunately this proved to be too expensive leading to the development of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":97.36,"end_s":104.72,"text":"single projector widescreen as well as movies produced for flat screens which","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":102.159,"end_s":108.079,"text":"is kind of funny because curved displays are now starting to make a comeback.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":106.64,"end_s":112.399,"text":"It's like technology is almost the same as fashion at a certain point. At first,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":110.399,"end_s":118.24,"text":"widescreen films were actually made by removing the top and bottom edges to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":114.96,"end_s":120.64,"text":"create a 15 by9 aspect ratio, very close","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":118.24,"end_s":125.68,"text":"to what is seen in most displays today. But later, 20th Century Fox collaborated","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":123.36,"end_s":131.52,"text":"with French professor Henry Cretier, who helped to create a special anamorphic","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":128.399,"end_s":134.319,"text":"lens that squished a widescreen image","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":131.52,"end_s":138.84,"text":"onto regular film. So when played back through a second anamorphic lens, the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":136.319,"end_s":147.52,"text":"resulting image had an aspect ratio of 2.35 to1, almost identical to the modern","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":143.4,"end_s":150.56,"text":"21x9ish filming standard. Nowadays, TVs","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":147.52,"end_s":152.56,"text":"very commonly used the 16x9 aspect ratio","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":150.56,"end_s":157.04,"text":"we've come to know and love, adopted because it could display videos recorded","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":154.48,"end_s":162.16,"text":"in other common aspect ratios without a ton of cropping or distortion. So, not","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":159.519,"end_s":168.16,"text":"surprisingly, this format was chosen for broadcast HDTV. But the story doesn't","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":165.44,"end_s":172.08,"text":"stop there. 16x9 is also the most popular gaming resolution and is used","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":170.16,"end_s":177.2,"text":"with popular streaming websites like YouTube, Vessel, Hulu, Netflix, and","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":174.319,"end_s":181.84,"text":"countless others. Not watching in 1080p? That's fine because 16x9 was also chosen","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":179.76,"end_s":186.08,"text":"because it downscales easily to other resolutions.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":183.36,"end_s":190.959,"text":"But even with the ubiquity of 16 by9, many people still prefer even wider","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":188.959,"end_s":194.64,"text":"aspect ratios because they give you a more immersive experience thanks to the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":193.12,"end_s":200.08,"text":"fact that they fill up more of your visual field. Flying through space in No","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":197.519,"end_s":205.599,"text":"Man's Sky, driving off-road in Dur 3, or just playing Minecraft in a 21x9 ultra","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":203.44,"end_s":210.959,"text":"wide aspect ratio can be deeply engaging. So due to this, more and more","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":208.879,"end_s":216.28,"text":"games are starting to support 21 by9 natively, and we're seeing 21 by9","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":213.2,"end_s":218.48,"text":"monitors become more common in the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":216.28,"end_s":222.239,"text":"marketplace. So where does this leave us for the future? 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Well, back in the 1890s, Thomas Edison and his assistant William Kennedy Dixon introduced a device for viewing films called the kinettocope. This device displayed an image 35 mm wide. Yep, just like film. Introducing the 4x3 aspect ratio. But what is an aspect ratio? Well, simply put, an aspect ratio is the ratio of the width to the height of the image being displayed. So, this same 4x3 ratio was adopted by many movie and TV producers, making it the standard for decades because that's how it often goes in the film industry. Once you've adopted a standard, thanks to the cost, oh my goodness, the cost of the equipment, it's really hard to run around changing it all the time. And so it wasn't until the early 1950s that widescreen was conceived. And this is kind of funny. Originally widescreen, despite having, you know, obvious benefits, was used as kind of like a marketing gimmick by the movie studios. Why watch movies on your 4x3 TV at home when you could watch a widescreen movie at your local theater, not to mention paying more for it and buying a bag of popcorn while you're at it? So widescreen ratios became widespread starting in 1953 with a system called the synorama that used three projectors on a curved screen. Now unfortunately this proved to be too expensive leading to the development of single projector widescreen as well as movies produced for flat screens which is kind of funny because curved displays are now starting to make a comeback. It's like technology is almost the same as fashion at a certain point. At first, widescreen films were actually made by removing the top and bottom edges to create a 15 by9 aspect ratio, very close to what is seen in most displays today. But later, 20th Century Fox collaborated with French professor Henry Cretier, who helped to create a special anamorphic lens that squished a widescreen image onto regular film. So when played back through a second anamorphic lens, the resulting image had an aspect ratio of 2.35 to1, almost identical to the modern 21x9ish filming standard. Nowadays, TVs very commonly used the 16x9 aspect ratio we've come to know and love, adopted because it could display videos recorded in other common aspect ratios without a ton of cropping or distortion. So, not surprisingly, this format was chosen for broadcast HDTV. But the story doesn't stop there. 16x9 is also the most popular gaming resolution and is used with popular streaming websites like YouTube, Vessel, Hulu, Netflix, and countless others. Not watching in 1080p? That's fine because 16x9 was also chosen because it downscales easily to other resolutions. But even with the ubiquity of 16 by9, many people still prefer even wider aspect ratios because they give you a more immersive experience thanks to the fact that they fill up more of your visual field. Flying through space in No Man's Sky, driving off-road in Dur 3, or just playing Minecraft in a 21x9 ultra wide aspect ratio can be deeply engaging. So due to this, more and more games are starting to support 21 by9 natively, and we're seeing 21 by9 monitors become more common in the marketplace. So where does this leave us for the future? Well, I wouldn't be surprised if the market for ultrawide content and hardware continues to grow, not just because of its immersiveness, but also because of its benefits to content creators, uh, productivity-minded people, and the manufacturers of displays who desperately need something new to sell you. And there's also little doubt that we'll start to see new aspect ratio standards start to pop up thanks to the rise of VR. The Oculus Rift, for example, uses a 16x10 aspect ratio to fill the wearer's field of view as much as possible. I mean, hell, maybe we'll just make our own special Linus Media Group aspect ratio for optimal Luke viewing. After all, viewer satisfaction is what we're all about. Speaking of satisfaction, have you ever wanted to learn something? Have you ever felt that satisfied feeling of learning something? Well, it's quite possible you're already a member, but I'm going to tell you about it anyway. linda.com. With a linda.com membership, you can watch and learn from top experts who are passionate about teaching. They've got thousands of video courses that you can either stream on your computer or you can download to your phone and watch them later or your other portable device like a tablet. It allows you to browse course transcripts to follow along or search for an answer and skip to that point in the video. It allows you to create playlists that you can share with your friends so you guys can all do like a a learning path together. It's got all kinds of like great fantastic features. And the best thing about it, actually, there's a couple best things about it. I have two best things about it. 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