an anamorphic DVD stretches vertically a 16:9 image frame to fully fill the 4:3 aspect ratio of a standard TV screen. TVs that support anamorphic mode squeeze the image vertically to restore ...

Before the advent of anamorphic video, A DVD of a widescreen production could be created to fit the 4:3 width to height ratio of standard televisions ("letterbox" format.) Images from these ...