An anamorphic lens squeezes the image horizontally when filming, increasing the aspect ratio. In post-production, setting the sensor width in the software to the actual physical width multiplied by the squeeze factor will result in an unsqueezed image that matches what would be seen through the lens. This allows editing and color correction to be done on the original aspect ratio before applying the squeeze in the final export.
An anamorphic lens squeezes the image horizontally when filming, increasing the aspect ratio. In post-production, setting the sensor width in the software to the actual physical width multiplied by the squeeze factor will result in an unsqueezed image that matches what would be seen through the lens. This allows editing and color correction to be done on the original aspect ratio before applying the squeeze in the final export.
An anamorphic lens squeezes the image horizontally when filming, increasing the aspect ratio. In post-production, setting the sensor width in the software to the actual physical width multiplied by the squeeze factor will result in an unsqueezed image that matches what would be seen through the lens. This allows editing and color correction to be done on the original aspect ratio before applying the squeeze in the final export.
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