What is aspect ratio feature and how is it different from video resolution?
Video resolution is a constant measure which describes the width and the height of a video file in pixels. Easiest way to explain aspect ratio is to say that it means the ratio between the width of the picture and the height of the picture. Normal TV’s aspect ratio is 4:3 (1.33:1) – Academy Stanndart, NTSC Television. When it came time for the television industry to decide what shape TV would take (in the early 1950s), the US National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) selected Academy Standard as the official aspect ratio for TV broadcasting in the United States (the current TV standard in the U.S. is also called NTSC, after the organization that set the standard). Up to the 50s all video production was made with this aspect ratio. After the 50s film industry was faced with a problem: so many people were buying TVs and staying at home to watch them, that theater attendance began to decline dramatically, which lead to the appearance of wide screen aspect ratio. There are two “standa
