Aspect Ratio


The proportional relationship between the height and width of a rectangle is referred to as an Aspect Ratio.
  • The most common aspect ratios are 4:3 and 16:9.
  • The ratios are expressed in following manner.

How a image looks with different Aspect Ratios

Aspect Ratio Problems :

Everything looks narrow, elongated and faces are stretched vertically, when you watch a widescreen(16:9) on a regular Tv(4:3).


Same when you watch an old movie which was shot in 4:3 on widescreen, so that the images get stretched horizontally.


The aspect ratios we commonly use.

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