This Free Calculator Figures Out Your Anamorphic Aspect Ratios

This Free Calculator Figures Out Your Anamorphic Aspect Ratios

Anamorphic lenses are a regular part of many cinematographers' kits, especially as new anamorphic lenses become more affordable and more cameras include more video recording features that help anamorphic optics shine. However, it can be challenging to envision the final scene, since anamorphic lenses squeeze the frame. A new online calculator can help filmmakers dial in the perfect settings with their anamorphic lenses and nail the framing every…

BLAZAR Anamorphic Aspect Ratio and Crop Calculator Tool Introduced With a Useful Visual Preview

Anamorphic can be hard to picture until you see the final frame. The image you record is squeezed, the frame you edit is stretched, and the difference between the two is not always obvious when you’re on set. Enter BLAZAR, who is offering an online calculator that makes this part a bit easier to understand by showing you what happens once the footage is desqueezed and how different aspect ratios sit inside that frame. We’ve looked at a lot of an…