"pan and scan" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pan and scan (not comparable)
  1. (film) Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-pan_and_scan-en-adj-LqHWWYVv Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Noun [English]

Forms: pan and scans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pan and scan (countable and uncountable, plural pan and scans)
  1. (uncountable, film) The method or practice of adjusting widescreen film images, especially 2.35:1 or 2.39:1 aspect ratio, so that they can be shown within the proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, by cropping off sides of the original widescreen image, as opposed to letterboxing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-pan_and_scan-en-noun-px1Bs-Rj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 15 28 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 21 18 26 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 24 16 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 23 20 29 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 5 21 21 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 21 21 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 22 19 23 28 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. (film) A movie recording employing this technology. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Film
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Verb [English]

Forms: pans and scans [present, singular, third-person], panning and scanning [participle, present], panned and scanned [participle, past], panned and scanned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pan<> and scan<>}} pan and scan (third-person singular simple present pans and scans, present participle panning and scanning, simple past and past participle panned and scanned)
  1. (film) To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods. Categories (topical): Film
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  2. (film) To crop out (a character or object) when performing the pan and scan process, resulting in the deletion of a character or object. Categories (topical): Film Synonyms: pan-and-scan
    Sense id: en-pan_and_scan-en-verb-EodfZhIa Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 15 20 10 19 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 15 28 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 21 18 26 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 24 16 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 23 20 29 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 5 21 21 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 21 21 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 22 19 23 28 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television Related terms: fullscreen, high-definition television, letterbox, letterboxing, modified aspect ratio, original aspect ratio, pan, pillarbox, scan, tilt and scan, widescreen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "In the discount bin by the door sat a pile of pan and scans, mostly comedies, that no one would touch.",
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        "A movie recording employing this technology."
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        "(film) A movie recording employing this technology."
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    {
      "word": "fullscreen"
    },
    {
      "word": "high-definition television"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterbox"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterboxing"
    },
    {
      "word": "modified aspect ratio"
    },
    {
      "word": "original aspect ratio"
    },
    {
      "word": "pan"
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    {
      "word": "pillarbox"
    },
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      "word": "scan"
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    {
      "word": "tilt and scan"
    },
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        "To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods."
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        "(film) To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods."
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        "To crop out (a character or object) when performing the pan and scan process, resulting in the deletion of a character or object."
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        "(film) To crop out (a character or object) when performing the pan and scan process, resulting in the deletion of a character or object."
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