"pan and scan" meaning in English

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Adjective

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

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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 15 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 27 13 27 29 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. (film) A movie recording employing this technology. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-pan_and_scan-en-noun-M3NbPeOL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 15 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 27 13 27 29 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Verb

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
    Sense id: en-pan_and_scan-en-verb-0~uOENTB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 15 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 27 13 27 29 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 14 21 10 19 36 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 15 28 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 27 13 27 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 22 17 20 36 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

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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."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "film",
        "media",
        "television"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "pan-and-scan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pan and scan"
  ],
  "word": "pan and scan"
}

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