{"id":263593,"date":"2021-05-31T15:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-aspect-ratio\/"},"modified":"2021-05-31T15:30:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T12:30:58","slug":"what-is-aspect-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-aspect-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Aspect Ratio?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36003e502e3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36003e502e3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-aspect-ratio\/#Aspect_Ratio_in_Video_and_Photography\" >Aspect Ratio in Video and Photography<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-aspect-ratio\/#Using_an_Aspect_Ratio_Calculator\" >Using an Aspect Ratio Calculator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-aspect-ratio\/#Preserve_Aspect_Ratio_at_All_Costs\" >Preserve Aspect Ratio at All Costs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is Aspect Ratio?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-728598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aspect-ratio.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Icons representing the common 16:10, 16:9, 4:3, and 21:9 aspect ratios.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/aspect-ratio-icons-169-1610-43-530319139\" data-credittext=\"nexusby \/ Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/aspect-ratio-icons-169-1610-43-530319139\">nexusby \/ Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You might have come across the term \u201caspect ratio\u201d while shopping for a new computer monitor or looking up a film on IMDb. The term is used extensively throughout the video and photography world. At its core, aspect ratio is a simple mathematical concept.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aspect_Ratio_in_Video_and_Photography\"><\/span>Aspect Ratio in Video and Photography<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Aspect ratio is the <em>ratio <\/em>of the <em>width<\/em> and the <em>height <\/em>of a four-sided shape like a TV screen or a photograph. Like any mathematical ratio, the aspect ratio of a rectangle doesn\u2019t refer to its physical dimensions, but rather, how the width and length of an object relate to one another.<\/p>\n<p>A perfect square would have an aspect ratio of 1:1 because the width of a square must equal its length. Aspect ratios can be expressed as whole numbers (like 3:2) or with decimal places (like 1.5:1).<\/p>\n<p>Using the aspect ratio, you can work out the height of an object using its width (and vice versa). Probably the most commonly quoted aspect ratio is 16:9, which is often interpreted as \u201csixteen by nine,\u201d where the first number relates to the width (16) and the second to the height (9).<\/p>\n<p>In film production, the aspect ratio refers to the shape of the frame. Two of the most common aspect ratios that you\u2019ll see in cinema are 1.85:1 (widescreen) and 2.39:1. This is why you will see black bars on the top and bottom of the frame when watching most <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Television has settled on 16:9 for most broadcast content, although displays exist in all sorts of aspect ratios. Ultrawide monitors\u00a0favored by many <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs may come in an aspect ratio of\u00a02.37:1 (commonly marketed as \u201c21:9\u201d), with so-called \u201c32:9\u201d ultrawide monitors now available from a few manufacturers.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_an_Aspect_Ratio_Calculator\"><\/span>Using an Aspect Ratio Calculator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to fit a specific piece of content to a particular device\u2014for example, a background wallpaper on a smartphone\u2014an aspect ratio calculator like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/andrew.hedges.name\/experiments\/aspect_ratio\/\">this one by Andrew Hedges<\/a>\u00a0can help.<\/p>\n<p>Using this tool, you can calculate height or width based on an aspect ratio, or even work in reverse to work out the aspect ratio of a rectangle based on physical dimensions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-728157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aspect_ratio_calculator.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Aspect Ratio Calculator\" width=\"650\" height=\"263\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>So, for example, to work out the height based on the width and the aspect ratio, enter your aspect ratio into the W1 and H1 boxes, and then add the physical width into the W2 box. The calculator will display the relative height in the H2 field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-728159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aspect_ratio_calcd.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Aspect Ratio Calculated\" width=\"650\" height=\"292\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can work out what the aspect ratio of any given rectangle is by simply entering the physical dimensions into the W1 and H1 boxes. The ratio will be displayed above the \u201cExample\u201d image below.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preserve_Aspect_Ratio_at_All_Costs\"><\/span>Preserve Aspect Ratio at All Costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to content like images and videos, deviating from the aspect ratio when resizing will result in an image looking stretched or squeezed. For best results, always preserve the aspect ratio you\u2019re working with to avoid unsightly warping.<\/p>\n<p>Disney famously made this mistake when it decided to stretch classic episodes of <em>The Simpsons<\/em> on Disney+ to conform with modern 16:9 displays. Fortunately, you can still watch\u00a0<em>The Simpsons <\/em>in its original 4:3 aspect ratio with a tweak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Watch Classic &#8220;Simpsons&#8221; in Original 4:3 Format on Disney+<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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