letterbox

Example Sentences

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You can tell that scenes are taking place in the Sublime because the picture becomes letterboxed, giving it a slightly different feel than the rest of the show.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2022

And though the image is letterboxed for a widescreen effect, the action will sometimes break out into the black bars above or below the frame, as if it just can’t be contained.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2021

The revelation clarifies that the letterboxed opening shot of the season, in which Dolores appeared to be talking to Arnold, was actually her conducting a fidelity test on Bernard inside The Cradle’s virtual world.

From The Verge • Jun. 4, 2018

For the whole history of cinema, we’ve been experiencing movies and television through a two-dimensional, letterboxed window.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2015

But the picture is then letterboxed again - so it becomes even wider, and wastes huge chunks of the screen.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2012