Alexa Anamorphic de-Squeeze

ALEXA Anamorphic De-squeeze

White Paper, July 7, 2011

Introduction .................................................................................................................... 2!

What is Anamorphic? .................................................................................................... 2!

Shooting with Spherical Lenses .................................................................................... 2!

Shooting with Anamorphic Lenses ................................................................................ 2!

Film Projection of Anamorphic Images .......................................................................... 3!

Digital Projection of Anamorphic Images....................................................................... 3!

A Brief History of the Anamorphic Process ................................................................ 3!

CinemaScope ................................................................................................................. 5!

Anamorphic Aspect Ratios ........................................................................................... 5!

The Anamorphic Look ................................................................................................... 6!

ALEXA De-squeeze Overview ....................................................................................... 6!

Purchasing a License .................................................................................................... 6!

Installing a License ........................................................................................................ 6!

Turning De-squeeze On ................................................................................................. 7!

ALEXA De-squeeze for 2x Anamorphic Lenses .......................................................... 8!

De-squeeze off .................................................................................................................