Archive:Ultra Widescreen (21:9 aspect ratio) skins for Kodi - Revision history

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	<section begin="intro" />Kodi's ~~[[Skinning\|~~skinning engine (GUI layout engine)]] can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display) formats. Displays supporting this type of input are today marketed as "Ultra Widescreen" displays when referring to commercial televisions, monitors, or projector designed for home theater purposes. These displays can sometimes also be refereed to as Cinema Widescreen, Cinema Display, Cinema 21:9, or 21.9 Display in marketing material.		<section begin="intro" />Kodi's skinning engine (GUI layout engine) can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display) formats. Displays supporting this type of input are today marketed as "Ultra Widescreen" displays when referring to commercial televisions, monitors, or projector designed for home theater purposes. These displays can sometimes also be refereed to as Cinema Widescreen, Cinema Display, Cinema 21:9, or 21.9 Display in marketing material.

	Movies and other videos encoded for these "Ultra Widescreen" displays with 21:9 (2.33:1) and similar aspect ratios are commonly known in cinema/movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.39:1), or simply 2.39 aspect ratio videos, and they can sometimes also be incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 movies, like for some Blu-ray Disc film releases which have 1920×800 resolution.		Movies and other videos encoded for these "Ultra Widescreen" displays with 21:9 (2.33:1) and similar aspect ratios are commonly known in cinema/movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.39:1), or simply 2.39 aspect ratio videos, and they can sometimes also be incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 movies, like for some Blu-ray Disc film releases which have 1920×800 resolution.
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	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panavision		* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panavision

	~~== See also ==~~
	~~'''Users:'''~~
	* [[Skins]]
	~~'''Development:'''~~
	* [[Add-on development]]
	* [[Skinning]]

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	* [http://www.zuggsoft.com/theater/prism.htm DIY Anamorphic / Panamorphic Projector Lens]		* [http://www.zuggsoft.com/theater/prism.htm DIY Anamorphic / Panamorphic Projector Lens]


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	=== HDMI output standardization===		=== HDMI output standardization===
	As of May 2013, video timings in this 64:27 aspect ratio are supported by the technical specification that defines video timings for the [[HDMI]] interface, CEA 861-F:<ref>[http://ce.org/Standards/Standard-Listings/R4-8-DTV-Interface-Subcommittee/CEA-861-E.aspx CEA-861-F]</ref>		As of May 2013, video timings in this 64:27 aspect ratio are supported by the technical specification that defines video timings for the HDMI interface, CEA 861-F:<ref>[http://ce.org/Standards/Standard-Listings/R4-8-DTV-Interface-Subcommittee/CEA-861-E.aspx CEA-861-F]</ref>
	* 1280×720p, anamorphic widescreen pixel aspect ratio of 4:3		* 1280×720p, anamorphic widescreen pixel aspect ratio of 4:3
	* 1680×720p, near-square pixel aspect ratio of 64:27		* 1680×720p, near-square pixel aspect ratio of 64:27
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	====ScopeConfluence====		====ScopeConfluence====
	"ScopeConfluence" is a work-in-progress 21:9 aspect ratio skin by Funkd, done as a forked Scope (CinemaScope) version of the [[Confluence]] skin.		"ScopeConfluence" is a work-in-progress 21:9 aspect ratio skin by Funkd, done as a forked Scope (CinemaScope) version of the [[Add-on:Confluence\|Confluence]] skin.
	* https://github.com/Funkd/ScopeConfluence		* https://github.com/Funkd/ScopeConfluence
	** http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=210806&page=3		** http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=210806&page=3
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	==References==		==References==
	~~{{reflist}}~~		<references />


	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_%28filming%29		* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_%28filming%29
	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_formats		* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_formats
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	'''Users:'''		'''Users:'''
	* [[Skins]]		* [[Skins]]
	* [[Settings/Appearance]]
	* [[Settings/System]]
	'''Development:'''		'''Development:'''
	* [[Add-on development]]		* [[Add-on development]]

Gamester17 at 09:38, 9 June 2015

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	<section begin="intro" />Kodi's [[Skinning\|skinning engine (GUI layout engine)]] can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display) formats. Displays supporting this type of input are today marketed as "Ultra Widescreen" displays when referring to commercial televisions, monitors, or projector designed for home theater purposes. ~~They~~ can sometimes also be refereed to as "21:9~~" / "~~21.9~~" or "Cinema Widescreen" displays~~ in marketing material.		<section begin="intro" />Kodi's [[Skinning\|skinning engine (GUI layout engine)]] can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display) formats. Displays supporting this type of input are today marketed as "Ultra Widescreen" displays when referring to commercial televisions, monitors, or projector designed for home theater purposes. These displays can sometimes also be refereed to as Cinema Widescreen, Cinema Display, Cinema 21:9, or 21.9 Display in marketing material.

	Movies and other videos encoded for these "Ultra Widescreen" displays with 21:9 (2.33:1) and similar aspect ratios are commonly known in cinema/movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.39:1)~~, Cinema Display, and Cinema 21:9~~, or simply 2.39 aspect ratio, and ~~it is~~ also incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 for Blu-ray Disc film releases (1920×800 resolution).		Movies and other videos encoded for these "Ultra Widescreen" displays with 21:9 (2.33:1) and similar aspect ratios are commonly known in cinema/movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.39:1), or simply 2.39 aspect ratio videos, and they can sometimes also be incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 movies, like for some Blu-ray Disc film releases which have 1920×800 resolution.

	Skins supporting these aspect ratios CIH for CHP/CID output from Kodi is designed to show films/movies recorded in CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope) or a anamorphic format of 2.39:1 which is used in modern cinemas today, and a anamorphic vertical stretch 21:9 television or projector which allows for displaying all content at equal height, allowing for a more balanced viewing experience. The main benefit of this screen ratio is the absence of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when viewing content in this format, and a constant display height when displaying other content with a lesser aspect ratio.<section end="intro" /><ref>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/HD_Advisor/HD_Advisor_Tutorial__2351_Constant_Height_Projection/2798 HD Advisor Tutorial – 2.35:1 Constant Height Projection</ref><ref>http://www.projectorcentral.com/235_home_theater.htm 2.35 Widescreen Home Theater: Should you or shouldn't you?</ref><ref>http://www.zuggsoft.com/theater/prism.htm DIY Anamorphic Lens</ref>		Skins supporting these aspect ratios CIH for CHP/CID output from Kodi is designed to show films/movies recorded in CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope) or a anamorphic format of 2.39:1 which is used in modern cinemas today, and a anamorphic vertical stretch 21:9 television or projector which allows for displaying all content at equal height, allowing for a more balanced viewing experience. The main benefit of this screen ratio is the absence of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when viewing content in this format, and a constant display height when displaying other content with a lesser aspect ratio.<section end="intro" /><ref>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/HD_Advisor/HD_Advisor_Tutorial__2351_Constant_Height_Projection/2798 HD Advisor Tutorial – 2.35:1 Constant Height Projection</ref><ref>http://www.projectorcentral.com/235_home_theater.htm 2.35 Widescreen Home Theater: Should you or shouldn't you?</ref><ref>http://www.zuggsoft.com/theater/prism.htm DIY Anamorphic Lens</ref>

Gamester17 at 08:57, 9 June 2015

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	<section begin="intro" />Kodi's [[Skinning\|skinning engine (GUI layout engine)]] can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display). Displays supporting this type of input are ~~now more commonly known~~ today as "Ultra Widescreen" or ~~"Cinema Widescreen"~~. ~~And this and the similar aspect ratios~~ to 21:9 ~~(2.33:1) are known in cinema~~/~~movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2~~.~~39:1), Cinema Display, and Cinema 21:~~9, or ~~simply 2.39 aspect ratio, and it is also incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 for Blu-ray Disc film releases (1920×800 resolution)~~.		<section begin="intro" />Kodi's [[Skinning\|skinning engine (GUI layout engine)]] can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display) formats. Displays supporting this type of input are today marketed as "Ultra Widescreen" displays when referring to commercial televisions, monitors, or projector designed for home theater purposes. They can sometimes also be refereed to as "21:9" / "21.9" or "Cinema Widescreen" displays in marketing material.

	Skins supporting these aspect ratios CIH for CHP/CID output from Kodi is designed to show films/movies recorded in CinemaScope or ~~the modern~~ anamorphic format of 2.39:1, and a anamorphic vertical stretch 21:9 television or projector which allows for displaying all content at equal height, allowing for a more balanced viewing experience. The main benefit of this screen ratio is the absence of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when viewing content in this format, and a constant display height when displaying other content with a lesser aspect ratio.<section end="intro" /><ref>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/HD_Advisor/HD_Advisor_Tutorial__2351_Constant_Height_Projection/2798 HD Advisor Tutorial – 2.35:1 Constant Height Projection</ref><ref>http://www.projectorcentral.com/235_home_theater.htm 2.35 Widescreen Home Theater: Should you or shouldn't you?</ref><ref>http://www.zuggsoft.com/theater/prism.htm DIY Anamorphic Lens</ref>		Movies and other videos encoded for these "Ultra Widescreen" displays with 21:9 (2.33:1) and similar aspect ratios are commonly known in cinema/movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.39:1), Cinema Display, and Cinema 21:9, or simply 2.39 aspect ratio, and it is also incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 for Blu-ray Disc film releases (1920×800 resolution).

			Skins supporting these aspect ratios CIH for CHP/CID output from Kodi is designed to show films/movies recorded in CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope) or a anamorphic format of 2.39:1 which is used in modern cinemas today, and a anamorphic vertical stretch 21:9 television or projector which allows for displaying all content at equal height, allowing for a more balanced viewing experience. The main benefit of this screen ratio is the absence of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when viewing content in this format, and a constant display height when displaying other content with a lesser aspect ratio.<section end="intro" /><ref>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/HD_Advisor/HD_Advisor_Tutorial__2351_Constant_Height_Projection/2798 HD Advisor Tutorial – 2.35:1 Constant Height Projection</ref><ref>http://www.projectorcentral.com/235_home_theater.htm 2.35 Widescreen Home Theater: Should you or shouldn't you?</ref><ref>http://www.zuggsoft.com/theater/prism.htm DIY Anamorphic Lens</ref>

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	<section begin="intro" />Kodi's [[Skinning\|skinning engine (GUI layout engine)]] can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display). Displays supporting this type of input are now more commonly known today as "Ultra Widescreen" or "Cinema Widescreen". And this and the similar aspect ratios to 21:9 (2.33:1) are known in cinema/movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.39:1), Cinema Display, and Cinema 21:9, or simply 2.39 aspect ratio, and it is also incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 for Blu-ray Disc film releases (1920×800 resolution).		<section begin="intro" />Kodi's [[Skinning\|skinning engine (GUI layout engine)]] can handle CIH (Constant Image Height) skins using resolutions with 21:9 (2.33:1) aspect ratio display output for CHP (Constant Height Projection) / CHD (Constant Height Display). Displays supporting this type of input are now more commonly known today as "Ultra Widescreen" or "Cinema Widescreen". And this and the similar aspect ratios to 21:9 (2.33:1) are known in cinema/movie-theater and motion picture terminology as CinemaScope (2.35:1 / 2.35 Scope), Panavision, Cinerama, Technirama, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.39:1), Cinema Display, and Cinema 21:9, or simply 2.39 aspect ratio, and it is also incorrect described (rounded) as 2.40:1 or 2.40 for Blu-ray Disc film releases (1920×800 resolution).

	Skins supporting these aspect ratios CIH for CHP/CID output from Kodi is designed to show films/movies recorded in CinemaScope or the modern anamorphic format of 2.39:1, and a anamorphic vertical stretch 21:9 television or projector which allows for displaying all content at equal height, allowing for a more balanced viewing experience. The main benefit of this screen ratio is the absence of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when viewing content in this format, and a constant display height when displaying other content with a lesser aspect ratio.<section end="intro" /><ref>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/HD_Advisor/HD_Advisor_Tutorial__2351_Constant_Height_Projection/2798 HD Advisor Tutorial – 2.35:1 Constant Height Projection</ref>		Skins supporting these aspect ratios CIH for CHP/CID output from Kodi is designed to show films/movies recorded in CinemaScope or the modern anamorphic format of 2.39:1, and a anamorphic vertical stretch 21:9 television or projector which allows for displaying all content at equal height, allowing for a more balanced viewing experience. The main benefit of this screen ratio is the absence of the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when viewing content in this format, and a constant display height when displaying other content with a lesser aspect ratio.<section end="intro" /><ref>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/HD_Advisor/HD_Advisor_Tutorial__2351_Constant_Height_Projection/2798 HD Advisor Tutorial – 2.35:1 Constant Height Projection</ref><ref>http://www.projectorcentral.com/235_home_theater.htm 2.35 Widescreen Home Theater: Should you or shouldn't you?</ref><ref>http://www.zuggsoft.com/theater/prism.htm DIY Anamorphic Lens</ref>

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Gamester17: /* WIP and POC skins for 2.35 aspect ratios: */

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WIP and POC skins for 2.35 aspect ratios:

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	[[File:ScopeNox 21.9 skin video view 1.png\|570px]]		[[File:ScopeNox 21.9 skin video view 1.png\|570px]]

	===WIP and POC skins for ~~2.35~~ aspect ratios:===		===WIP and POC skins for 21:9 aspect ratios:===

			====ScopeConfluence====
			"ScopeConfluence" is a work-in-progress 21:9 aspect ratio skin by Funkd, done as a forked Scope (CinemaScope) version of the [[Confluence]] skin.
			* https://github.com/Funkd/ScopeConfluence
			** http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=210806&page=3

	====Numax - pure.cinema====		====Numax - pure.cinema====
	"Numax - pure.cinema" proof-of-concept 2:35.1 CIH format skin by [http://doghousecinema.com/ DoghouseCinema]		"Numax - pure.cinema" is a not yet released proof-of-concept 2:35.1 CIH format skin by [http://doghousecinema.com/ DoghouseCinema]

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Kodi skins supporting 21:9 aspect ratio

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	[[File:Alaska 21-9 image 1.png\|570px]]		[[File:Alaska 21-9 image 1.png\|570px]]

			===ScopeNox 21:9===
			* http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=210806

			[[File:ScopeNox 21.9 skin video view 1.png\|570px]]

	===WIP and POC skins for 2.35 aspect ratios:===		===WIP and POC skins for 2.35 aspect ratios:===