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As most of us know there are currently no scope lens on the market for us perfectionist who want to squeeze that last drop of performance out of our digital machines.
By placing the Isco 16x9 anamorphic lens in front of any (almost any) digital projector with 4x3 panels you end up with a 16x9 image using the projectors full panel resolution.
Now add to this the Panamorph in front of the Isco and you have a 235:1 aspect ratio.
You will also need YXY if using a HTPC or a scaler or projector that allows custom aspect ratio conversion to stretch a scope movie in the vertical plain to fill the full height of the 4x3 panel for this to work. You should no longer see the black bars at the top and bottom of the movie as these bars will be replaced with picture information.
Keep in mind by using ether the Isco or Panamorph separately
with a projector that has a native 16x9 panel you will also achieve a 235:1 aspect ratio.
I tried this using the Seleco 200DM. The downside is the you need to have the Seleco zoomed as small as it will go in order for the whole image to fit the Panamorph.
The Seleco has a long throw lens so you will end up with a small image unless you have the space to put the projector further back in your room to achieve a larger picture. That's what I will be doing tonight.
I must say I did not loose much light output using 2 lens as one would expect. I was also able to get 95% perfect focus.
It was a little tricky at first but once you fool with the combination for a while you learn what works and what does not.
The improvement in picture quality was very film like. Very smooth. Also very bright.
I only ended up with a 5 foot wide image but will have more time tonight to play around with projector placement to achieve a larger image.
Just wanted to let everyone know this combo does indeed work if your projector has a long throw ratio.
Ill post more after tonight.
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Alan Gouger
Thanks for supporting AV Science.
www.avscience.com
By placing the Isco 16x9 anamorphic lens in front of any (almost any) digital projector with 4x3 panels you end up with a 16x9 image using the projectors full panel resolution.
Now add to this the Panamorph in front of the Isco and you have a 235:1 aspect ratio.
You will also need YXY if using a HTPC or a scaler or projector that allows custom aspect ratio conversion to stretch a scope movie in the vertical plain to fill the full height of the 4x3 panel for this to work. You should no longer see the black bars at the top and bottom of the movie as these bars will be replaced with picture information.
Keep in mind by using ether the Isco or Panamorph separately
with a projector that has a native 16x9 panel you will also achieve a 235:1 aspect ratio.
I tried this using the Seleco 200DM. The downside is the you need to have the Seleco zoomed as small as it will go in order for the whole image to fit the Panamorph.
The Seleco has a long throw lens so you will end up with a small image unless you have the space to put the projector further back in your room to achieve a larger picture. That's what I will be doing tonight.
I must say I did not loose much light output using 2 lens as one would expect. I was also able to get 95% perfect focus.
It was a little tricky at first but once you fool with the combination for a while you learn what works and what does not.
The improvement in picture quality was very film like. Very smooth. Also very bright.
I only ended up with a 5 foot wide image but will have more time tonight to play around with projector placement to achieve a larger image.
Just wanted to let everyone know this combo does indeed work if your projector has a long throw ratio.
Ill post more after tonight.
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Alan Gouger
Thanks for supporting AV Science.
www.avscience.com