pan-and-scan

A form of pan and scan — Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off.

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Meanings

adjectivepan-and-scan (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of pan and scan.

    The different approaches to image-making don’t always flow together, leaving the movie resembling some bizarre middle ground between a lyrical A24 indie of 2018 and a pan-and-scan VHS of a rougher-hewn indie of the era it depicts.

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APA

pan-and-scan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan-and-scan

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Chicago

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