Which concept describes preserving the original aspect ratio by adding letterboxing bars?

Which concept describes preserving the original aspect ratio by adding letterboxing bars?

• A. Letterboxing
• B. Pillarboxing
• C. Cropping
• D. Stretching

Answer: (A)

Preserving the original aspect ratio by adding bar spaces around the image is letterboxing. It keeps the content from being stretched or cropped by filling the unused parts of the display with bars, typically black, so the full frame remains intact. The bars appear on the top and bottom when a widescreen image is shown on a narrower display, which is why it’s called letterboxing. By contrast, pillarboxing places bars on the sides for a narrower image on a wider screen; cropping removes parts of the picture to fit; stretching distorts the image to fill the frame.

Preserving the original aspect ratio by adding bar spaces around the image is letterboxing. It keeps the content from being stretched or cropped by filling the unused parts of the display with bars, typically black, so the full frame remains intact. The bars appear on the top and bottom when a widescreen image is shown on a narrower display, which is why it’s called letterboxing. By contrast, pillarboxing places bars on the sides for a narrower image on a wider screen; cropping removes parts of the picture to fit; stretching distorts the image to fill the frame.