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[[File:compress.jpg|frame|Visual Compression in action. Note the ovoid shape of the sun.]]
This refers to a method of squeezing a [[Aspect Ratio|widescreen]] movie onto a television screen. How is this accomplished? [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Exactly what we said]] -- the original frame is "squeezed", or visually compressed, horizontally until it fits, likely using an anamorphic lens (which works not unlike a [[Fish Eye Lens]]).
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