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Osi Osgood
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 - posted October 13, 2009 10:35 PM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
How did they get the description "Letterboxing" describing a widescreen film?

Answer to be found in tommorows forum!

(unless, of course, someone answers it before I get back on!)

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Chip Gelmini
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 - posted October 13, 2009 11:31 PM      Profile for Chip Gelmini     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I know I heard it looks like the mail delivery slot in your house front door.....

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Osi Osgood
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 - posted October 14, 2009 08:20 AM      Profile for Osi Osgood   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
RIGHT YOU ARE, CHIP!

A technician in the prep foir release onto VHS ands laserdisc, (back in the early 80's) was originally a postal worker in first career, and he said that it looked like looking through a mail slot.

It was just as simple as that. Thanks for the imput, Chip.

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