List of anamorphic format trade names


There have been a great number of anamorphic format trade names, for reasons of prestige, technology, or vanity. The basic 35 mm anamorphic format originally popularized as CinemaScope has been known by a number of other monikers. In some cases, these names actually refer to different lens designs and technologies implemented; however, the great majority are simply re-branded lenses originally known by another name. In recent decades, it has generally been considered a cliché throwback, and thus the generic name of anamorphic format has become predominant.
All of the following trade names refer to the modern SMPTE-standard anamorphic 35 mm format or what was regarded as the standard at that time. Generically speaking, this means a 2× anamorphosis lens with 4-perf negative pulldown for both image origination and projection, and an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 until 1970 and 2.39:1 after 1970. The change from 2.35:1 to 2.39:1 was mainly intended to facilitate "negative assembly", and also to better hide "negative assembly" splices, which otherwise may appear as a slight "flash" at the upper edge of the frame, during a splice.
The term anamorphic should not be considered synonymous with widescreen; VistaVision was non-anamorphic, and at the time of shooting, so was Techniscope.

Trade names

  • /i Scope
  • AgaScope
  • Alexcope, also known as AlexScope
  • Arriscope
  • ArriVision
  • Autentiscope
  • Camerascope
  • Cathayscope
  • Cinepanoramic
  • CinemaScope
  • Cinescope
  • Cineovision
  • Clairmont-Scope
  • Colorscope
  • Daieiscope
  • Dyaliscope
  • Elite Scope
  • Euroscope
  • Filmascope
  • Filmscope
  • Franscope
  • Grandscope
  • Hammerscope
  • Hawk Scope
  • Hispanoscope a.k.a. Ifiscope
  • J-D-C Scope
  • Kinoscope
  • Kowa Scope
  • Lomoscope
  • Magnoscope a.k.a. Cinescope
  • Master Scope
  • Megascope
  • Merdekascope
  • Naturama
  • Nikkatsu Scope
  • Nipponscope
  • Optex-Scope
  • Panamorph
  • Panavision
  • Panoramic
  • Perfimascope
  • Regalscope
  • Rapiscope
  • Ruralscope
  • Scanoscope
  • Shawscope
  • SIRUI Optical GmbH
  • Sovscope
  • Space-Vision
  • Spectrascope
  • SuperCinescope
  • SuperTotalscope
  • Technirama
  • Technovision
  • Todd-AO 35
  • Toeiscope
  • TohoScope
  • Totalscope
  • Totalvision
  • Ultrascope
  • Vídeoscope
  • Vistarama
  • WarnerScope
  • Warwickscope