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getting 16:9 movie cover pics
posted by amoormograbiSTAFFMOD on March 19, 2017 at 8:18 AM
Hi,
I am looking to get a movie cover picture that has 16:9 aspect ratio. I can't use the poster pics because they aren't 16:9. But I saw that the backdrop pics have the aspect ratio that I need. However, they aren't suitable as cover pictures.
So my question is: Is there anyway I can get a movie cover picture that has 16:9 aspect ratio?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I found the following image sizes while researching: logo, profile, and still. However, I'm not sure how to get those ones.
Reply by Marr 🇳🇱
on March 19, 2017 at 11:33 AM
Not on here, though sometimes, there's backdrops attached in Language, that somewhat can look like a movie poster. For example one I added to Brother Bear 2. https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/10010-brother-bear-2/images/backdrops?image_language=en&language=en-US
(16:9 isn't really a common movie poster aspect ratio though, 2:3 is the shit!
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Reply by amoormograbi
on March 19, 2017 at 12:19 PM
Hi Marr,
Thanks for the quick reply. I just tried using the backdrop images and I was very surprised by how badass they look! So I'm gonna use them! BTW, I'm an aspect ratio noobie. The only aspect ratio I know is 16:9 which is for wide screen. Can you please elaborate further on the 2:3 aspect ratio? Is it used for posters here? for backdrops? Got any examples of how it looks?
If you know any helpful links about it I'll be much thankful.
Reply by Marr 🇳🇱
on March 19, 2017 at 12:21 PM
Yes, 2:3 is used for posters (and profile images), it basically means that when the poster is 2 pixels (or 2000 pixels) wide, it will be 3 (or 3000) pixels in height. For example; 300x450 (only profile images), 500x750 (minimum for posters), 667x1000 (approx), 1000x1500, 1400x2100 and 2000x3000 (maximum for posters/profile images)
Wikipedia covers it pretty well; "The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height. It is commonly expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, as in 16:9."
Reply by amoormograbi
on March 19, 2017 at 12:33 PM
Thanks! That's pretty clear