Well, that answers that question. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamorphic_format#/media/File:Scope_Aperture.jpg …
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Replying to @tom_forsyth
@tom_forsyth Yeah. Turns out I wasn't nuts in thinking the anamorphic projection shouldn't elongate bokeh vertically.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@tom_forsyth The bokeh is vertically elongated _because the fucking lens has an oval aperture_!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@tom_forsyth So the fact that anamorphic actually _compresses_ vertically is counteracted by the fact that the bokeh starts out oval!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@tom_forsyth doesn't the aperture only appear oval because you are looking through an anamorphic lens?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @won3d
@won3d@tom_forsyth Then I am still confused!! Why does the bokeh elongate in the opposite direction of the image??1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@won3d@tom_forsyth Clearly I need to get out a notebook, because that makes no sense to me :( OH WAIT...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@won3d The bokeh is caused by the aperture, which is round, but projected back to the world they're filming, appears like an 02 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @tom_forsyth
@tom_forsyth@won3d But the _image_ does not have that problem, right - because the projection undoes the warp.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@tom_forsyth @won3d So it has to be explained by the difference in depth.
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