well i purpose the golden ratio

1 / phi = 1 / (( 1 + sqrt(5)) / 2 )   = 1 / 1.618

example:  640 x 395 - 800 x 494 - 1024 x 632 - 1280 x 791






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> I'd been wanting to ask this survey-y question a while back but forgot
about
> it and then was reminded by the thread titled "Wide-screen orthographic
> camera?"
> Charles
>
> Question:
> What's your favorite aspect ratio in general and/or for what specific
> purpose?  4/3 has of course been the defacto standard for a long long time
> but seems to be getting used less and less. Televisions are going one way
> and computers are going with something else.  If you want to make an image
> or video that might be displayed on different media or different devices,
> what do you choose?  Here are a few common landscape ratios, but don't
> forget their portrait equilvalents...
>
>
> 1/1           1:1 square
> 5/4        1.25:1 e.g. most 17" non-wide-screen monitors @1280x1024, 8x10
> print
> 4/3       1.333:1 e.g. most displays
> 1/sqrt(2) 1.414:1 e.g. iso paper sizes, A4 etc
> 3/2         1.5:1 e.g. 4x6 print
> 16/10       1.6:1 e.g. wide-screen monitors
> 16/9      1.777:1 e.g. dvd's & widescreen tv
>            1.85:1 e.g. not-so-wide cinematography (comedies)
>            2.39:1 e.g. cinematography  (blockbusters)
>
> Any others? Golden ratio (very close to widescreen monitors)?
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