Photo tools · Anamorphic Desqueeze

Bring widescreen back to normal proportions.

Upload GR photos shot through an anamorphic lens and restore them to normal proportions at 1.25× or 1.20×, with the photo information kept. Photos are processed on this device and never uploaded.

Choose photoSelect several · straight-from-camera JPEGs shot with the anamorphic lens

Desqueeze ratio

Custom

Choose photos to compare the original and the desqueezed result here

Photos from an anamorphic widescreen lens, back to normal proportions in one step

An anamorphic lens squeezes a wider view sideways onto the sensor, so people look thin in photos straight from the camera. This tool stretches the photo back by the lens’s desqueeze ratio: 3:2 photos from the GR III / IIIx become 15:8, and 16:9 photos from the GR IV become a 20:9 widescreen frame.

Three steps

Choose a photo.Use straight-from-camera JPEGs; you can pick several at once.
Pick the desqueeze ratio.For the JICROM JR4, use 1.25× for distant scenes and try 1.20× for close portraits.
Download.One at a time, or all together as a ZIP.

FAQ

Is my photo uploaded to a server?: No. Decoding, desqueezing and re-encoding all happen in your browser; the photos never leave this device.
How big is the desqueezed photo?: The photo is stretched sideways and keeps its height, so every pixel the camera captured is kept. At 1.25×, 6000×4000 from a GR III / IIIx becomes 7500×4000, and 6192×3480 from a GR IV at 16:9 becomes 7740×3480.
Why is there a 1.20× option?: An anamorphic lens squeezes distant scenes by 1.25 times and nearby subjects a little less. Close portraits desqueezed at 1.25 make faces look wide; 1.20× looks more natural. For anamorphic lenses with another ratio, enter the value under “Custom”.
Is the photo information kept?: Yes. The camera model, exposure settings and GR effect recipe stay as they are, with the size updated to the desqueezed one. The orientation is set upright, and portrait shots are desqueezed correctly along the sensor’s axis.
Does image quality suffer?: Desqueezing resamples in one direction only and reuses the original’s JPEG compression settings, so there is no visible extra loss.