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A frame line is the unused space that separates two adjacent images, or film frames, on the release print of a motion picture. They can vary in width; a 35 mm film with a 1.85:1 hard matte has a frame line approximately 8 mm (0.3 in) high, whereas both a full frame negative and the anamorphic format have very narrow frame lines, with the frames very close together. When a film is properly projected, the frame lines should not be visible to the audience and are typically cropped out in projection with an aperture mask.

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 [[Image:Frame lines.svg|thumb|Frame lines shown in red on a "full-frame" negative, and on a "hard-matted" 1.85:1 projection print, both on [[35mm movie film|35 mm]] film.]]
-A '''frame line''' is the unused space that separates two adjacent images, or [[film frame]]s, on the [[release print]] of a [[film|motion picture]]. They can vary in width; a [[35mm movie film|35mm film]] with a [[aspect ratio (image)|1.85:1]] [[Matte (filmmaking)#Mattes and widescreen filming|hard matte]] has a frame line approximately {{cvt|8|mm|inch|1}} high, whereas both a [[full frame (cinematography)|full frame]] negative and the [[anamorphic format]] have very narrow frame lines, with the frames very close together. When a film is properly projected, the frame lines should not be visible to the audience and are typically cropped out in [[movie projector|projection]] with an aperture mask.
+A '''frame line''' is the unused space that separates two adjacent images, or [[film frame]]s, on the [[release print]] of a [[film|motion picture]]. They can vary in width; a [[35 mm movie film|35&nbsp;mm film]] with a [[aspect ratio (image)|1.85:1]] [[Matte (filmmaking)#Mattes and widescreen filming|hard matte]] has a frame line approximately {{cvt|8|mm|inch|1}} high, whereas both a [[full frame (cinematography)|full frame]] negative and the [[anamorphic format]] have very narrow frame lines, with the frames very close together. When a film is properly projected, the frame lines should not be visible to the audience and are typically cropped out in [[movie projector|projection]] with an aperture mask.
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