Enter the display aspect ratio and the storage aspect ratio into the Pixel Aspect Ratio Calculator. The calculator will evaluate and display the Pixel Aspect Ratio.

## Pixel Aspect Ratio Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Pixel Aspect Ratio.

PAR = DAR/SAR
• Where PAR is the Pixel Aspect Ratio ( )
• DAR is the display aspect ratio
• SAR is the storage aspect ratio

To calculate the pixel aspect ratio, divide the display aspect ratio by the storage aspect ratio.

## How to Calculate Pixel Aspect Ratio?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Pixel Aspect Ratio.

Example Problem #1:

1. First, determine the display aspect ratio.
• The display aspect ratio is given as: 3.
2. Next, determine the storage aspect ratio.
• The storage aspect ratio is provided as: 2.
3. Finally, calculate the Pixel Aspect Ratio using the equation above:

PAR = DAR/SAR

The values given above are inserted into the equation below and the solution is calculated:

PAR = 3/2 = 1.5 ( )

Example Problem #2:

For this problem, the variables required are provided below:

display aspect ratio = 8

storage aspect ratio = 9