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As the above banner from the back of the VideoDisc caddy states, the CED title Amarcord has continuous letterboxing from start to finish, the first video release to feature this style of mastering. Amarcord was released exclusively on CED in January 1984, eight months before Woody Allen's Manhattan, which is often mistakenly considered the first letterboxed video release. Letterboxing was used to a limited extent prior to Amarcord, but it was limited to just the opening or closing credits to eliminate noticeable cutoff at the edges of the television screen. The CED title Woodstock also used letterboxing on those few portions of the documentary where the split screen imaging was used. A total of five CED titles were released in the letterbox format, as detailed in the following table:
| Letterboxed CED Title | Packaging Date | Release Date |
| Amarcord | 1983 | January 1984 |
| Monty Python & the Holy Grail | 1983 | February 1984 |
| The Long Goodbye | 1983 | March 1984 |
| King of Hearts (RCA) | 1984 | July 1984 |
| Manhattan | 1984 | August 1984 |
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