Complex sentence: In this way 14:9 balances the needs of both 16:9 and 4:3, cropping or distorting both about equally; similar considerations were used in by the SMPTE, there balancing 2.35 and 4:3.
Split into simpler sentences: In this way 14:9 balances the needs of both 16:9 and 4:3, cropping or distorting both about equally. Similar considerations were used in by the SMPTE, which balanced 2.35 and 4:3.