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+export const minimumAspectRatio = .8;
+export const maximumAspectRatio = 2.8;
+
+export const isPanoramic = ar => {
+  if (isNaN(ar)) return false;
+  return ar >= maximumAspectRatio;
+}
+
+export const isPortrait = ar => {
+  if (isNaN(ar)) return false;
+  return ar <= minimumAspectRatio;
+}
+
+export const isNonConformingRatio = ar => {
+  if (isNaN(ar)) return false;
+  return !isPanoramic(ar) && !isPortrait(ar);
+}