When was 8mm film popular

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Similarly, it is unlikely anyone will give a thought to how Super 8 is different from any other film stock, other than maybe considering it an archaic design no longer relevant or useful in the digital age. In response, we present an analysis of the history and use of Super 8. The invention and development of motion pictures in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was rapidly followed by considerations of its potential as a consumer product in home entertainment. However, problems with size, price and safety meant that in order for movies to be a marketable commodity, certain adjustments needed to be made.

At the time, standard film was 35mm wide and nitrate-based, requiring large equipment and expensive processing. It was also highly flammable. Because of this, efforts were focused on reducing the size of both film and film equipment, as well as on developing a non-nitrate "safety" film which would eliminate the possible risk of fire in the home.

While several safe, affordable and user-friendly cameras were made in both Europe and in the United States, Eastman Kodak's invention of the Cine-Kodak trumped the competition.

The Cine-Koda used new, 16mm acetate safety film, which underwent a process of direct film reversal. During this process, exposed film is developed to a negative image, after which the image is bleached out, leaving unconverted silver grains. The film is then exposed and developed again, so that the unconverted silver grains reveal a positive image. This method shortens the developing process by one step, ultimately saving the user time and money.

It was also discovered that through this process the grain size of a finished positive was finer than that produced from a "conventionally developed" negative, allowing for the overall size of an image to be clearly and accurately reduced.

Before Kodak introduced Super 8 film, making home movies was a pain. People first had to thread old-fashioned 16 mm film into a camera by hand and, on its first pass through the camera, the film was exposed along only half of its width.

The camera then had to be opened and the spools flipped so that the unexposed edge of the film could be recorded on during the film's second pass through the camera.

Fun Facts Did you know: 50 feet of film is viewable after capture on 8mm Playback length of 8mm film is minutes long Some 8mm film contains a magnetic band which can hold audio, however most of all 8mm film reels are found to be silent films. Kodak stopped selling Standard 8mm film in the s, but continued to produce it for independent vendors.

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