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Standard 8 mm film, also known as Regular 8 mm, Double 8 mm, Double Regular 8 mm film, or simply as Standard 8 or Regular 8, is an 8 mm film format originally developed by the Eastman Kodak company and released onto the market in 1932. Super 8 (left) and Regular 8 mm (right) film formats. Magnetic sound stripes are shown in gray.
"Super 8" 8 mm films. 8 mm film is a motion picture film format in which the film strip is eight millimetres (0.31 in) wide. It exists in two main versions – the original standard 8 mm film, also known as regular 8 mm, and Super 8. Although both standard 8 mm and Super 8 are 8 mm wide, Super 8 has a larger image area because of its smaller ...
Standard 8 mm film uses 16 mm film that is perforated twice as frequently (half the pitch of normal 16 mm) and then split down the middle after development. Super 8 uses much narrower perfs on film which is already 8 mm wide. Super 8 pitch is 0.1667" and perfs are 0.045" high by 0.036" wide.
Decades before the video revolution of the late 1970s/early 1980s, there was a small but devoted market for home films in the 16 mm, 9,5 mm, 8 mm, and Super 8 mm film market. Because most individuals in the United States owning projectors did not have one equipped with sound, vintage silent films were particularly well-suited for the market.
8 × 11 mm 15 circular sheet of film attached to rigid carrier Half-frame: cartridge 1934, later than Present 18 × 24 mm 48 or 72 135 film in "half-frame" cameras Minox: cartridge 1938 Present 8 × 11 mm 15, 36 or 50 nominally 9.5 mm-wide stock (in reality 9.2–9.3 mm) Karat cartridge 1936 1963 Early AGFA cartridge for 35 mm film Rapid
Double Super 8 film (commonly abbreviated as DS8 or DS 8) is a 16 mm wide film but has Super 8 size sprockets. Double Super 8 for amateurs. In amateur DS8 cameras, the film is used in the same way as standard 8 mm film in that the film is run through the camera twice, exposing one side on each pass. During processing, the film is split down the ...
8 mm 1.36 0.215" × 0.158" spherical Real Sound [citation needed] Kenner: 1965 no standard no standard no standard 1 perf, 1 side spherical 11.5 mm 1.33 0.172" × 0.129" spherical Double Super 8 [citation needed] Eastman Kodak: 1965 unknown (amateur format) 16 mm 1.48 0.245" × 0.166" 1 perf, 1 side (using 16 mm film with twice as many perfs ...
8 mm may refer to: Film technology. 8 mm film, a motion picture film format Super 8 film; Single-8 film; 8 mm video format, three related videocassette formats;