16 mm film was initially created in the 1920s as an inexpensive amateur alternative to the conventional 35 mm film format. Thanks to the compact size and lower cost, 16 mm was quickly adopted for use in professional news reporting, corporate and educational films, and other uses, while the home movie market switched to even less expensive 8 mm film. Simulated 35 mm film with soundtracks - The outermost strips (on either side) contain the SDDS soundtrack as an image of a digital signal. ... Movie film formats Amateur formats: 8 mm Single-8 Super 8 mm 9,5 mm film 17. ... Home movie, referring to any private or amateur motion picture photographic product shot and printed in any movie film format. ... 8 mm film is a motion picture film format where the filmstrip is eight millimeters wide. ...

16 mm was extensively used for television production in countries where television economics made the use of 35 mm too expensive, as is the case in Britain.

Double-sprocket 16 mm film has perforations down both sides at every frame line. Single-sprocket only has perforations on one side of the film. The picture area has an aspect ratio of 1.33, and there is space for a monophonic soundtrack. Double-sprocket 16 mm stock is slowly being phased out by Kodak, as single-sprocket film can be used by both 16 mm and Super 16 productions. The aspect ratio of an image is its displayed width divided by its height (usually expressed as x:y). For instance, the aspect ratio of a traditional television screen is 4:3, or 1. ... Monophonic can mean: In music, see: Texture (music). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Film soundtrack. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ...

Today, most of these uses have been taken over by video, and 16 mm film is used primarily by budget-conscious independent filmmakers. The variant called Super 16 mm, Super 16, or 16 mm Type W uses single-sprocket film, and takes advantage of the extra room for an expanded picture area with a wider aspect ratio of 1.67. Super 16 cameras are usually 16 mm cameras which have had the film gate and ground glass in the viewfinder modified for the wider frame. Since Super 16 takes up the space originally reserved for the soundtrack, films shot in this format are often blown up to 35 mm for projection. Video (from Latin, I see) is the technology of processing electronic signals for representing moving pictures. ... In photography a viewfinder is what the photographer looks through to compose, and in many cases to focus, the picture. ... Photographic Enlarger An enlarger is a specialized transparency projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives. ... Simulated 35 mm film with soundtracks - The outermost strips (on either side) contain the SDDS soundtrack as an image of a digital signal. ...

The two major suppliers of 16 mm film today are Kodak and Fujifilm. Today, 16 mm film is used mostly for student and documentary films, with some Super 16 used for HD (Hi-Def) production. Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... Fujifilm (NASDAQ: FUJIY) is a Japanese company known for its photographic film and cameras. ... HD represents, among other things: The American poet Hilda Doolittle High Definition media formats, for instance HDTV (high definition television) or the HD-DVD format Hard disk or hard drive, a type of computer storage hardware Harley Davidson, an iconic American motorcycle manufacturer The Home Depot, a chain of home...

In Britain most exterior television footage was shot on 16 mm until the 1980s, when the development of more portable television cameras and videotape machines led to video replacing 16 mm in many instances. Some drama shows and documentaries were made entirely on 16 mm, notably Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, The Ascent of Man and Life on Earth. The advent of digital television and widescreen sets led to the widespread use of Super 16. However, improvements in film stock have resulted in a dramatic improvement in picture quality since the 1970s. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Brideshead Revisited is a novel by Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. ... The Jewel in the Crown is a British television drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV and based on the Raj Quartet novels by Paul Scott. ... The Ascent of Man (1973) is a BBC documentary series, produced in association with Time-Life Films, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. ... This article is about the tv programme Life on Earth. ...

Technical specifications

• 40 frames per foot (7.6 mm per frame)
• 400 feet = about 11 minutes at 24 frame/s
• vertical pulldown
• 1 perforation per frame

16 mm

• 1.33 aspect ratio
• enlarging ratio of 1:2.18 for 35 mm prints
• camera aperture: 0.404 by 0.295 in (10.26 by 7.49 mm)
• projector aperture (full 1.33): 0.378 by 0.276 in (9.60 by 7.01 mm)
• projector aperture (1.85): 0.378 by 0.205 in (9.60 by 5.20 mm)
• TV station aperture: 0.380 by 0.286 in (9.65 by 7.26 mm)
• TV transmission: 0.368 by 0.276 in (9.34 by 7.01 mm)
• TV safe action: 0.331 by 0.248 in (8.40 by 6.29 mm); corner radii: 0.066 in (1.67 mm)
• TV safe titles: 0.293 by 0.221 in (7.44 by 5.61 mm); corner radii: 0.058 in (1.47 mm)

Super 16

• 1.66 aspect ratio
• camera aperture: 0.493 by 0.292 in (12.52 by 7.41 mm)
• projector aperture (full 1.66): 0.463 by 0.279 in (11.76 by 7.08 mm)
• projector aperture (1.85): 0.463 by 0.251 in (11.76 by 6.37 mm)