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Encyclopedia > 28 mm film
28mm diacetate film compared to 35mm nitrate film
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28mm diacetate film compared to 35mm nitrate film

28 mm film was introduction by the Pathé Film Company in 1912. Geared toward the home market, 28 mm utilized diacetate film stock rather than the flammable nitrate commonly used in 35 mm. Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Film stock is the term for photographic film on which films are recorded. ... Nitrocellulose Nitrocellulose Nitrocellulose (also: cellulose nitrate, flash paper) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through, for example, exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent. ... 35 mm film frames. ...


Pathé in France and later Victor in the USA printed reduction prints (usually, although not always, abridged) of popular films for home rental, designed to be used in Pathéscope Cinematograph or Victor Animatograph projectors. By 1918, over 10,000 projectors had been sold and more than 20,000,000 feet of film printed. In 1912 the Victor Film Company was formed by movie star Florence Lawrence and her husband, Harry Solter. ... 35 mm Kinoton movie projector in operation. ...


WWI stopped European production of 28 mm. It continued in North America until 1920 before ceasing entirely. Shortly after, 9.5 mm and 16 mm would take the amateur film gauge role 28 mm had once filled. WWI may be an acronym for: World War I World Wrestling Industry This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Three frames of 9. ... 16 mm film was introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1923 as an inexpensive amateur alternative to the conventional 35 mm film format. ...


Technical specifications

  • 20.5 frames per foot (14 mm per frame)
  • vertical pulldown
  • 1.36:1 aspect ratio
  • 3 perforation on both sides per frame (US and Canada)
  • 3 perforation on the left and 1 on the right per frame (Europe)

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