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Variety carried a headline article "Film Is Dead" when Ampex introduced 2-inch videotape recording in 1956. Last year, Kodak sold more motion picture film than any time in history, and this year is even better. Guess which format is "dead"? Today, digital origination is used for ...

Kodak coats motion picture films as "wide rolls" approximately 54 inches wide, and many thousands of feet long. These rolls are then slit to the width used by the customer: 19 strips of 70mm, 20 strips of 65mm, 38 strips of 35mm, 83 strips of 16mm, etc. The strip number is often part of th...

I remember relatives shooting 8mm KODACHROME movies indoors at important family events when I was a child. Four short-lived high wattage spotlamps on a "light bar" with ceramic sockets to take all the heat. Would blow the fuse if anything else was on that circuit! Looking at those old film...

The KODAK EKTACHROME 100D Color Reversal Camera Film 5285/7285 is quite popular for both 16mm and 35mm users, primarily for creating an alternative "look", either with normal E-6 processing or "cross processing" in the ECN-2 process: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products/rev...

Nigel: Do what you want, but you are missing out on some of the special capabilities of the Kodak box.

The new 7299 film is a low contrast, long latitude stock that requires a digital "box" to provide the desired "look". When displayed with a normal contrast "look", the film has image structure (grain and sharpness) similar to Kodak VISION2 500T Color Negative Film 7218.

Each Kodak film has a unique DX code, to help photofinishers set the proper printing parameters. You can find most of the codes here: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/photofinishing/consumerFilms/filmIDgold.shtml Professional motion picture films have a similar KeyKode: http://www.kodak.com/US...

Lots about the E-6 process on the Kodak website:

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professi ... main.jhtml

Kodak kits for processing E-6 films:

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professi ... 3.28&lc=en

Modern film processes (including K-14) have been reformulated for minimum environmental impact. Labs recycle the chemistry, recover almost all of the silver, and use Kodak's assistance to meet environmental standards: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2879/4191/4197&pq-locale=...

I did an old Ektachrome 160 film two weeks ago. Somewhat greenish but in all usable. Is there a way to dissolve the black backing or what is this black matter? (It is not parts of my LOMO :) ) I wiped it off after it came out wet but there are still traces on some places. That "black matter&qu...

Ok, this is a head scratcher. It's a daylight roll (16mm) but the sticker on the plastic canister says "OPEN ONLY IN TOTAL DARKNESS." I know I'm not to load a cam in direct sun, but is total darkness really required? Yes, I searched. To no avail. The load in darkness recommendation is to ...

Karen DuMont is indeed the "go to" person to get the ball rolling on new origination products, as she is the Product Manager for Origination Products. But there has to be a viable business case. Pricing is mostly based on the cost of manufacture. Small rolls and small volumes cost more to ...

Best chance for additional films are films that are already used in another format (e.g., 16mm, 35mm). How expensive to Kodak can be the releasing of Ektachrome E-family slide stocks for Motion picture films? Carlos. Film is a persishable item. What doesn't get sold in a reasonable amount of time i...

Angus wrote: they're more looking out for camcorders or laptops because the batteries and LCD screens can hide bombs. What would stop me from hiding a bomb in the battery compartment on the handle of my Nikon R10? :) That's why they also use explosive "sniffers". Those things they wipe th...

Suggestions for additional Super-8 films should be sent to: WW-EI-Super8@Kodak.com Include information about how you normally use Super-8 film (e.g., direct projection, telecine transfer, scan yourself, for "look", music videos, travelogs, documentary, home movies, etc.) and why you think ...