This is a list of motion picture films. Those films known to be no longer available have been marked "(discontinued)". This article includes color and black-and-white negative films, reversal camera films, intermediate stocks, and print stocks.
Although a very early pioneer in trichromatic color film (as early as 1908), invented by German chemists Rudolf Fischer and Benno Homolka [d], Agfa was first made commercially available in 1936 (16 mm reversal and 35 mm),[2] Agfa-Gevaert has discontinued their line of motion picture camera films. Agfa Wittner-Chrome, Aviphot-Chrome or Agfachrome reversal stocks (rated at 200 ISO, made from Wittner-Chrome 35mm still film) are available in 16mm and 8mm from Wittner-Cinetec in Germany or Spectra Film and Video in the United States. Agfa label was also used as such in widely produced East German film stock based on Agfa patents before the introduction of ORWO in 1964.
XTedit
XT100 (35 mm & 16 mm) (discontinued)
XT125 (35 mm & 16 mm) (discontinued)
XTR250 (35 mm & 16 mm) (discontinued)
XT320 (35 mm & 16 mm) (discontinued)
XTS400 (35 mm & 16 mm) (discontinued)
Black-and-whiteedit
Agfapan 250 250 D/200 T (discontinued)
Note: 1993 is the last appearance of Agfa film stocks in the American Cinematographer Manual (seventh edition).
DuPontedit
DuPont no longer manufactures film. It first entered the 35mm motion picture market in 1926.[3][4]
Rapid X Reversal Pan (discontinued)
The list below is of film stocks in use in 1956; the "B" designation was for 35mm, "A" was 16mm.[5]
Superior 1, Type 904B (ASA 23 Day, 20 Incandescent) B&W (discontinued)
Superior 2, Type 926B (ASA 80 Day, 64 Incandescent) B&W (discontinued)
Superior 3, Type 927B (ASA 125 Day, 100 Incandescent) B&W (discontinued)
Duplicating Negative, Type 908B, Fine grain, panchromatic B&W (discontinued)
Master Positive, Type 828B, Fine grain B&W (discontinued)
Sound Recording, Type 801B, Variable area or density optical sound tracks (discontinued)
VA Sound Recording, Type 831B, Variable area optical sound tracks (discontinued)
Fine Grain Sound Recording, Type 837B, (to increase sharpness) (discontinued)
Release Positive, Type 803B, High speed, normal grain (discontinued)
Fine Grain Release Positive, Type 825B, for optimum picture and sound quality (discontinued)
Title Stock, Type 805B, a high contrast film (discontinued)
Low Contrast Positive, Type 824B, for kinescope recording (discontinued)
The list below is from 1960; "A" was 16mm, "B" was 35mm.[6]
Superior 2, Type 936 B and A (ASA 125 Day, 100 Tungsten) B&W (discontinued)
Superior 4, Type 928 B and A (ASA 320 Day, 250 Tungsten) B&W (discontinued)
Panchromatic Film, Type 914A (could be used as negative or reversal) B&W (discontinued)
Rapid Reversal Film, Type 930A (could be used as negative or reversal) B&W (discontinued)
High Speed Rapid Reversal Film, Type 931A (could be used as negative or reversal) B&W (discontinued)
The list below is from 1966; "A" was 16mm, "B" was 35mm.[7]
Fine Grain Superior 2 Negative, Type 936 B and A (ASA 125 Day, 100 Tungsten) B&W (discontinued)
Superior 3 Negative, Type 937 B and A (ASA 250 Day, 200 Tungsten) B&W (discontinued)
Superior 4 Negative, Type 928 B and A (ASA 320 Day, 250 Tungsten) B&W (discontinued)
Fujifilm stopped production of all motion picture film stocks on March 31, 2013.[11]
For negative stocks, "85" prefix designates 35 mm, "86" prefix designates 16 mm stock. Stock numbers ending in a "2" are Fuji's Super-F emulsions (1990s) and the stocks ending in "3" are the new Eterna emulsions.[12]
Also, Eterna Vivid series negatives' last second suffix as "4", and the ending suffix as different "E.I.".
For intermediate stocks, as negatives', adding "45" prefix designates 35 mm in polyester (PET) base, and "87" prefix designates 65/70 mm.
For positive and print stocks, "35" indicates 35 mm print film, and "36" indicates 16 mm print film.
Fuji also introduced their Reala film, a color stock with a fourth color emulsion layer, which is also the fastest daylight balanced color motion picture stock ever offered at 500 ISO.
As of March 2013, Fuji had ceased production of all motion picture film.[13]
Color negatives (1980s)edit
8517 100T introduced in 1977
8511/8521 (35 mm & 16 mm) Fujicolor A 125T
8514/8524 (35 mm & 16 mm) Fujicolor AX 500T
8518/8528 (35 mm & 16 mm) Fujicolor A 250T
Reversal (1980s)edit
8427 (16 mm) Fujicolor RT 125T (reversal)
8428 (16 mm) Fujicolor RT 500T (reversal)
Black-and-whiteedit
71112 (35 mm) Fuji FG 80D/64T
72161 (16 mm) Fuji RP 80D/64T
F-Series (1988)edit
8510/8610 F64T (discontinued)
8520/8620 F64D (discontinued)
8530/8630 F125T (discontinued)
8550/8650 F250T (discontinued)
8560/8660 F-250D (discontinued)
8570/8670 F-500T (discontinued)
Super F-Series (1999)edit
F-64D 8522/8622
F-125T 8532/8632
F-250T 8552/8652
F-250D 8562/8662
F-500T 8572/8672
F-400T 8582/8682
Realaedit
Containing a fourth color layer, Reala is nominally considered a part of the Super-F series. Its analogue in the stills market is Superia Reala.
Reala 500D 8592/8692 was introduced in December 2001, and discontinued in February 2011[14]
Eterna (2004–2013)edit
Eterna Vivid 160T 8543/8643 introduced in 2007
Eterna Vivid 250D 8546/8646 introduced in 2010
Eterna 250D 8563/8663 introduced in 2006
Eterna 250T 8553/8653 introduced in 2006
Eterna 400T 8583/8683 introduced in March 2005, discontinued in July 2011[15]
Eterna 500T 8573/8673 introduced in 2004
Eterna Vivid 500T 8547/8647 introduced in 2009
Print filmsedit
F-CP 3519 Fujicolor positive film. Polyester (PET) base. Introduced in 1996.
F-CP 3519D Fujicolor positive film. High-contrast. Polyester base. Introduced in 1999.
Super F-CP 3510/3610 Fujicolor positive film. Polyester base.[16] Introduced in 2002.
Eterna-CP 3513DI/3613DI Fujicolor positive film. High-contrast. Polyester base.[16] Introduced in 2002.
Eterna-CP 3521XD Fujicolor positive film. High-contrast. Polyester base. Introduced in 2007.
Eterna-CP 3514DI/3614DI Fujicolor positive film. High-contrast. Polyester base. Introduced in April 2010.
Eterna-CP 3523XD Fujicolor positive film. High-contrast. Polyester base. Introduced in 2010.
Eterna-CP 3512/3612 Fujicolor positive film. High-contrast. Polyester base. Introduced in 2010.
Super F-CI 8702(65/70 mm)/8502/4502(Polyester base)/8602 Fujicolor intermediate film.[16] (One of the Super F-Series)
Recording filmedit
Eterna-RDI 8511/4511(Polyester base) Fujicolor recording film (RDI short for Recording for Digital Intermediate). Designed to be used with Arri Laser.[17]
Eterna-RDS 4791(Polyester base) Fujicolor recording film (RDS short for Recording for Digital Separation). The black-and-white recording film designed to be used for digital archive. Process with D96 or D97. Introduced in April 2010.
Ansco Ultra-Speed, Type 456, very high speed, medium grain, panchromatic. E.I. 100 Day, 64 Tungsten (discontinued)
Eastman Kodakedit
In films from 1950 on, the first two digits (the prefix) of the four-digit emulsion number identify the gauge and base of film:[19]
Prefix
Description
12
Nitrate-base 35 mm negative film
13
Nitrate-base 35 mm print film
22
ESTAR-base 35 mm (or larger) camera film
23
ESTAR-base 35 mm (or larger) lab/print film
32
ESTAR-base 16 mm or 8 mm camera film
33
ESTAR-base 16 mm or 8 mm lab/print film
Prefix
Description
52
Acetate-base 35 mm (or larger) camera film
53
Acetate-base 35 mm (or larger) lab/print film
72
Acetate-base 16 mm or 8 mm camera film
73
Acetate-base 16 mm or 8 mm lab/print film
A "T" suffix designates a tungsten (3200K) balanced negative and a "D" suffix designates a daylight (5600K) negative. The number preceding this is the film's exposure index as determined by Kodak (it is not ISO speed).
Black-and-white, nitrate-base. Replaced by 5302.[21]
5302/7302
Eastman Fine Grain Release Positive
1950
2015
Replaced 1302.
5381
Eastman Color Print
1950
1953
Replaced by 5382.[22] Process ECP, 45 minute wet time.[23] Not the same as 1972 film.
5382
Eastman Color Print
1952
1966
Replaced 5381 ("Better definition"), replaced by 5385.[22]
7282
Eastman Color Print
1952
1961
Replaced by 7383.
7303
Eastman Fine Grain Release Positive
1960
1962
"16mm only. Better image structure than 7302."[24]
5385/7385
Eastman Color Print
1962
1972
Replaced 5382 and 7383. "Improved definition and speed".[24] Process ECP, wet time reduced to 28 min. in 1966, and 20 min. in 1967.[23] Not the same as 1993 film.
Replaced 5381/7381, 5383/7283, 7378, 7379. So-called low-fade "LPP." Brought "improved cyan dye dark-keeping" and ECP-2 from 7379, and "reduced sensitivity to process variations" introducing process ECP-2A (persulfate bleach replaced ferricyanide bleach, and bromide concentration was increased). Modified in 1998 for ECP-2B (eliminating formalin).[23][27]
5380/7380
Eastman Color LC Print
1983
c.1993
Replaced 5738/7738. "Low contrast for video transfers."[27] Process ECP-2A, dye stability, and reduced process sensitivity from 5384[28]
5385/7385
Eastman Color LC Print
1993
19??
Replaced 5380/7380.[27] Not the same as 1962–1972 film.
Replaced 5386.[27] ESTAR-base; processes ECP-2D and ECP-2E, no rem-jet backing. (Process ECP-2E removes soundtrack redeveloper and the "first fixer"; it is suitable for cyan-dye soundtrack prints)
2393
Vision Premier Color Print
1998
2015
[27] ESTAR-base; processes ECP-2D and ECP-2E. Higher density blacks than 2383.
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^Pytlak, John P. "Film Notes For the Reel People: A Technical Service for Filmhandlers from Eastman Kodak Company"; Publication H-50-34, October 1994 and H-50-35, December 1994. 2386 was first used on Maverick and Getting Even with Dad.
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