![]() While that history lesson may be intriguing, it still doesn’t detract from the fact that your 16mm film’s life is nearing expiration, but only if you let it. It used acetate safety as a film base, whereas 35mm film used a nitrate base that made it a highly combustible format. On top of all those various industry doors opening, 16mm was also a safer format than 35mm. We even commissioned a 16mm Kodascope Library back in the mid 1900s that became one of the first “buy or rent” film models, helping promote the format (and other future film formats). While Hollywood may not have been all that impressed, the smaller and less expensive 16mm film unlocked possibilities that once weren’t attainable for home filmmakers, amateur photographers, artists, educators, travelers, business and the government, like being the exclusive film used to capture events in WWII. But by 1923, Eastman Kodak (that’s us!) released 16mm film as a more affordable amateur alternative to 35mm film. ![]() ![]() Unless you had a movie lot and crew (which, clearly the average American family had neither), capturing moments on film was an unrealistic dream. The problem was it was expensive and the equipment cumbersome. And now, we’re here to help you preserve it through our fast and easy digitization process.īack in the early 20 th century, when the movie industry was just taking off, 35mm film was the norm. Being one of the few film companies that was around before the creation of 16mm, we’re well-versed in the technology’s limits because we helped introduce it. Secondly, do you even have a capable projector – let alone know where to easily find one? Didn’t think so.īut, that doesn’t mean all hope is lost when it comes to that old-school dose of nostalgia. Think of it as if it was like a house to rent, and unfortunately for your memories, eviction is just around the corner. The technology wasn’t future proof no matter how well you stored those reels. And being one of the original film formats to hit the public, it makes it priority number one for digitizing for two reasons:įor starters, film was a place to store your favorite movies and home recordings, but it was never meant to keep them forever. If your grandparents were tech savvy enough – or just overly nostalgic – then you may be lucky enough to have some 16mm film treasures hidden away.Īs one of the earliest video film formats, 16mm was stored on reels, shown on projectors and was (you guessed it) 16mm wide.
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