Kodacolor (motion picture)

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In motion pictures, Kodak's Kodacolor brand was associated with an early lenticular (additive color) film system, first introduced in 1928 for 16mm film.^[1] The process was based on the Keller-Dorian system of lenticular color photography.

The film itself was a special, panchromatic black-and-white emulsion, embedded with hundreds of lenses per frame. Color was recorded via the use of tri-color filters on the lens during both filming and playback.^[2] (Dufaycolor used similar principles, but had the filter as part of the film itself).

While Kodacolor was a popular color home-movie format, it had several drawbacks. It could not yield multiple copies easily, special film was necessary to shoot with, and the additive image was colorful and clear, but inherently darker than subtractive processes. The process was discontinued in 1935 with the introduction of Kodachrome.

[edit] See also

• List of color film systems
• Color film (motion picture)
• Dufaycolor

[edit] References

1. ^ [http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/about/chrono1.shtml Chronology of MP Films - 1889 to 1939], kodak.com. Article retrieved 2006-12-02.
2. ^ Garfinkel, Steve, [http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/16mm/features/forever16.jhtml Forever 16: Kodak celebrates 80 years of 16 mm film], kodak.com. Article retrieved 2006-12-02.