Editing Super 8 film (section)

===Design===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|+Comparison of Super 8 and standard 8&nbsp;mm formats
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 {{diagonal split header |Format |Dimension}}
! rowspan=2 | Frame (W×H)
! rowspan=2 | Film width
! colspan=3 | Perforation
! rowspan=2 | Film edge to nearest perforation edge
|-
! W×H !! Corner radius !! Pitch
|-
! [[Standard 8 mm film|Std 8&nbsp;mm]]<ref>ANSI/SMPTE ST 239: Motion-Picture Film (16-mm) - Perforated 8-mm Type R, 2R (supersedes ANSI PH22.17)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/4531.html |title=ISO 486:1988 {{!}} Cinematography — 16 mm motion-picture film perforated 8 mm Type R — Cutting and perforating dimensions |date=November 1988 |publisher=International Organization for Standardization}}</ref>
| [[File:8 mm film (std single).svg|frameless|upright=0.7|alt=Basic dimensions and layout of the standard 8 mm film format]]
| {{cvt|4.8|*|3.5|mm|in|3|disp=br}} || {{cvt|7.975|±|0.060|mm|in|3|disp=br}}
| {{cvt|1.829|*|1.270|±|0.010|mm|in|4|disp=br}} || {{cvt|0.25|±|0.03|mm|in|3|disp=br}}
| {{cvt|3.81|±|0.013|mm|in|4|disp=br}}
| {{cvt|0.90|±|0.05|mm|in|3|disp=br}}
|-
! Super 8<ref>ANSI/SMPTE ST 149: Motion-Picture Film (8-mm Type S) - Perforated 1R (supersedes ANSI PH22.151)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/gov.in.is.9535.1980 |title=Indian Standard 9535: Dimensions for 8 mm Type S Motion-Picture Raw Stock Film |date=1981 |publisher=Indian Standards Institution |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
| [[File:8 mm film (S8).svg|frameless|upright=0.7|alt=Basic dimensions and layout of the Super 8 (8 mm) film format]]
| {{cvt|5.46|*|4.01|mm|in|3|disp=br}} || {{cvt|7.975|±|0.040|mm|in|3|disp=br}}
| {{cvt|0.914|*|1.143|±|0.010|mm|in|4|disp=br}} || {{cvt|0.13|±|0.025|mm|in|4|disp=br}}
| {{cvt|4.234|±|0.010|mm|in|4|disp=br}}
| {{cvt|0.51|±|0.05|mm|in|3|disp=br}}
|}
Super 8 film and frame dimensions are specified by standards published by ANSI/SMPTE and ISO, including ISO 1700<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/6317.html |title=ISO 1700:1988 {{!}} Cinematography — 8 mm Type S motion-picture raw stock film — Cutting and perforating dimensions |publisher=International Organization for Standardization |date=1988}}</ref> and 3645;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/6414.html |title=ISO 3645:1984 {{!}} Cinematography — Image area produced by 8 mm Type S motion-picture camera aperture and maximum projectable image area — Positions and dimensions |publisher=International Organization for Standardization |date=1984}}</ref> and ANSI/SMPTE ST&nbsp;149 (superseding ANSI PH22.149) and ANSI/SMPTE ST&nbsp;157 (superseding ANSI PH22.156M and PH22.157).

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;text-align:center;"
|+Super 8 film cartridge dimensions
! colspan=2 | Dimension
! [[File:S8 cartridge (silent label).svg|frameless|upright=0.38]]<br/>50-ft, silent<ref name=ISO-3654:1983>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/9101.html |title=ISO 3654:1983 {{!}} Cinematography — Motion-picture camera cartridge, 8 mm Type S, Model I — Cartridge-camera interface and take-up core drive — Dimensions and specifications |publisher=International Organization for Standardization |date=December 1983}}</ref>
! [[File:S8 cartridge (sound label).svg|frameless|upright=0.38]]<br/>50-ft, sound<ref name=ISO-5759:1980>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/11888.html |title=ISO 5759:1980 {{!}} Cinematography — Sound motion-picture camera cartridge, 8 mm Type S, Model I — Cartridge-camera interface and take-up core drive — Dimensions and specifications |publisher=International Organization for Standardization |date=October 1985}}</ref>
! [[File:S8 cartridge (sound label 200).svg|frameless|upright=0.825]]<br/>200-ft (60&nbsp;m)<ref name=ISO-6903:1984>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/13424.html |title=ISO 6903:1984 {{!}} Cinematography — Motion-picture camera cartridge, 8 mm Type S, Model I (capacity 60 m) — Cartridge-camera interface and take-up core drive — Dimensions and specifications |publisher=International Organization for Standardization |date=July 1984}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=2 | Width
| {{cvt|24.23|±|0.25|mm|in|3}}
| {{cvt|23.98–24.89|mm|in|3}}
| {{cvt|{{#expr:27.28+4.19}}|±|0.51|mm|in|3}}
|-
! colspan=2 | Height
| {{cvt|70.62|±|0.50|mm|in|3}}
| {{cvt|{{#expr:35.31+50.80}}|±|0.50|mm|in|3}}
| {{cvt|{{#expr:83.19+133.02+50.80}}|±|0.25|mm|in|3}}
|-
! colspan=2 | Length
| colspan=2 | {{cvt|75.9|±|0.3|mm|in|2}}
| {{cvt|165.10|mm|in|3}}, max
|-
| colspan=5 style="font-size:10%;background:#ddd;" | &nbsp;
|-
! colspan=5 | Notching scheme<ref name=ISO-3067:1983>{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/13424.html |title=ISO 6903:1984 {{!}} Cinematography — Motion-picture camera cartridge, 8 mm Type S, Model I — Notches for film speed, film identification and colour-balancing filter — Dimensions and positions |publisher=International Organization for Standardization |date=December 1983}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=13 | [[File:S8 cartridge (silent edge).svg|frameless|upright=0.7]]
! rowspan=10 | ''{{math|s}}'', Film speed
! Daylight film !! Tungsten film !! ''X'', notch width
|-
| 10 || 16 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-25.40}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 16 || 25 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-22.86}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 25 || 40 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-20.32}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 40 || 64 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-17.78}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 64 || 100 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-15.24}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 100 || 160 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-12.70}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 160 || 250 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-10.16}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 250 || 400 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-7.62}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
| 400 || 640 || {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-5.08}}|mm|in|3}}
|-
! ''{{math|L}}'', Cartridge locator
| colspan=3 | At centerline of cartridge, tapered notch {{cvt|3.91|±|0.10|mm|in|3}} at surface
|-
! ''{{math|ID}}'', Film identification
| colspan=3 | 6 locations for notches, total of 63 potential values using one through six (inclusive) notches
|-
! ''{{math|f}}'', Daylight filter
| colspan=3 | Present (tungsten film) or not present (daylight film), approximately {{cvt|{{#expr:27.94-23.19}}|mm|in|3}} wide
|}
[[File:Super8mm reels1.jpg|thumb|right|A Super 8 film cartridge (Eastman Ektachrome) beside a [[compact audio cassette]] for scale]]

The standard Super 8 cartridge is a rectangular box approximately {{cvt|3|*|2+3/4|*|15/16|in}} and contains 50&nbsp;feet of film.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wCkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68 |title=How to Get Started in HOME MOVIES |first=Paul |last=Wahl |date=December 1968 |magazine=Popular Science |pages=68–71;184 |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref>{{rp|69}}

The Super 8 plastic cartridge is probably the fastest loading film system ever developed, as it can be loaded into the Super&nbsp;8 camera in less than two seconds without the need to directly thread or touch the film. In addition, coded notches cut into the Super&nbsp;8 film cartridge exterior allow the camera to recognize the film speed automatically.<ref name=PopSci-6506/>{{rp|54}} Not all cameras can read all the notches correctly, however, and there is some debate about which notches actually deliver the best results.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Super_8_Cartridge_Notch_Ruler|title=Super 8 Cartridge Notch Ruler - Super8wiki|website=super8wiki.com}}</ref> Canon keeps an exhaustive list of their Super&nbsp;8 cameras with detailed specifications on what film speeds can be used with their cameras.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/cine/series_8mc.html |title=Canon Camera Museum. Camera Hall. Movie Cameras |publisher=Canon.com |access-date=2012-07-24}}</ref> Usually, testing one cartridge of film can help settle any uncertainty a filmmaker may have about how well their Super&nbsp;8 camera reads different film stocks. Color [[film stock|stocks]] were originally available only in [[color temperature|tungsten (3400&nbsp;K)]] Type A, and almost all Super&nbsp;8 cameras come with a switchable [[daylight filter]] built in, allowing for both indoor and outdoor shooting.

[[File:Cartucho sonoro super8.jpg|thumb|Super 8 cartridge with magnetic sound (Kodachrome 40)]]
The original Super 8 film release was a silent system only, but in 1973, a sound on film version was released. The film with sound had a magnetic soundtrack<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hOIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64 |title=Home-movie sound gets easier—and more professional |journal=Popular Mechanics |volume=144 |number=4 |page=64 |date=October 1975 |publisher=Hearst Magazines |access-date=2012-07-24}}</ref> and came in larger cartridges than the original cartridge in order to accommodate the sound recording head in the film path.<ref name=PM-197510/> Sound film requires a longer film path (for smoothing the film movement before it reaches the recording head) and a second aperture for the recording head.<ref name=PopSci-7310>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lpiMSzja6W4C&pg=PA68 |title=This Home Movie Recorder Is a Sound Recorder, Too |first=Everett H. |last=Ortner |date=October 1973 |magazine=Popular Science |access-date=12 December 2024 |page=68}}</ref> Sound cameras are compatible with silent cartridges, but not conversely. Sound film is typically filmed at a speed of 18 or 24 frames per second.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fM8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66 |title=Home-movie sound that sounds good |journal=Popular Mechanics |volume=149 |number=1 |page=66 |date=January 1978 |publisher=Hearst Magazines |access-date=2012-07-24}}</ref> Kodak discontinued the production of Super&nbsp;8 sound film in 1997, citing environmental regulations, as the adhesive used to bond the magnetic track to the film is environmentally hazardous.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.super8filmmaking.com/kodak.htm |title=SUPER 8 COMMUNIQUE. FEBRUARY 1997 |website=Super8filmmaking.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041119095930/http://www.super8filmmaking.com/kodak.htm |archive-date = 2004-11-19}}</ref>

Kodak introduced a {{cvt|200|ft|adj=on}} Super 8 cartridge with magnetic sound in 1974;<ref name=Lipton75>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/super8book0000lipt_k0i0/ |title=The Super 8 Book |first=Lenny |last=Lipton |editor-first=Chet |editor-last=Roaman |others=Designed and illustrated by Christopher Swan |date=1975 |publisher=Straight Arrow Books |location=San Francisco, California |isbn=0-87932-091-5 |lccn=75-9430 |url-access=registration}}</ref>{{rp|13}} the accompanying Supermatic 200 camera was identical to its existing Ektasound camera, but included a door which allowed the extended reels to extend through the top.<ref name=PM-197510>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hOIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64 |title=Home-movie sound gets easier–and more professional |first=Don |last=Sutherland |date=October 1975 |magazine=Popular Mechanics |pages=64–67 |access-date=13 December 2024 |quote=The sound cartridges are bigger than the silent ones, so they won't fit silent cameras (though silent cartridges fit sound cameras) and they cost about $1.75 more than their silent equivalents. For professional applications, Kodak also plans a 200-foot cartridge that will fit through a trap-door in the top of one of its Ektasound cameras; other cameras for this cartridge will soon be available.}}</ref>