Editing Film format

{{Short description|Standardized set of characteristics for photographic film}}{{One source|date=February 2024}}
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[[File:Kodak-Max-400-35mm-Film.jpg|upright|thumb|A cartridge of [[Kodak]] [[35mm format|35&nbsp;mm (135)]] film for cameras.]]

A '''film format''' is a technical definition of a set of standard characteristics regarding image capture on [[photographic film]] for [[still image]]s or [[film stock]] for [[filmmaking]]. It can also apply to projected film, either slides or movies. The primary characteristic of a film format is its size and shape.

In the case of [[motion picture]] film, the format sometimes includes audio parameters. Other characteristics usually include the [[film gauge]], [[3-perf and 2-perf pulldown|pulldown]] method, lens [[anamorphic format|anamorphosis]] (or lack thereof), and [[film gate]] or [[movie projector|projector]] aperture dimensions, all of which need to be defined for photography as well as projection, as they may differ.

== Motion picture film formats ==
{{Further|List of motion picture film formats}}
* [[35 mm movie film]]<ref name="beyond-monochrome">{{cite book |last1=Lambrecht |first1=Ralph |last2=Woodhouse |first2=Chris |title=Way Beyond Monochrome 2e: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black & White Photography including digital negatives and hybrid printing |date=2 May 2013 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-136-08749-3 |page=411 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nleUsR78VlgC&dq=%2235mm+film+format%22&pg=PA411 |access-date=15 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Digital camera formats==
{{Further|Image sensor format}}

== Photographic film formats ==
{{Further|List of photographic film formats}}
* [[135 film|35mm film]]<ref name="beyond-monochrome"/>

== See also ==
*[[Film base]]
*[[Keykode]]
*[[Large format]]
*[[Medium format (film)|Medium format]]
*[[Microform]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.filmmaking-careers.com/hdtv.html Film Formats and HDTV]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141109205532/http://film-center.com/formats.html Table of Film formats Archive] by Mark Baldock
*[http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/FilmHist.html Kodak roll films starting with 101]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040409010046/http://members.aol.com/Chuck02178/film.htm The history of Kodak roll films]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061031000010/http://medfmt.8k.com/bronfilms.html Classic camera film sizes, sources, and film adapters, with spool dimensions]
*[http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/ American Widescreen Museum]
*[http://www.sparetimelabs.com/animato/animato/filmhist/filmhist.html Sub-35&nbsp;mm movie film formats history webpage]
*[http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_early/1_early_photography_-_sizes.htm Plate and tintype sizes]
*[http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/filmsize.html Michael Rogge's brief history of film formats]

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