Kinemacolor

Kinemacolor was one of the first methods to make films in color. Prior to film images were colored individually.

The British photographer George Albert Smith (1864-1959) developed Kinemacolor 1906. The process operates at 32 frames per second, each one of which alternately exposed through a red filter and a green filter. This gives 16 frames through the red filter exposed and 16 through the green filter. The change of the color filter is provided by a turntable from the lens.

Was evaluated, the procedure of the American Charles Urban, the 1909 Natural Color Cinematograph Company founded and produced a large number of short films and actuality. The highlight of the Kinemacolor achievements was the epic account of the coronation ceremony of the British King George V in December 1911 in India: " The Delhi Durbar " / " With Our King and Queen through India".

Kinemacolor was licensed in many European countries, the USA and Japan. Of the large number, especially in the UK and the U.S. produced films today only a few remain.

A further development was the Biocolourverfahren William Friese Greene, wherein said color filters are no longer needed, as a red color gradation layer on the front side of the film, and a green color gradation layer are mounted on the back.