Technirama

Samples of Technirama:  The original 8 perforation neg and a selection of different format prints.

Introduced by Technicolor in 1957 the negative travelled horizontally through the camera using an anamorphic lens.  The picture was squeezed by a factor of 1.5.  The image was 8 perfs long.  The aspect ratio was 2.25 to 1. Technicolor offered 6 different print formats illustrated below.  Apologies for the colour quality, the prints have been colour corrected using Photoshop.  To see how the prints actually look go to DYE FADING. In fact each piece of film has faded differently. 

	8 Perforation Negative—Anamorphic Factor 1.5
	Double frame Print—Anamorphic Factor 1.5
	70mm Print
	35mm Unsqueezed Print (aspect Ratio 1.85:1
	35mm Cinemascope Type print Anamorphic Factor 2.0
	16mm Unsqueezed Print. Printed unto 35mm stock
	16mm Print Anamorphic Factor 2.0 Printed onto 35mm stock