Film Identification Chart

Standard 8 mm Film


Larger holes than super 8mm

Super 8 mm Film


Super 8 mm silent film

Super 8 mm Sound Film


Stereo sound will have two copper strips and mono sound will have a single copper strip

16 mm Silent Film

16 mm film with dual sprocket holes

16 mm Silent Film


Single sprocket holes 16 mm film
Can be silent or have sound,
magnetic or most times optical

16 mm Magnetic Sound Film


A copper strip indicates this as magnetic sound and is very rare
Magnetic film requires a special projector

16 mm Optical Sound Film


if you look carefully you can see the optical sound track. It can be mono or stereo.
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