This list of
film formats catalogues formats developed for shooting or viewing
motion pictures, ranging from the Chronophotographe format from 1888, to mid-20th century formats such as the 1953
CinemaScope format, to more recent formats such as the 1992
IMAX HD format. To be included in this list, the formats must all have been used in the field or for test shooting, and they must all use
photochemical images that are formed or projected on a
film base, a transparent substrate which supports the photosensitive emulsion.