| Specifications at a glance - Ultra Panavision 70 ® Also known as MGM Camera 65 |
| Process Developer: Panavision, Inc.and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Year of Introduction: 1957 NEGATIVE SPECS: Film Gauge: 65mm Direction of travel: Vertical - five perforations - 24 fps Camera Optics: 1.25X Anamorphic Aperture Dimensions: 2.072" x .906" Max Aspect Ratio: 2.76:1 - Recommended 70mm and 35mm magnetic aspect ratio - 2.55:1 PRINT SPECS: 70mm Roadshow Print Film Gauge: 70mm Direction of travel: Vertical - five perforations - 24 fps Projector Optics: 1.25x Anamorphic Aperture Dimensions: 1.912" x .870" nominal Max Aspect Ratio: 2.76:1 - Recommended 70mm and 35mm magnetic aspect ratio - 2.55:1 Sound Format: Magnetic Six Track Stereo - L, LC, C, RC, R stage channels and mono surround channel Ultra Panavision 70 negatives have also been optically printed in non-anamorphic 70mm, as per Todd-AO dimensions, and in specially "rectified" 70mm prints for showing on Cinerama screens. See Cinerama for details. PRINT SPECS: 35mm Anamorphic Reduction Print Film Gauge: 35mm Direction of travel: Vertical - four perforations - 24 fps Projector Optics: 2x Anamorphic squeeze Aperture Dimensions: .839" x .700" nominal Max Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (with squeeze) Sound Format: "Magoptical" Four Track Stereo as per CinemaScope, plus half width mono optical - CS perforations Alt Sound Format: Optical monophonic - Standard perforations 35mm reduction prints are taken from the center of the negative using an area of 1.619" x .865".    |