Magic lantern
AKA
Laterna magica, Utsushi-e
Era
1600s
Format
analog
Developed by
Unknown
(Max) Capacity
n/a
Size
n/a
Perforations
n/a
Frame size picture area
Various
Fun facts
- This technology improved in the 1800s via better sources of light, notably limelight and electrical light sources
- This format was a significant inspiration for what would become the moving image projector
- This was one of the first uses of moving images mostly by simple manual movements between two frames
