Illustrated Media Format Guides

Biograph and Mutograph

AKA
68mm
Era
1897–1902
Format
analog
Developed by
William Kennedy Dickson & Herman Casler (Biograph Company)
(Max) Capacity
1.35:1
Size
68mm
Perforations
0 (for recording) 1 (for playback)
Frame size picture area
51 x 64 mm
Fun facts
  • This format had no sprocket holes, unless they were added to help projection
  • Early versions of this camera used a larger format to avoid Edison's early motion picture patents
  • The Mutograph was the recording camera and the Biograph was the name of the projector