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World's First Color Moving Pictures Discovered

Posted by timothy on from the with-or-without-a-u dept.

BoxRec writes "The BBC is reporting newly-discovered films made by pioneer Edward Raymond Turner from London, who patented his colour process on 22 March 1899." When Turner invented his process, though, existing projection systems weren't up to it; to see the discovered footage, British archivists digitized the film for computer playback. When you're used to old films being both black and white and jerky, it's amazing to see it in color and (relatively) smooth.

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  1. copyright? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wait its only been 113 years? Can I view that content without worrying about being sued by MPAA?