Orthochromatic film remained dominant until the mid 1920s due to Kodak's lack of competition in the panchromatic market.
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Orthochromatic film proved troublesome for motion pictures, rendering blue skies as perpetually overcast, blond hair as washed-out, blue eyes nearly white, and red lips nearly black.
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Since orthochromatic film stock hindered color photography in its beginnings, the first films with color in them utilized aniline dyes in order to create artificial color.
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Kodak discontinued manufacturing general-purpose orthochromatic motion picture film in 1930.
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Eastman's first motion picture film stock used the same emulsion as its still film, which was orthochromatic.
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Almost all modern photographic film is panchromatic, but some types are orthochromatic and are not sensitive to certain wavelengths of light.
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The cross-cutting between panchromatic and orthochromatic stocks caused continuity problems with costume tones and panchromatic film was often avoided.
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Kodak's popular Verichrome black-and-white snapshot film, introduced in 1931, remained a red-insensitive orthochromatic product until 1956, when it was replaced by Verichrome Pan.