Some customer may be wondering just how much information is actually on film!! That's a good question. The following images are a simplification to illustrate some general points. They are not exact and will vary based on specific film stocks.

	8mm and Super 8 film have a maximum resolution of 1000 horizontal lines. A 480 line SD scan will only get about 50% of the details on the film. To truly archive 8mm or Super 8 film it must be scanned at HD resolution.
	Older 16mm film has around 1500 to 2000 horizontal lines. Newer 16mm and S16mm can have up to 3000 lines of resolution. Although an HD scan is good, it only gets about 50% of the details from the film. To archive 16mm film a 2k scan is required for older film and a 4K scan for newer film stocks with smaller film grain.
	Older 35mm film has up to 3000 lines while newer 35mm film can have in excess of 4000 lines. An HD scan only gets about 1/4 of the film's details. A 2K scan (2048 ×1556) will get around 1500 horizontal lines or about 50%. A 4K (4096 x 2160) scan will get the majority of the film details. Newer film stocks with finer grain will require a 6K scan in order to truly archive it.