Eastmancolor
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Eastmancolor is a color motion picture film process developed by Eastman Kodak that became widely used in the mid-20th century as a more economical alternative to earlier color systems like Technicolor.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastmancolor canonical | 139 |
| Agfacolor | 2 |
| Eastman Color | 1 |
| Eastman Color Negative | 1 |
| Eastmancolor (prints by Technicolor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T173242 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastmancolor Context triple: [The Tender Trap, colorProcess, Eastmancolor]
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A.
Eastman
Eastman is a given name most notably associated with the 19th-century American painter Eastman Johnson, a co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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B.
Casio
Casio is a Japanese electronics company best known for its durable digital watches, calculators, and consumer electronics.
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C.
Nisshoki
Nisshoki, more commonly known as the Hinomaru, is the national flag of Japan featuring a red sun disc centered on a white field.
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D.
LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics company known for producing a wide range of consumer electronics, home appliances, and mobile devices.
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E.
Rockwell
Rockwell is an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1984 hit single "Somebody's Watching Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastmancolor Target entity description: Eastmancolor is a color motion picture film process developed by Eastman Kodak that became widely used in the mid-20th century as a more economical alternative to earlier color systems like Technicolor.
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A.
Eastman
Eastman is a given name most notably associated with the 19th-century American painter Eastman Johnson, a co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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B.
Casio
Casio is a Japanese electronics company best known for its durable digital watches, calculators, and consumer electronics.
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C.
Nisshoki
Nisshoki, more commonly known as the Hinomaru, is the national flag of Japan featuring a red sun disc centered on a white field.
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D.
LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics company known for producing a wide range of consumer electronics, home appliances, and mobile devices.
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E.
Rockwell
Rockwell is an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1984 hit single "Somebody's Watching Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
color motion picture film process
ⓘ
photographic film brand ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eastman Color
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastmancolor
Eastman Color Negative ⓘ
linked to:
Eastmancolor
|
| archivalConcern | color fading over time ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European co-productions
ⓘ
Hollywood studio productions ⓘ Indian cinema ⓘ |
| category |
cinematography technology
ⓘ
color film brand ⓘ |
| colorType |
subtractive color
ⓘ
three-color process ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Agfacolor
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastmancolor
DeLuxe Color ⓘ Technicolor ⓘ |
| componentLayers |
blue-sensitive layer
ⓘ
green-sensitive layer ⓘ red-sensitive layer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| developer |
Eastman Kodak
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastman Kodak Company
|
| eraOfWidespreadUse |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| filmBase | safety film ⓘ |
| filmGauge |
16 mm
ⓘ
35 mm ⓘ 8 mm ⓘ |
| influenced |
later color negative film processes
ⓘ
standardization of single-strip color cinematography ⓘ |
| introduced | 1950 ⓘ |
| introducedDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| knownIssue | dye fading in early stocks ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Eastman Kodak
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastman Kodak Company
|
| notableCharacteristic |
enabled location shooting with lighter cameras
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integral color couplers in the emulsion layers ⓘ more economical than Technicolor ⓘ simpler camera setup than three-strip systems ⓘ |
| processType | single-strip color film ⓘ |
| replaced | three-strip Technicolor ⓘ |
| typicalUse | color negative film for printing onto color positive stock ⓘ |
| use |
motion picture production
ⓘ
television production ⓘ theatrical feature films ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastmancolor Description of subject: Eastmancolor is a color motion picture film process developed by Eastman Kodak that became widely used in the mid-20th century as a more economical alternative to earlier color systems like Technicolor.
Referenced by (144)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eastmancolor
linked to: Eastmancolor
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subject linked to:
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967 film)