British Standards Institution

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Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for developing British Standards and for preparing the UK input to ISO/TC 36 for the development of International Standards for Cinematography.

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In Progress (18)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP 5926	Technical requirements and methods of measurement for digital cinema stereoscopic projection Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Metrology and measurement \| Measurement. Acoustics \| ICT \| Image technology \| Cinematography \| Cinematography. General Proposal begins : 2020-12-08	Proposal
BS ISO 32268-1	Cinematography. Part 1: File Format for Digital Moving-Picture Exchange (DPX) Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-07-29	Drafting
BS ISO 32095-1	Cinematography — Calibration reference wideband digital pink noise signal —. Part 1: Title missing Categories: Motion picture equipment Drafting begins : 2024-03-27	Drafting
BS ISO 32067-50	Cinematography. Part 50: Interoperable Master Format — Application #5 ACES Categories: \| Cinematography. Other Public comment begins : 2026-05-25	Public comment
BS ISO 32065-5	Cinematography. Part 5: Material Exchange Format — Mapping ACES Image Sequences into the MXF Generic Container Categories: Cinematography. Other Public comment begins : 2026-05-27	Public comment
BS ISO 32065-4	Cinematography. Part 4: ACES Image Container File Layout Categories: Cinematography. Other Public comment begins : 2026-05-27	Public comment
BS ISO 32065-3	Cinematography. Part 3: Academy Density Exchange Encoding (ADX) — Encoding Academy Printing Density (APD) Values Categories: Cinematography. Other Public comment begins : 2026-05-27	Public comment
BS ISO 32065-2	Cinematography. Part 2: Academy Printing Density (APD) — Spectral Responsivities, Reference Measurement Device and Spectral Calculation" Categories: Cinematography. Other Public comment begins : 2026-05-27	Public comment
BS ISO 32065-1	Cinematography. Part 1: Academy Color Encoding Specification Categories: Cinematography. Other Public comment begins : 2026-05-27	Public comment
BS ISO 2969:2015/Amd 1	Cinematography — B-chain electro-acoustic reponse of motion-picture control rooms and indoor theatres — Specifications and measurements Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2026-09-29	Drafting

Published (52)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 17862:2022	Guideline for the implementation of the Cinema Preservation Package (CPP) in EN 17650 Categories: IT applications. Information, documentation and publishing \| Cinematography. Other Published standard begins : 2022-09-07	Published standard
BS ISO 9642:2020	Cinematography. Time and control code for 24, 25 and 30 frames per second motion-picture film systems. Specifications Categories: Motion picture equipment Published standard begins : 2020-02-14	Published standard
BS ISO 8567:2002	Cinematography. Maximum permissible area for subtitle on 35 mm and 16 mm motion-picture release prints. Position and dimensions Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Published standard begins : 2003-07-24	Published standard
BS ISO 7832:2014	Cinematography. Photoelectric output factor of photographic-type audio-level test films. Measurement and calibration Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Published standard begins : 2014-10-09	Published standard
BS ISO 7739:2016	Cinematography. Two-track photographic analogue sound records on 16 mm motion-picture prints. Positions and width dimensions Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Published standard begins : 2016-07-06	Published standard
BS ISO 71:2014	Cinematography. 16 mm negative photographic sound record on 16 mm, 35/16 mm and 35/32 mm motion-picture film. Positions and dimensions Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Published standard begins : 2014-10-09	Published standard
BS ISO 6025:2000	Cinematography. Analogue photographic sound test films, 35 mm and 16mm. Specifications Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Published standard begins : 2001-03-14	Published standard
BS ISO 5926:2023	Technical requirements and test methods for digital cinema stereoscopic projection Categories: Cinematography. Other Published standard begins : 2023-05-24	Published standard
BS ISO 5758:2002	Cinematography. Labelling of containers for motion-picture film and magnetic material. Minimum information for exchange of materials Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Published standard begins : 2003-08-04	Published standard
BS ISO 491:2002	Cinematography. 35 mm motion-picture film and magnetic film. Cutting and perforating dimensions Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Published standard begins : 2002-08-21	Published standard

Withdrawn (6)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 4241:2013	Cinematography. Theatre projection leader, trailer and cue marks. Specifications Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Withdrawn begins : 2015-08-19	Withdrawn
BS ISO 4241:2001	Cinematography. Theatre projection leader, trailer and cue marks. Specifications Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-25	Withdrawn
BS ISO 2939:2002	Cinematography. Picture image area on 35 mm motion-picture release prints. Position and dimensions Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Withdrawn begins : 2015-06-19	Withdrawn
BS ISO 2910:2007	Cinematography. Screen luminance and chrominance for the projection of motion pictures Categories: Motion picture equipment Withdrawn begins : 2018-02-19	Withdrawn
BS ISO 17266:2002	Cinematography. Multichannel analogue and digital photographic sound and control records on 35 mm motion-picture prints and negatives, and digital sound-control records on 70 mm motion-picture prints and negatives. Position and width dimensions Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Withdrawn begins : 2018-02-19	Withdrawn
BS ISO 12222:2000	Cinematography. Manufacturer-printed, latent image identification on 16 mm, 35 mm & 65 mm film. Specifications and dimensions Categories: Motion picture films. Cartridges Withdrawn begins : 2017-11-24	Withdrawn

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CPW/36 - Cinematography

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