As is explained in more detail elsewhere on this site, there are two types of color motion pictures, Subtractive and Additive. These terms apply only to the method used to display the color image on a screen. Subtractive systems carry the color right on the film itself and Additive films use black and white records representing the color segments and separate color filters are used to add the color to the projected image. And I just used the word color four times in a single sentence. Subtractive color systems may use a limited two-color palette or the virtually complete three-color palette.
This list is by no means complete. It will be expanded as the data is unearthed.
Chemicolor | England | Bipack | Double coated film | Based on the German Ufacolor system. |
Colorfilm Process | United States | Bipack | Double coated film | |
Colorcraft | United States | Beam Splitter or Bipack | Single Coated | |
Coloratura Process | United States | Bipack | Double Coated Film | |
Fox Color | United States | Beam Splitter | Double Coated Film | Basically the early Kodachrome Process |
Dascolour | Belgium | Bipack | Single Coated Film | Developed by Debrie |
Fullcolor | United States | Bipack or separations from Kodachrome | Double Coated Film | Both 2 and 3 color prints were possible. |
Harmonicolor | France | Bipack | Double Coated Film | |
Harriscolor | United States | Beam Splitter | Single Coated Film | |
Kellycolor | United States | Sequential Exposure 2-Color | Double Coated Film | Based on the older Prizma process. Later adapted by CFI as Magnacolor |
Kodachrome | United States | Beam Splitter | Double Coated Film | Samples Shown Elsewhere in Subtractive Color Section |
Magnacolor | United States | Bipack | Double Coated Film | Predecessor to Cinecolor and Trucolor (2 color version) |
Photocolor Process | United States | Beam Splitter | Double Coated Film | |
Polychromide Process | England | Beam Splitter with two films or Bipack | Single Coated Film | |
Sennet Color | United States | Bipack | Double Coated Film | |
Sirius Kleuren Film Maatschappij | Holland | Beam Splitter | Single or Double Coated Film | |
Spectracolor | England | Bipack | Double Coated Film | Based on German UFA process |
Technichrome | United States - Used only in England | Bipack | Single Coated Dye Transfer | Developed because of the shortage of 3-strip cameras. |
Trucolor - Early Two-Color System | United States | Bipack | Double Coated Film | Descended from Magnacolor. A product of Consolidated Film Industries |
Ufacolor | German | Bipack | Double Coated Film |