thumb|Super 8 mm, 8 mm and Standard (double) 8 mm formats thumb|Standard and Super 8 mm film comparison In 1965, Super-8 film was released and was quickly adopted by many amateur film-makers. It featured a better quality image and was easier to use mainly due to a cartridge-loading system that did not require reloading and rethreading halfway through.
thumb|super 8 mm 8 mm and standard (double) 8 mm formats thumb|standard and super 8 mm film comparison in 1965 super-8 film was released and was quickly adopted by many amateur film-makers it featured a better quality image and was easier to use mainly due to a cartridge-loading system that did not require reloading and rethreading halfway through