High-speed Photographs By Lex Augusteijn

Advancing the idea of the stroboscope, researchers began using lasers to stop high speed motion. Recent advances include the use of High Harmonic Generation to capture images of molecular dynamics down to the scale of the attosecond
High speed motion pictures started in 1916 by German weapons scientists .
Methods developed using stationary medium with frames in turn activated by a rotating mirror to rotating prism cameras using fast moving film .
As film and mechanical transports improved, the high-speed film camera became available for scientific research. Kodak eventually shifted its film from acetate base to Estar (Kodak's name for a Mylar-equivalent plastic), which enhanced the strength and allowed it to be pulled faster. The Estar was also more stable than acetate allowing more accurate measurement, and it was not as prone to fire.