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1880s

6 effects · The decade marks introduction, breakthrough or wide use

  • 48

    Halftone

    Establishment in the illustrated press from the 1880s onwards

  • 49

    Platinum Print

    Patented in 1873; art photography around 1900

  • 50

    Photogravure

    1879, Karl Klietsch's perfected process

  • 51

    Chronophotography

    1882, Étienne-Jules Marey's moving subjects

  • 52

    Flash Powder Photography

    1887, invention of Blitzlicht; 1888, Jacob Riis's tenement photos

  • 53

    Crystoleum

    Popular in the 1880s

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The History of Visual Effects · 1820–2026

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