The polyester film base is often recycled.

These are the main raw materials in Kodak's Estar polyester film base for graphic arts films.

C-41 film consists of an acetate or polyester film base, onto which multiple emulsions are coated.

HIE features a polyester film base that is very stable but susceptible to scratches, and therefore requires extra care during development, processing and scanning.

Acetate films were replaced in the early 1980s by polyester film base materials which have been determined to be more stable than nitrate- and acetate-base films.

Sheet film is large format and medium format photographic film supplied on individual sheets of acetate or polyester film base rather than rolls.

Kodak HIE film has a polyester film base that is very stable but extremely easy to scratch, therefore special care must be used in the handling of Kodak HIE throughout the development and printing/scanning process to avoid damage to the film.