Great explanations Scott…. DA
> On Nov 10, 2024, at 12:23 PM, Scott Dorsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > 16mm Cheat Sheet: > > 1. Normal Cement splice: > there is an overlap between the two frames and part of the previous > frame is overlaid on the current one. This is the correct way to edit > camera originals for printing. > > 2. Bauer Cement Splice. > Totally invisible. One frame is butted against another with a V-groove > in the end of the film so there is a bit more surface area. Not very > common. Takes forever to make and is extremely weak. > > 3. Normal Tape Splice > Frames are butted against one another and tape applied over top. So > the frames on either side of the splice are slightly blurred while you > can often see the edges of the tape on the frames before them. If it > is made with unperforated tape and the edges trimmed, the film will > sometimes jump in the gate a bit. This is the correct way to edit > prints including workprints. It will not always go cleanly through > contact printers. > > 4. Kodak Presstape Splice: > A U-shaped chunk is taken out of each frame, they are butted against > one another, and splicing tape placed overtop. The U-cut is extremely > visible. This is the worst-looking splice on-screen but also the > strongest splice. A good choice for school media labs and other > applications where prints will be badly treated. > > In 35mm there is enough space between frames that you can make a seamless > cement splice; the overlaid area doesn't protrude into the frame. You can't > do this in 16mm, so whenever possible it is a good idea to A-B roll camera > originals and let the contact printer do the work of switching from one roll > to the other seamlessly. That requires a lot more work in conforming or > editing and requires a lab with a printer that can manage timing marks, as > well as a person to time the print and create timing marks. This used to > add substantially to the cost of conforming and printing. > --scott > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org -- Frameworks mailing list [email protected] https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org
