They are working on a film softener too (if anybody is interested in sending (Vinegar) Films that can be used to test, they are happy to take them, I can give you the contact details). She wouldn't tell me what the softener is, as they want to get a patent, but I can tell you that the simple plastic box that I stored the films in also got soft and changed shape ;-)
My mag tracks had vinegar syndrom and one of them fell into tiny flakes before the treatment. I was unable to take them off the spools without having loads of pieces in my hands, one of them was also curling heavily. After the treatment they are soft again I've rewound them and the really bad parts at the start were still curly and likely to split, but far far, far less than before (I believe that the film already had tiny scratches). I was offered a second treatment, but I want to check if I can already run the films through a machine, concerning the softness of the material, it should be possible now. Maybe the curly parts will straighten too, now that I've changed the winding, so far I haven't had time to double check them. The treatment does not revert shrinkage, it only makes the film soft again. My films are 50-60 years old. Shrinkage (before and after I'd assume): 1,3 + 2,54 + 3,6 x Nadine > Gesendet: Montag, 21. Juli 2014 um 15:46 Uhr > Von: "Scott Dorsey" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected], [email protected] > Betreff: Re: [Labos] [Frameworks] digitize shrunk 16mm magnetic > sound/cordbänder > > I am curious what the mysterious softener that they are using is, as this > has been discussed briefly at conferences but no real details have been > provided. > > I believe there is a fellow in Los Angeles who has a 1/2" tape machine that > has had the guides cut out for 16mm film which may be able to play it back. > Also it may be possible to play it back on some of the sprocketless telecine > machines; I believe the Marconi machines had mag heads on them. > > So, after processing what is the film like? It is shrunken, you say, but > does it still curl? How much has the film width changed? > --scott > _______________________________________________ > Forum mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.domainepublic.net/listinfo/forum _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
