Frank, Both "positives" and "reversals" are used in Norway. The latter is an old term and not widespread. The most common term "dias" is derived from "diapositive".
Cotty, Are you sure you have read the fine print? :-) George Lucas has announced the next StarWars film to be purely digital, btw. So far, there are about 200 cinemas in Europe capable of showing it (if the local edition of "computerworld" is to be believed). Jostein > On 24/8/04, Frank Theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> If we call negative film what we do, why can't we call > >> the opposite type "positives"? That would make sense > >> to me... > > In moviemaking, you shoot on negative stock........and you work > with...wait for it....a print! Rush print, answer print, final print....... > > :-) > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > > >

