Re: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome?

Vinegar syndrome is caused by a reaction involving triphenyl phosphate which was used as a plasticizer for some triacetate films. Films that used other plasticizers don't ever go vinegar. Films that used a plasticizer mixture including TPP sometimes go vinegar and sometimes don't. Films of the

Re: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome?

My only (admittedly unscientific) observation is that VS is very unpredictable. Sometimes a film will smell of vinegar for years or even decades and not warp a bit. Other times it's almost here today, gone tomorrow (which is to say the decay happens very rapidly). Still other times only a portion,

Re: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome?

Dear Eliza, If you don't find any help here, you can try the Association of Moving Image Archivists ' listserv. There's also this website: http://www.triggertone.com/term/Vinegar_Syndrome and most importantly, the Image Permanence Institute in

Re: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome?

Ask Helmut Herbst. Regards Hannes Von: FrameWorks Im Auftrag von Steven Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. Dezember 2019 13:35 An: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Betreff: Re: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome? You might want to try to contact the National film archives - in the US, not sure if

Re: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome?

You might want to try to contact the National film archives - in the US, not sure if that is the correct term or title of the agency. I remember seeing a presentation many years ago where they had a film that had been irreparably damaged by Vinegar syndrome, so every so often then would make a

[Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome?

Hi, dear Frameworks friends ~ I'm lucky enough to know some of you personally (hi, Microscope! hi, EPFC!), but in case I don't, I'm a Berlin-based artist and writer with a big love for analog film. I'm working on a series (both visual and text-based) for a zine this January where the theme is