8mm Forum: Lines On Film

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Posted by Andrew Zagame (Member # 2499) on March 29, 2011, 03:29 AM:

Hey guys, I am wondering about line on film. I understand it old film age but how did it make line on the film?

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on March 29, 2011, 06:52 AM:

Lines are caused by projectors and/or handling. They don't just appear with old age.

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on March 29, 2011, 07:56 AM:

"lines" = SCRATCHES [Frown]

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on March 29, 2011, 08:46 AM:

Mick: You see how humour and pop culture can be very subjective concepts? (re: your extremely funny answer here and our Jimi Hendrix reference on Small Format...)

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on March 29, 2011, 08:52 AM:

BTW, I don't think everybody else got the Hendrix reference on the other thread [Big Grin]

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on March 29, 2011, 09:11 AM:

Indeed...

Dare I say that my print of The Raven is getting crow's feet? [Big Grin]

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on March 29, 2011, 09:54 AM:

Really?

My HAIR has lost most of it's colour now [Big Grin]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on March 29, 2011, 10:26 AM:

My "Rose" has lost it's thorns ...

ehhh, that wasn't too good, eh?

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on March 29, 2011, 10:45 AM:

Andrew,

To make it a little bit simple, I can tell you that film is made of Polyester or Acetate base. This is some kind (you may say) plastic.

On the top of that base there is also film emulsion.

Film is always projected using a projector that there are a lot of metal part. When there is a slightly mis-adjustment or mis-alignment of those metal parts, it can harm both plastic and the emulsion.

And that will create scratch (= lines).

Although you have a perfect projector without any possibility to make scratch on your film, but if you play and play it again hundreds times, it will get scratched eventually.

cheers,

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