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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1628
From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 09, 2019 01:30 PM

if you had a print with excellent color but also had an emulsion scratch for about a minute in it would you keep it or sell it?

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jim schrader
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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted July 09, 2019 02:12 PM

Funny you should ask that question Jim. On the other channel i put up a thread with this in mind. Be worth a look. [Wink]

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Graham Sinden
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1131
From: Kent, UK
Registered: Aug 2005

posted July 09, 2019 03:27 PM

I would keep it as having good colour is the best thing. A green scratch for only a minute wouldn't bother me (unless I could easily obtain another print at a good price but would only bother if it was a favourite movie of mine)

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Maurizio Di Cintio
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 977
From: Ortona, Italy
Registered: Jan 2004

posted July 09, 2019 03:45 PM

I second Graham's opinion: better good colors throught a print with a 1 minute green scratch than a perfectly scratch-free print with mediocre (or worse) colors.

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Lee Mannering
Film God

Posts: 3216
From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006

posted July 10, 2019 12:17 AM

We have one particular print with green scratches and perfect colour I would never part with purely for sentimental reasons.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted July 10, 2019 02:37 AM

Keep it.

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Leon Norris
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 958
From: Elkins Park, PA, USA
Registered: Jun 2012

posted July 10, 2019 09:50 AM

If I like the film I will keep it! And as long it has a scratch on the far right side or left side! If it is in the middle I would get rid of it! I just hate those scratches that run down the middle! Very distracting!

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1785
From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted July 11, 2019 02:01 PM

Keep it, I have a Bugs Bunny cartoon with a green scratch on the last minute - wouldn't part with it.

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Dave Groves
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 508
From: Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
Registered: Feb 2015

posted July 12, 2019 11:33 AM

One of my films had a lovely scratch in the centre right through the main characters face from the very start of the film. I got Marco to print the section from a dvd and no-one would know there had ever been a problem unless a sharp eyed viewer registers a slight difference in the colour balance. Scratches in the wrong place always distract but rarely destroy the viewing experience. I tend to hang on in hopes of a perfect replacement but as each year passes the hope of copies of favourites being available or even affordable lessens.

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Leon Norris
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 958
From: Elkins Park, PA, USA
Registered: Jun 2012

posted July 12, 2019 12:04 PM

Would it be great if they had a film cleaner that would get rid of those green scratches? That way we can keep our prints!

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