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Robin Jansen
Junior
Posts: 18
From: Arnhem, The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2014

posted March 27, 2014 04:56 PM

Long time ago I saw a machine to attach subtitles to a film on the dutch version of ebay. Today I was wandering how subtitles were attached to films. Dan anyone explain?

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Robin.

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Paul Mason
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 540
From: Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
Registered: Nov 2013

posted March 28, 2014 06:40 AM

Robin,
Prior to the modern digital era there were two main methods: 1) Optical and 2) Chemical. The optical method involved the combined printing of the negative and sub-tiles on to a positive print. The chemical method used wax or paraffin and heat treatment in a kind of printing press directly on to the film print. More details here:
History of Sub-titling

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Robin Jansen
Junior
Posts: 18
From: Arnhem, The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2014

posted March 30, 2014 04:32 PM

Thanks Paul. Explanation is loud and clear.

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Robin.

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Allan Broadfield
Master Film Handler

Posts: 452
From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010

posted March 31, 2014 07:12 AM

In the labs we oft used the mentioned separate subtitle neg. supplied, placed between the picture neg and print stock. Also available were various aspect ratio negs for clients who had shot full screen but required a 'wide screen' effect on their prints.

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