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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on May 25, 2016, 12:55 PM:

Hey folks ...

How's this for interesting?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EGIucdRFzg

I wonder as to how sucessful this could be. Also, what would the temperature need to be with the iron in order to do this sucessfully?

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on May 25, 2016, 02:14 PM:

The heat setting appeared to be about mid-way on the iron. Its previous storage conditions indicate it may have also caused shrinkage.

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on May 25, 2016, 03:32 PM:

I have done it exactly the same way. I started with a low setting then worked to medium. It works! But I still can't put a crease in pants! [Eek!]

Posted by Raleigh M. Christopher (Member # 5209) on May 25, 2016, 07:40 PM:

So this can help smooth out a crease or creases in some film? What kind of fabric would you cover it with?

Posted by Larry Arpin (Member # 744) on May 25, 2016, 11:00 PM:

Raleigh-I have done this to a creased film but there needs to be more pressure than what he is doing.

Posted by Allan Broadfield (Member # 2298) on May 26, 2016, 01:59 AM:

This looks like a good idea on the face of it but I wonder how long the effect would last.
In the labs we would put rolls of shrunken film into a cabinet that would steam the stock and redimension the film enough to print a dupe from it.
The effect was temporary and the duping process would need to be carried out pretty fast.
Whether the ironing process would last is anyone's guess.

Posted by Dave Groves (Member # 4685) on May 26, 2016, 04:35 AM:

It almost looked like a vinegar syndrome print. Certainly more than just creased. A two hour film would take forever and somehow I doubt it would be more than a temporary fix.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on May 26, 2016, 12:42 PM:

Hey! Nice new picture, Passquale! [Smile]

I wondered about how long this would work as well. Perhaps, just for a viewing? It would seem like the long term effect would be that the film would eventually become brittle. I mean, each time a person would do this, the film would get dryer and dryer. Hmmm.

Posted by Barbara Strohl (Member # 5227) on May 26, 2016, 11:35 PM:

I'm new to movie film but I have ironed negatives and video tape. It takes a lot of patience and care. If they are bad enough for me to be going to that trouble, they are being copied as soon as I am done.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on May 27, 2016, 12:25 PM:

Wow! I couldn't even imagine ironing videotape! It must be something done most delicately! [Eek!]

By the way ... good to here from more ladies! The film medium tends tro be dominated by guys, and it's always nice to hear from the fairer sex! [Smile]

Posted by Joe Balitzki (Member # 438) on May 27, 2016, 01:30 PM:

We have another Bond Girl! [Smile]

Posted by Doug Thompson (Member # 3381) on May 28, 2016, 04:14 PM:

Evidently, film ironing isn't a new concept. System 2 Technicolor subtractive color was two strips of film with the emulsion of each dyed and the bases cemented together. Scroll down to middle of THIS page to read about the heat problem and "ironing." I'm not sure why they put ironing in quotes.

Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on May 30, 2016, 12:59 AM:

NEVER APPLY HEAT TO FILM.

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on May 30, 2016, 01:34 AM:

Apart from that from a bulb! [Wink]

Posted by David Hardy (Member # 4628) on August 11, 2016, 05:01 AM:

I hope that was a lint free cloth they were using as they could add some scratches to the print.

Posted by Dave Groves (Member # 4685) on August 11, 2016, 08:20 AM:

Don't think I'm going to attempt this. I once put a shelf up and it lasted about an hour and fell down, so my track record for diy isn't good.

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