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Graham Ritchie
Film God

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From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted September 07, 2018 05:11 PM

I bought this print over ten years ago and for much of that time the fade did not seem to be getting any worse. Sadly the other week I was [Frown]

to find it had increased quite dramatically.

Its like for all those years the fade had been holding back "hanging in there" until this year, shame really as its not avaliable on DVD. Its a pity Derann did not release the full 25 min film like they did with the "Ride of the 480" I do know a person who does 16mm transfers so will see if it can be put onto a DVD with color correction through his computor fed in during transfer.

I am certainly glad I bought new prints of both the 200 footer of this film and in particular a new print of "Ride Of The 480" on good color stock just before they closed.

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted September 07, 2018 05:56 PM

Just checked my print of this title and the color is perfect. I love railroad films and this is a good one. I didn't know that the original documentary was longer.

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Guy Taylor

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Graham Ritchie
Film God

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From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted September 07, 2018 06:40 PM

Hi Guy

The full length is also shown on you-tube

here is a link.

https://youtu.be/GTZsWAfnqJc

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted September 07, 2018 07:13 PM

Thanks Graham.

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Guy Taylor

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 07, 2018 10:16 PM

A Toast to the very first railroad film to be screened at CineSea!

Among maybe a hundred train films I have it was my first choice.

From a room I thought was packed with horror film fans, I found out more than a few appreciated these too, and I've always tried to have one for Saturday night.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted September 08, 2018 03:42 AM

Just checked my Derann 200ft and the colour is still perfect. Unfortunately there are no edge markings to indicate the print stock used, but, no doubt, it's Agfa.

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Maurice

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted September 08, 2018 09:46 AM

He's hoping the transfer is OK if you have it done, at present there is enough there for a computer to restore. This is the result of a few clicks in Microsoft photo editor done on your pictures

[ September 08, 2018, 11:26 AM: Message edited by: Brian Fretwell ]

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
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posted September 08, 2018 09:51 AM

Nice!

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Graham Ritchie
Film God

Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted September 08, 2018 01:51 PM

That's brilliant Brian

You are right, that it needs to get transferred soon while there is still enough for the computer to do it. I will check things out this coming week.

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