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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

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From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted July 17, 2005 12:08 PM

Incredible but true - I have a feature on polyester-base film (or estar/mylar, whichever you want to call it) - and just found that it has four rock-solid, strong, durable cement splices near the beginning!

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

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Andreas Eggeling
Master Film Handler

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posted July 17, 2005 12:46 PM

.... Sekundenkleber? What is the english name for?

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

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From: Ohio, USA
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posted July 17, 2005 02:16 PM

Andreas,

you mean to tell me that whoever made these splices used regular superglue instead of film cement?

[Eek!]

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Maurizio Di Cintio
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Ortona, Italy
Registered: Jan 2004

posted July 17, 2005 02:39 PM

It is actually possible to splice polyester based films, by means of an ultrasonic splicer. The result roughly resembles a cement splice, but is usually thicker and noisier than those, when passing through the gate. Sometimes you happen to see them at movie theaters, it's often very noticeable if not coincident with the frame line (i.e. 80% of times here in Italy). It's so annoying that a famous multiplex firm cuts these splices away and respices with common transperent Ciro (Catozzo) tape. Much smoother. SOmetimes Derann features happen to have these splices, (lab splices) and, as in the rpofessional world, they are needed when the printing stock finished in the middle of a roll.

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Jan Bister
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From: Ohio, USA
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posted July 17, 2005 05:01 PM

That explains it... thanks Maurizio. I thought this was impossible, now I learned something once again. [Smile]

The film in question, btw, is an airline print with optical sound of the feature "Something Short Of Paradise." I got it on two reels, spliced them together using a tape splice, and upon rewinding onto one large reel, found the "cement" looking splices near the beginning. Boy, was I making big eyes. [Big Grin]

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