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Topic: 16mm prints restoration
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Fabrizio Mosca
Master Film Handler
Posts: 346
From: Milano, Italy
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted November 22, 2009 02:05 PM
Yes Michael, I had a clip in black and white and the result is really good. I hadn't the chance to compare with the original film, but I noticed no color shift.
Larry, I spoke with Marco today and he asked me to explain the problem with the different color: "First of all we have to consider two different systems: film and electronic. Film has a wide color dynamic respect to video and dvd are usually made from a low contrast movie film (Kodak television print 2395/3395) otherwise they cannot mantain the dynamic resulting in burnt whites and strong blacks. This means that the dvd has a dynamic range specific only for video but too limited for the film itself, so if you go back to film you have to make a compromise between black and white because if you enhance black you're not able to have a correct white and vice versa. Secondly you have to deal with the projector hitself, that is used in a different way from its main purpose, and its panels haven't a good dynamic. Of course the use of cathodic tube or even a laser will will give a better result and higher costs but you won't have back the same image you have in the original film (e.g. consider dvd compression). Maybe varying bulb color temperature in every scene will result in a more correct color dynamic, but it's something that has to be tried. Of course, when dealing with electronic, a little change in color parameters may result in a great shift in colors of the film"
Further, Marco told me that chemicals are changed every 15min roll of film (600ft).
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