A cure for redness

[Philip Hamilton]

Has anyone recently had this service applied to their films? Would love to see BEFORE and AFTER images.

[Evan Samaras]

Here is a comparison of my Eastman fading print of Friday the 13th Part 2, before and after treatment, and compared to my TV LPP print. Not exactly a fair comparison but it may give you an idea of what to expect. A number of individuals thought the fade on my Part 2 print wasn’t bad to begin with, but it did remove the red overcast. As you can tell, my print lost its blues at some point and it may have further muted any that were present. Regardless, it is still a large improvement. I consider it comparable to the AG1S prints that have warmed in the shadows yet still hold plenty of other colors.

[Can Sanalan]

@Lee Mannering

I remember reading somewhere that the treatment works best on Kodak, Eastman and Agfa (I think), not on Fuji and 3M stocks.

[Dominique De Bast]

@[B][URL="https://8mmforum.film-tech.com/vbb/member/147-lee-mannering"]
I remember reading somewhere that the treatment works best on Kodak, Eastman and Agfa (I think), not on Fuji and 3M stocks.

Indeed. This is an extract of an e-mail received by Alberto last year : "I remind you that the treatment O.R.S. was developed for stock Kodak Eastman, Kodak SP and Agfa pre low-fade. It was not developed for Fuji and 3M emulsions."

[Winbert Hutahaean]

Will those film that have been treated with ORS get faded again after years?

[Dominique De Bast]

Will those film that have been treated with ORS get faded again after years?

I quote Alberto again, but this time from a thread still readable on the "old" forum : "All this is a remarkable job on the film and from some tests of aging carried out with the laboratory we are reasonably optimistic also regarding stability over time ... obviously it is not possible to guarantee eternity, but an excellent recovery of the film, this yes." (8mm Forum: Process to Restore color to faded prints (film-tech.com))

[Can Sanalan]

I recently had my 16mm print treated and here are a couple of photos. The bits that are red are sections of film under splice tape which the treatment can't get to.
But you can clearly see the difference before and after the O.R.S. treatment.
On this Kodak stock it worked really well.

[Can Sanalan]

Also, I had this done a while ago, again 16mm and I think it's come out quite well.

[Osi Osgood]

When I lost my old email account, I lost Alberto's email address. Therefore, could someone put up Alberto's email contact address, or, please PM it to me. Osi

[Lee Mannering]

Had a few thousand feet done myself an it can be impressive but not with all film stocks take note.
generally if the print has a hint of colour you stand a chance of some sort of result.
I have a lpp totally pink to go before long and in.my experience these deliver the best astounding results.
I also had some precious un branded films done from the 70s very red and once again with a hint of colour these are now watchable again.
The reel test for you all is send some in and make your own minds up.

[Dominique De Bast]

When I lost my old email account, I lost Alberto's email address. Therefore, could someone put up Alberto's email contact address, or, please PM it to me. Osi

Osi, Alberto is a member of this forum.

[Tom Photiou]

This isn't a cure, more of an improvement, it'll be interesting to see how long a treated film will last before the fade sets in again.
Did someone say they have an LPP film turning pink? I cant say i have experienced any LPP print lose its colour. Are you sure it's an LPP print?
Personally, the costs involved in this seems expensive, especially if you add the cost of shipping 16m prints there and back, there comes a time when its easier to use filters or buy the blu ray.
The results are impressive though, well done on this.

[Osi Osgood]

I sent him a PM, but being that he has only posted once since joining, I doubt that he'll get back to me, so, as I stated, if someone could be so kind as to PM me his email address, I would be quite happy with that.

[Dominique De Bast]

I he has only posted once since joini

Alberto does read the forum. I've just sent you his e-mail by PM 🙂

[Osi Osgood]

Thank, hopefully he'll get back to me.