What film stock is this (EKC 32)?

[Winbert Hutahaean]

Most of the big companies will use Kodak SP, Eastman, Fuji, AGFA and sometime 3M for their color prints in 1970s but I found two Universal 8 releases (Blues Brothers and Little Miss Marker) has a different code which I am not sure what type of stock is this. This is very new for me. See photos below.



It seems to me it is read as EKC 32 ... my best guess it stands for Ektachrome... but I never knew this type of stock for packed films. Normally this is for shooting film stock.

Can somebody enlighten me?

Thanks

[Brian Fretwell]

I have this code on a Canterbury Films release of a Superman cartoon with Cine Magnetics Labs on the leader. It also has Eastman Safety Film on it and looks more faded than I have ever seen Ektachrome.

Eastman Kodak Color 32 is all I can come up with as a guess.

[Osi Osgood]

I'm fairly sure that it is a "3M" film stock. They were not too "stable".

[Brian Fretwell]

I'm fairly sure that it is a "3M" film stock. They were not too "stable".

I think Kodak would have sued 3M then, as my example has Eastman printed on it as well as the EKC32.

[Lee Mannering]

Winbert. Shaking up my post Covid brain cells, I think you will find that is late 70's SP with the extra code before Kodak changed it.

[Dominique De Bast]

This reference appeared also in this thread but without a real definitive answer regarding its origin : 8mm Forum: JAWS 2X400ft WOW! (film-tech.com)

[Osi Osgood]

I stand corrected ... BY MYSELF! However, that JAWS. Print still has mint color.

[Brian Fretwell]

It would seem that EKC35 (used for you Jaws print) was in great improvement on the EKC 32 that we have.

[Osi Osgood]

I was sad to see such a bad fade on that print of, "Blues Brothers", as it is a hard one to find with good color.