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16-mm sound motion pictures, a manual for the professional and the amateur (1949-55)

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50 III. 16-MM FILM AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS it is almost impossible to edit and splice it with currently available equipment and methods without serious picture quality deterioration due to the lines, that result from the encroachment of a splice upon the printed area of the film and the dirt, scratch, and smear marks accumulated in even very careful handling. Such marks are very noticeable because of the low average image density of negative film. If no editing of the original is required (as might be the case in the "reference recording" of a television transmission), negative film would be suitable. If subsequent transmission of the reference recording were planned, special negative raw stock made specifically for television transmission purposes would be desirable. TABLE VI Negative Films Manufacturer Code # Trade name Base Recom" LmmS/ Expo mended ™™ sure develop rpsniv index ing re££v" gamma po/er Eastman 5242 Super XX Negative Blue 100 0.65 55 Kodak Panchromatic Safety gray Eastman 5241 PlusX Gray 50 0.65 — Kodak Panchromatic Safety Eastman 5240 Panatomic X Blue 25 0.65 60 Kodak Safety Film gray Eastman 5212 Infrared Gray — 0.65 — Kodak Negative Safety Ansco 1822-004 Supreme (200 ft) Gray 50 0.65 60 Note: See also Universal reversal films of Table III. The use of negative for television transmission purposes has the wellknown handling disadvantages with respect to a picture positive. As the image density is low, dirt, scratches, and abrasion marks that are unobservable in a positive become distressingly serious in a negative. The handling of negative requires extreme care; since such extreme care is rare, commercial operations are usually more satisfactory with positive image films. Table VI is a list of some of the negative films available. Duplicating Film Materials A duplicating film is a film used in the process chain between the original film and the release print for the purpose of facilitating release