Re: 3Discover Update (long, as usual!)

[P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Gabriel Jacob inquired:

>As to the long term stability of the copying film, I have asked them about
>that awhile back, since I remembered P3D list members mentioning (Dale labs?)

It was Seattle Filmworks.

>using movie film for their slide film and it's short term life span. They
>(the company) said it should be stable. As to the term inferior, I don't
>see why. I know there has been talk about movie film not being stable but
>with what respects? Does it degrade due to projection or just with time.

It's my understanding that color *negative* motion picture stock is
*extremely* unstable.  Even stored in the refrigerated film vault (a
treatment consumer negatives rarely get), some motion pictures made
within the last 20 years have been found to have decayed badly and
required restoration (a recent case in point is the original Star Wars
negative).  I don't know if this applies to positive *print* stock,
which is what 3Discover would be using.

	-Greg W.


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