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Topic: Can this edge number be identified?
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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 06-01-2001 07:39 AM
Kodak's improved edge identification for VISION Color Print Film has been phased in over a period of time. It allows tracking the film to the exact times and equipment used to make it. Since Kodak makes print film at several plants around the world, not all started using the new edgeprint ID at the same time.It is indeed likely the film used to make your print was manufactured in 1999. The inventory and shipping "pipeline" can be up to a year, especially for shorter roll lengths that are not the high volume "fast runners". Kodak uses refrigerated storage and shipping, so the film characteristics do not change significantly even when the film is well over a year old. Once the lab takes delivery of the film, it may not be used immediately. Again, the film is very stable and can be stored for quite a while before it is used. A smaller European lab may not use the film as quickly as a high volume lab, where the film is often used as fast as it can be delivered from the Kodak warehouse. With the conversion to Kodak VISION Color Print Film, most labs eliminated the "rem-jet removal" step in the ECP-2 process that was required for older print films like 2386, 5386 or 5384. So it is highly unlikely that your prints are on these older films. The "30" on the edgeprint referred to the strip number. Normally 38 strips of 35mm film are slit from the 54-inch wide roll: http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/support/h1/sizes.shtml ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Eastman Kodak Company Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419 Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243 E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion
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