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Topic: Film-Guardīs effect on other treatments
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Jonas Heijkenskjold
Film Handler
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Posts: 14
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-21-2002 07:26 AM
Mr Pytlak mentioned that PTRīs doesnīt work on a FG-treated film. Did someone try this. If so, what were the results? Iīm asking because we have six platters using PTRīs now and Iīd like to try FG on one of them, using media cleaners. Furthermore PTRīs are the recommended way to go from our service company, and I donīt wanna be made guilty for other people not to be able to use their cleaning rolls. Please no rant now about PTRīs only beeing usable for clothes. When used on every show and cleaned thoroughly inbetween, Iīve found them to do good. After beeing away from work for 2 - 3 days, the prints are quite dirty again. (I have a hard time convincing people to use them) I know, you ranters will say the prints will be better off if they donīt, but if you saw the state of our own company trailers, THX trailers and other stuff that go on every show......up to last month they were cleaned at best once a week, and theyīre really dirty. I learned just a month ago that they should be used on every show! The company actually teaches to use them only once in a while. And that they need not be changed for new ones! Does FG has any effects on other protective treatments like Gelflex, which is used for some prints in Sweden? How is FG on the environment? What chemicals are in it? Our company has an environmental policy. And my conutry has environmental laws.
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John Pytlak
Film God
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 01-22-2002 05:49 AM
James noted: "While its not running, you can see it start to dry and it will look like there oar splotches on the film (at least when its during a black spot with no picture), but it does not show up on screen."If you are seeing "oar (oil?) splotches" on the film as it dries, you should definitely reapply. I suspect you might also see some of these splotches as "mottle" on the screen during light scenes. Almost nothing sticks to PhotoGard (3M ScotchGard Film Protector). You even need a special splicing tape to be sure the splices stick: http://www.3m.com/market/consumer/photogard/overview.html ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A 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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Jonas Heijkenskjold
Film Handler
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Posts: 14
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-22-2002 07:20 AM
Brad, Iīll email you.Gelflex is manufactured by Rotebro filmservice, who are, (Iīm sort of qouting from their website), "the leading company in the Nordic countries for restoring and preserving film. (.....) Gelflex is a treatment that makes the film anti-static and protects it from scratches, drying and dust. It also gives the image better brilliance." Sounds like FilmGuard, though I think it is permanent, and they treat it in their laboratory. Sometimes we get prints from the Swedish Film Institute (SFI), and they are often treated with Gelflex. I donīt know whatīs in it. Rotebro filmservice: http://www.sfi.se/omsfi/orfs/orfslab/orfslab.htm orhttp://www.filmhuset.se/rotebro/ in english: SFI http://www.sfi.se/eng/eng.htm
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