Using the Long Roll Accessory
Appendix D-6: Film Splicing and Editing Guidelines
Follow these guidelines to ensure the scanner correctly reads the data holes.
IMPORTANT: When splicing rolls of film, always splice first, then edit.
NOTE: The drawings are not to scale.
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Avoid over- | accidentally punching a |
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punching | frame twice, which results in |
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Too much splice material is cut, causing incomplete punches.
Cut splice
material flush
with the film
Not enough splice material is cut. This will interfere with correct film tracking.
Make sure | The punches are on the |
editing results | edge of the film. The |
in holes | punches must be |
entirely within | completely within the |
the frames | frames. |
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