Kodak 3383, 2383 manual Storage, Clear, rich images on the theatre screen

TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR PRINT FILM

March 2005 • H-1-2383t

KODAK VISION Color Print Film / 2383, 3383

Clear, rich images on the theatre screen.

The colors you love, the rich blacks, and the "look" you’re used to. . . That’s KODAK VISION Color Print Film / 2383, 3383.

The VISION Color Print Film from Kodak has the great look you associate with Kodak films, with rich blacks and neutral highlights. The film is durable and resistant to scratches and dirt. This color print film is worthy of the KODAK VISION Film family name.

With the excellent tonal scale, cinematographers can be more creative with lighting and exposure, and still see excellent results.

	BENEFITS FOR LABS		BENEFITS FOR
			DISTRIBUTORS/EXHIBITORS
•	Polyester base provides	• Polyester base allows cleaner,
	greater tear strength,		more durable prints
	durability, dimensional	• No colored fringes in titles, and
	stability, and archival		improved safelight edgefog
	keeping		protection for digital sound
•	Elimination of rem-jet (no		track
	carbon black or prebath-	• Improved fades and dissolves,
	soluble binder)		and less propensity to safelight
•	Potential for reduced		fog
	chemical and water usage	•	Improved blacks, and more
	in processing		neutral highlights on projection
•	Improved cleanliness on	•	Improved laser subtitling
	high-speed printers (less
	white dirt)
•	Protection from static
	marks prior to printing
•	Reduced dirt attraction to
	processed prints and
	static protection prior to
	processing
•	Better transport
	characteristics for
	processed film
•	Superior halation
	protection (no colored
	fringes in titles)
•	Improved safelight
	edgefog protection for
	digital sound track area
•	Improved fades and
	dissolves, and less
	propensity to safelight fog
•	Improved blacks and
	more neutral highlights on
	projection
•	Improved laser subtitling

Like its counterpart KODAK VISION Premier Color Print Film, VISION Color Print Film is coated on a polyester base without rem-jet, for a cleaner process and cleaner screen images. We’ve incorporated a process-surviving, antistatic layer to reduce dirt attraction, and a scratch-resistant backing layer for long projection life. And there are no color shifts during fades and dissolves. So from

set to lab to screen, day to day, you’ll have more consistent performance.

With VISION Color Print Film, you’ll have the high quality motion picture color print film you expect from Kodak.

STORAGE

Unexposed print film is not adversely affected by short-term storage at room temperature (less than 25°C (77°F). Store unexposed film at 13°C (55°F) or lower when storage exceeds 1 month. If refrigerated, allow the sealed can or foil bag to equilibrate to room temperature before opening to avoid condensation. Rebag unused raw stock and seal it in film cans before returning it to refrigeration.

Process exposed film promptly. This film exhibits excellent latent image keeping. When exposed film must be kept several days before processing, the tone scale of VISION Color Print Film / 2383, 3383 shows little change. Depending on the storage temperature, labs can compensate for the small latent image speed loss by increasing printer TRIMS slightly (a neutral increase of 1 to 2 printer points) if there is a long delay between printing and processing. You can slow changes in latent image by storing exposed film at lower temperatures. For critical applications, such as sensitometric exposures used for process control, keep exposed film strips at 0°C (32°F) or lower.

For short-term “active” storage and projection of processed prints (e.g., commercial film exchanges and theatres), store at room temperature of 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F) at 50 to 60 percent relative humidity. Avoid prolonged unconditioned storage at high temperatures or excessive humidity. For medium-term storage, store at 10°C (50°F) or lower, at a relative humidity of 20 to 30 percent. For extended-term storage (for preservation of material having permanent value), store at 2°C (36°F) or lower, at a relative humidity of 20 to 30 percent. Molecular Sieves1 in a sealed can will provide additional benefit. For more information on long-term storage, see KODAK Publication No. H-23, The Book of Film Care.

Processed prints made on this film will show less than

10-percent image dye loss, even after several decades of storage at room temperature and 50-percent relative humidity.

1.Available from FPC, 6677 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California 90038, 218-468-5774.

©Eastman Kodak Company, 2004