Kodak Color Print Film 2383 User's Manual
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1. Green Sensitive Emulsion Clear Gelatin Interlayer Red Sensitive Emulsion Clear Gelatin Interlayer Blue Sensitive Emulsion Anti Halation Dye Layer Subbing Layer U Coat Safety Film Base 4 7 Mil ESTAR Base U Coat Conductive Anti Static Layer Scratch Resistant T Coat W Lube This drawing illustrates only the relative layer arrangement of the film and is not drawn to scale F002_0698AC IDENTIFICATION KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 raw stock has the typical blue purple emulsion color of print film Slight batch to batch variations in raw stock color are normal The back side of the raw stock has no rem jet appears dark blue to slate gray and has a slight iridescence This film has slightly less surface gloss than processed 2386 E 3386 E Film When viewed by reflected light the back side exhibits a slight iridescence with subtle color bands due to the dichroic nature of the very thin back side coatings After processing 2383 KODAK or 3383 KODAK is visible along the length of the film along with strip number and date codes This film is available on ESTAR Base only Most 35 mm applications use KS 1870 ISO type P print perforations DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS You can use sodium vapor lamps with a KODAK No 8 Safelight Filter dark yellow in safelights providing general darkroom illumination The filtered sodium vapor2. 35 mm VCP779 915 3000 Y KS 4750 KS 1870 35 mm VCP779 1220 4000 Y KS 4750 KS 1870 35 mm VCP789 1830 6000 Y KS 4750 KS 1870 16 mm VCP618 915 3000 Z Winding A 1R 7620 1R 3000 16 mm VCP452 915 3000 Z 2R 7620 2R 3000 70 mm VCP542 760 2500 S KS 4750 KS 1870 Note For availability of non standard products contact your Kodak location MORE INFORMATION Outside the United States and Canada please contact your Kodak representative You can also visit our web site at www kodak com go motion for further information You may want to bookmark our location so you can find us easily the next time Films Cinematographer s Field Guide KODAK Publication No H 2 Image Structure KODAK Motion Picture Film KODAK Publication No H 1 Specification Numbers Cinematographer s Field Guide KODAK Publication No H 2 Storage KODAK Motion Picture Film KODAK Publication No H 1 The Book of Film Care KODAK Publication No H 23 LAD LAD Laboratory Aim Density KODAK Publication No H 61 Transfer KODAK Telecine Analysis Film User s Guide KODAK Publication No H 822 KODAK Telecine Exposure Calibration Film User s Guide KODAK Publication No H 807 KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 e H 1 2383t 7 KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 Kodak Locations FOR DIRECT ORDERING IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1 800 621 FILM CHICAGO ILLINOIS Information 630 910 492
3. 50 to 60 percent in the projection room It is important that you maintain a clean process proper solution mix and storage procedures to minimize tar formation process machine and recirculation designed to minimize aeration e g submerged racks periodic cleaning of racks and tanks proper maintenance of squeegees and wiper blades and efficient filtration For more information see KODAK Publication No H 24 09 Manual for Processing KODAK Motion Picture Films Process ECP 2D Specifications Module 9 LABORATORY AIM DENSITIES LAD To control your process use Process ECP 2 control strips for this product available through your local sales representative To aid in color timing and curve placement negative originals should be timed relative to the Laboratory Aim Density LAD Control Film supplied by Eastman Kodak Company The LAD Control Film provides both objective sensitometric control and subjective verification of the duplicating procedures used by the laboratory For print films the LAD patch is printed to a neutral gray of 1 0 visual density 1 00 Equivalent Neutral Density on the processed print at the setup lights The Status A densities are R G B Density 1 09 1 06 1 03 For more information see KODAK Publication No H 61 LAD Laboratory Aim Density RECIPROCITY You can print this film on a variety of printers ranging from slow step optical printers to very high speed continuous contact printer
4. ratio and frequency response Use cross modulation test procedures to determine the density of the sound track negative required to produce minimum cross modulation distortion at the optimum print density Digital sound on film soundtracks e g Dolby Digital and Sony SDDS are dye only Consult the system vendor for performance recommendations SPLICING KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 is manufactured on ESTAR base Since ESTAR base is impervious to most solvents solvent based cement splicing CANNOT be used Thermal weld ultrasonic splicers may be used on both raw stock and processed film After cutting the two pieces of film are overlapped slightly and brought into contact with a horn that focuses acoustic energy from an ultrasonic transducer to the film overlap A pressure roller brings the film into intimate contact with the horn causing localized heating and fusion of the polyester support creating a strong weld and reliable splice Key splicing parameters are the acoustic frequency and power output roller pressure and roller transit time Although the emulsion and back side layers become part of the polyester weld there is usually no need to scrape them off prior to ultrasonic splicing Splicing parameters and splicer setup for 2383 3383 Film are very similar to those used for 2386 3386 Film Adhesive tape splicing is often used in splicing rolls of printed raw stock prior to processing Clear adhesive spli
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6. N Gelatin Filter No 2B a KODAK Heat Absorbing Glass No 2043 and suitable color balancing filters KODAK WRATTEN Color Compensating Filters Sound Track Printing Analog and digital sound track printer setup and control procedures for KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 are similar to Film 2386 E 3386 E with little or no change required Analog variable area positive sound tracks of silver plus dye usually restrict the exposure to the top two emulsion layers by inserting KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filters No 12 and No 2B in the light beam The optimum variable area sound track density for the print is between 1 1 and 1 8 read at 800 nm You can achieve excellent frequency response and a high signal to noise ratio in this density range For a variable area positive sound track of silver plus magenta dye only printed from a negative sound track restrict the exposure to the top two emulsion layers by 2 You can omit the No 2B Filter without affecting the sound quality Using this filter is an operational convenience to conform with printer setup for other products that require it KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 e H 1 2383t inserting KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No 12 and KODAK Color Compensating Filter 110 Cyan in the light beam The optimum variable area sound track density for the print is between 0 8 and 1 1 read at 800 nm This print density will provide a good compromise between signal to noise
7. NG KONG Tel 852 2564 9352 INDIA 91 22 652 6826 INDONESIA 62 21 570 5212 JAPAN 81 3 5644 5348 KOREA 82 2 708 5561 MALAYSIA 60 3 757 2722 NEW ZEALAND 64 9 302 8665 PAKISTAN 92 21 561 0150 PHILIPPINES 632 810 0331 SINGAPORE 65 476 9688 TAIWAN 886 2 2893 8108 THAILAND 66 2 271 3040 Ext 310 Kodak Eastman EXR Estar Vision and Wratten are trademarks Revised 3 05 Printed in U S A
8. TECHNICAL DATA COLOR PRINT FILM 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 Thats 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 e Polyester base provides Polyester base allows cleaner greater tear strength more durable prints durability dimensional e No colored fringes in titles and stability and archival improved safelight edgefog keeping protection for digital sound e Elimination of rem jet no track carbon black or prebath Improved fades and dissolves soluble binder and less propensity to safelight e 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 e Protection from static marks prior to printing e Reduced dirt attraction to processed prints and static protection prior to p
9. cing tape is the most frequently used method of splicing processed prints in theatres producing reliable splices on relatively inexpensive splicers that are simple to use Current splicing procedures using high quality splicing tapes will work equally well on both 2383 3383 Film and 2386 3386 Film IMAGE STRUCTURE This film s excellent sharpness captures the detail in the printing negative for projection onto the largest of theatre screens Fine grained emulsions an ultra thin layer structure intragrain absorbing dyes and superior halation protection contribute to its performance KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 e H 1 2383t CURVES Sensitometric Curves Diffuse rms Granularity Curves 4 0 Process ECP 2D Exposure 1 500 sec Tungsten plus KODAK Densitometry Status A Heat Absorbing Glass No 2043 plus Series 1700 Filter Process ECP 2D Status A Densitometry 3 0 a a 7 fi i 2 0 1 0 F 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 F002_1254AC LOG EXPOSURE lux seconds F010_0295AC LOG EXPOSURE lux seconds The curves describe this film s response to red green and To find the rms Granularity value for a given density find blue light Sensitometric curves determine the change in the density on the left vertical scale and follow horizontally density on the film for a given change in log exposure 3 to the characteristic curve and then go vertically up or Modulation T fer Function
10. down to the granularity curve At that point follow Oca TON ansir a ey One SHINES horizontally to the Granularity Sigma D scale on the right Read the number and multiply by 1000 for the rms value 200 Note This curve represents granularity based on modified measuring techniques 100 70 50 30 S i RESPONSE 3 3 Process ECP 2D 2 Densitometry Status A 35 Modulation Target 1 2 345 10 20 50 100 200 600 SPATIAL FREQUENCY cycles mm F010_0292AC This graph shows a measure of the visual sharpness of this film The x axis Spatial Frequency refers to the number of sine waves per millimeter that can be resolved The y axis f ce A 3 NOTE Sensitometric and Diffuse RMS Granularity curves are Response corresponds to film sharpness The longer and produced on different equipment A slight variation in curve shape may flatter the line the more sine waves per millimeter that can be noticed be resolved with a high degree of sharpness and the sharper the film KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 e H 1 2383t 5 Spectral Sensitivity Curves Spectral Dye Density Curves Normalized dyes to form a visual neutral density of 1 0 for a xenon arc viewing illuminant Process CP 2D Visual Neutral gt Magenta 5 po ea Z W S a 2 z ap oc Z E W O 2 a g aa O Lu oO 5 LL i O 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 WAVELENGTH nm 0 0 Sensitivity reciprocal of exp
11. ed 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 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 Sieves 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 a
12. fter 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 COLOR BALANCE Color print film is balanced to be printed from a color negative duplicate negative or internegative using either an additive or subtractive printer Black and white silver image negatives can be printed to yield a fairly neutral image although slight coloration may be seen in highlights or shadows Overall filtration should include a UV absorbing filter such as a KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No 2B FILM STRUCTURE KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 is coated on a 120 micrometre 0 0047 inch ESTAR Base featuring a proprietary electrically conductive anti static layer a polymeric scratch resistant backing layer and a process surviving backside lubricant Unlike rem jet the anti static layer remains with the film after processing eliminating the electrostatic attraction of dirt particles to the processed print even at very low relative humidity A very thin polymeric backing layer coated on top of the anti static layer provides superior resistance to scratches cinch marks and abrasion of both raw stock and processed film The backing layer also contains process surviving lubricant and matte to optimize winding and transport characteristics An antihalation layer containing proprietary solid particle dyes is coated under t
13. he normal emulsion These dyes offer superior protection against exposure by light reflected back from the support surfaces minimizing color fringing in critical scenes like white titles and night scenes with automobile headlights The antihalation layer also provides improved resistance to safelight edgefog since it is coated between the support and the emulsion layers and absorbs any support light piping from the edge of the roll The imaging layers are coated on top of the antihalation layer and they contain new patented emulsion and coupler technology The bottom layer is sensitive to blue light and produces the yellow dye image An interlayer controls diffusion of developer and development by products The next layer is sensitized to red light and yields the cyan dye image Another interlayer is coated on top of it The top image forming layer is sensitized to green light and produces magenta dye The very thin topmost layer SOC provides protection from scratches Process surviving lubricant and matte are used in the SOC to optimize winding and transport characteristics The emulsion layers also contain absorber dyes to precisely control film speed and reduce intragrain light scatter increasing sharpness and further reducing halation These soluble absorber dyes which give the raw stock emulsion its familiar purple blue color are washed out during processing EXPOSING LIGHT HHIH MMMM MM Gel Protective Coat SOC
14. lamp provides the best visual efficiency with the least visual effect on the film If you are using a low wattage tungsten bulb for task lighting filter it with a KODAK 8 Safelight Filter dark yellow You can use amber Light Emitting Diodes LEDs 590 nm peak wavelength for minimal task or path lighting however do not use them for prolonged or general darkroom illumination KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 e H 1 2383t PROCESSING CONDITIONS Process this film in Process ECP 2D No change in process sequence is required Because there is no rem jet to remove VISION Color Print Film offers the potential for eliminating the current prebath chemicals and reducing water usage However exercise care if the rem jet removal steps are eliminated as replenishment rates will change dramatically if dry film enters the developer directly Soluble dye buildup in the seasoned developer will also increase Greatly reducing water flow will lead to increased concentrations of total process effluent from the laboratory which may have regulatory implications For further assistance contact your Kodak engineering representative The antihalation dyes used in VISION Color Print Film are decolorized and removed during processing Although most of the dye is removed in the developer complete removal is also dependent on the tail end solutions such as the bleach To prevent static during projection maintain a relative humidity of
15. osure erg cm required 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 to produce specified densit F010_0293AC P P y F010_0294AC WAVELENGTH nm These curves depict the spectral absorptions of the dyes formed when the film is processed They are useful for adjusting or optimizing any device that scans or prints the film These curves depict the sensitivity of this film to the spectrum of light They are useful for determining modifying and optimizing exposure for blue and green screen visual effects work Note Cyan Magenta and Yellow Dye Curves are peak normalized NOTICE The sensitometric curves and data in this publication represent product tested under the conditions of exposure and processing specified They are representative of production coatings and therefore do not apply directly to a particular box or roll of photographic material They do not represent standards or specifications that must be met by Eastman Kodak Company The company reserves the right to change and improve product characteristics at any time 6 KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 e H 1 2383t SIZES AVAILABLE Standard Products Available Format and Length Core Description Perforation Pitch Specification No Meters Feet Metric Imperial 35 mm VCP242 610 2000 Y BH 4740 BH 1866 35 mm VCP666 610 2000 Y KS 4750 KS 1870 35 mm VCP701 610 2000 Y BH 4750 BH 1870 35 mm VCP779 610 2000 NY KS 4750 KS 1870
16. rocessing e Better transport characteristics for processed film e Superior halation protection no colored fringes in titles e Improved safelight edgefog protection for digital sound track area e Improved fades and dissolves and less propensity to safelight fog e Improved blacks and more neutral highlights on projection e 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 Eastman Kodak Company 2004 March 2005 e H 1 2383t 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 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 expos
17. s used for release printing Exposure times may range from 1 10 of a second to almost 1 3000 of a second with little or no change in tone scale For printers that change exposure time during printing new speed reciprocity correction should be used KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 has improved fade and dissolve characteristics Printers with mechanical fader cams will no longer need to use filter correction to achieve neutral color balance with fades and dissolves Printers with programmable light valves will need to reprogram the fade and dissolve algorithm in the printer to obtain neutral color balance with fades and dissolves Consult the printer manufacturer for the proper test procedure to obtain the appropriate corrections PRINTER RECOMMENDATIONS Pictorial Printing The printer setup for KODAK VISION Color Print Film 2383 3383 is similar to EASTMAN Color Print Film 2386 E 3386 E with little or no change required For example if you use an additive type printer such as a Bell and Howell Printer Model 6123 to print originals you can use a 90 V dc lamp a KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No 2B a KODAK Heat Absorbing Glass No 2043 a printer speed of 240 feet per minute and the printer settings in the table below Beam TRIM Neutral Density TAPE Filter Red 14 0 40 25 Green 14 0 50 25 Blue 11 0 60 25 You can also expose this film with a subtractive printer with a KODAK WRATTE
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