Kodak 250D User's Manual
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3. BH 4740 BH 1866 16 mm SP449 30 100 R 90 100 ft spool 2R 7605 2R 2994 16 mm SP451 122 400 T 2R 7605 2R 2994 16 mm SP455 30 100 R 90 100 ft spool Winding B 1R 7605 1R 2994 16 mm SP445 61 200 A Winding A 1R 7605 1R 2994 16 mm SP457 122 400 T Winding B 1R 7605 1R 2994 16 mm SP458 244 800 Z Winding B 1R 7605 1R 2994 65 mm SP332 305 1000 P Emulsion In KS 4740 KS 1866 for AATON A MINIMA Cameras 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 KODAK Motion Picture Film Structure KODAK Publication No H 1 Specification Cinematographer s Field Guide Numbers 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 VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 7205 e H 1 5205t KODAK VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 7205 Kodak Locations FOR DIRECT ORDERING IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
4. offices 2 Use of the LAD Control Method is described in the paper A Simplified Motion Picture Laboratory Control Method for Improved Color Duplication by John P Pytlak and Alfred W Fleischer in the October 1976 SMPTE Journal 2 KODAK VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 7205 e H 1 5205t FILM TO VIDEO TRANSFERS When you transfer the film directly to video you can set up the telecine using the negative Telecine Analysis Film TAF supplied by Eastman Kodak Company The TAF consists of aneutral density scale and an eight bar color test pattern with a LAD gray surround The TAF gray scale provides the telecine operator colorist with an effective way to adjust subcarrier balance and to center the telecine controls before timing and transferring a film The TAF color bars provide the utility of electronic color bars even though they do not precisely match the electronically generated color bars Using the TAF will help obtain optimum quality and consistency in the film to video transfer For more information regarding TAF see KODAK Publication No H 9 TAF User s Guide IMAGE STRUCTURE The modulation transfer curves and the diffuse rms granularity data were generated from samples of 5205 Film exposed with daylight illumination and processed as recommended in Process ECN 2 chemicals For more information on image structure characteristics see KODAK Publication No H 1 KODAK Motion Picture Film MTF Refer to curve Th
5. 320 640 1250 Required Use this table for average subjects that contain a combination of light medium and dark colors When a subject includes only pastels use at least 1 2 stop less exposure dark colors require 1 2 stop more exposure Lighting Contrast The recommended ratio of key light plus fill light to fill light is 2 1 or 3 1 However you may use 4 1 or greater when a particular look is desired RECIPROCITY CHARACTERISTICS You do not need to make any filter corrections or exposure adjustments for exposure times from 1 1000 to 1 10 second If your exposure is in the 1 second range it is recommended that you increase your exposure 7 stop and use a KODAK Color Compensating Filter CC10R If your exposure is in the 10 second range it is recommended that you increase your exposure by a stop and use a KODAK Color Compensating Filter CC10OR PROCESSING Process ECN 2 Most commercial motion picture laboratories provide a processing service for these films See KODAK Publication No H 24 07 Processing KODAK Color Negative Motion Picture Films Module 7 available online at http www kodak com US plugins acrobat en motion support processing h247 h2407 pdf for more information on the solution formulas and the procedure for machine processing these films There are also pre packaged kits available for preparing the processing solutions For more information on the KODAK ECN 2 Kit Chemica
6. TECHNICAL DATA COLOR NEGATIVE FILM KODAK VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 7205 Give your story more detail in any light KODAK VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 7205 is an advanced medium speed film that delivers superior imaging in natural daylight artificial daylight and a variety of mixed lighting situations Expect beautiful fleshtones accurate color reproduction and thanks to its wider latitude increased detail in shadow and highlight areas Add seamless intercutting with other KODAK VISION2 Films and you have a versatile addition to your storytelling toolkit The VISION2 Film family is the first line of products created specifically for both film and digital postproduction What s more all VISION2 Films provide excellent tone scale and flesh to neutral reproduction With superior shadow and highlight detail and very fine grain VISION2 Films also maintain neutrality through the full range of exposure So you can convey exactly the look you intended all the way from capture to post BASE KODAK VISION2 250D Film 5205 7205 has an acetate safety base with rem jet backing DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS Do not use a safelight Handle unprocessed film in total darkness Eastman Kodak Company 2004 August 2004 e H 1 5205t STORAGE Store unexposed film at 13 C 55 F or lower For extended storage store at 18 C O F or lower Process exposed film promptly Store processed film accordin
7. decrease or increase the exposure indicated by the meter accordingly COLOR BALANCE These films are balanced for exposure with daylight illumination 5500 K For other light sources use the correction filters in the table below Light Source KODAK Filters on Exposure Camera 1 Index Daylight 5500 K None 250 Tungsten 3000 K WRATTEN Gelatin 64 No 80A Tungsten 3200 K WRATTEN Gelatin 64 No 80A Tungsten WRATTEN Gelatin 64 photoflood 3400 K No 80A White Flame Arcs Color Compensating Filter 160 CC20Y CC10C Yellow Flame Arcs Color Compensating Filter 160 CC30C CC10M OPTIMA 32 WRATTEN Gelatin 64 No 80A VITALITE None 250 Fluorescent Cool Color White Compensating Filter 200 CC20M Fluorescent Deluxe WRATTEN Gelatin 160 Cool White No 82C Metal Halide None 250 1 These are approximate corrections only Make final corrections during printing 2 These are starting point recommendations for trial exposures If the kind of lamp is unknown a KODAK Color Compensating Filter CC20M CC10B can be used with an exposure index El of 125 Note Consult the manufacturer of high intensity ultraviolet lamps for safety information on ultraviolet radiation and ozone generation EXPOSURE TABLE DAYLIGHT ILLUMINATION At 24 frames per second fps 170 degree shutter opening Lens 1 4 2 42 8 74 75 6 78 11 16 Aperture Footcandles 10 20 40 80 160
8. e perceived sharpness of any film depends on various components of the motion picture production system The camera and projector lenses and film printers among other factors all play a role But the specific sharpness of a film can be measured and charted in the Modulation Transfer Curve rms Granularity Refer to curve Read with a microdensitometer red green blue using a 48 micrometer aperture The perception of the graininess of any film is highly dependent on scene content complexity color and density Other factors such as film age processing exposure conditions and telecine transfer may also have significant effects CURVES Sensitometric Curves LOG EXPOSURE lux seconds 3 2 2 1 0 2 3 0 Exposure 5500 K Daylight 1 50 sec Process ECN 2 Densitometry Status M 2 0 DENSITY 0 0 10 4 2 0 H15205TAF Camera Stops The curves describe this film s response to red green and blue light Sensitometric curves determine the change in density on the film for a given change in log exposure 3 Modulation Transfer Function Curves 1000 Exposure Daylight 5500 K Process ECN 2 Densitometry Status M 100 Q W 7 Zz O jaw a 10 iva 1 10 100 1000 H15205TB SPATIAL FREQUENCY cycles mm This graph shows a measure of the visual sharpness of this film The x axis Spatial Frequency refers to the number of sine wav
9. es per millimeter that can be resolved The y axis Response corresponds to film sharpness The longer and flatter the line the more sine waves per millimeter that can be resolved with a high degree of sharpness and the sharper the film KODAK VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 7205 e H 1 5205t Diffuse rms Granularity Curves Process ECN 2 DENSITY Granularity SIGMA D 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 H15205TC LOG EXPOSURE lux seconds To find the rms Granularity value for a given density find the density on the left vertical scale and follow horizontally to the characteristic curve and then go vertically up or down to the granularity curve At that point follow horizontally to the Granularity Sigma D scale on the right Read the number and multiply by 1000 for the rms value Note This curve represents granularity based on modified measuring techniques Spectral Sensitivity Curves Effective exposure 1 25 sec Process ECN 2 Densitometry Status M D 0 2 gt D min gt z er aie AL D T Z ma oO oO O aa 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 WAVELENGTH nm Sensitivity reciprocal of exposure erg cm required H15205TD to produce specified density These curves depict the sensitivity of this film to the spectrum of light They are useful for determining 3 NOTE Sensitometric and Diffuse RMS Granularity curves are produced on different equipment A slight variation in cur
10. g to the recommendations in ANSI PIMA IT9 11 1998 for medium term storage minimum of ten years 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 35 F or lower at a relative humidity of 20 to 30 percent For active use store at 25 C 77 F or lower at a relative humidity of 50 5 percent This relates to optimized film handling rather than preservation static dust attraction and curl related problems are generally minimized at the higher relative humidity After usage the film should be returned to the appropriate medium or long term storage conditions as soon as possible For more information about medium and long term storage see ANSI PIMA IT9 11 1998 SMPTE RP131 2002 and KODAK Publications No H 1 KODAK Motion Picture Film available online at http www kodak com US en motion support hl and No H 23 The Book of Film Care EXPOSURE INDEXES Daylight 5500 K 250 Tungsten 3200 K 64 with KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter No 80A Use these indexes with incident or reflected light exposure meters and cameras marked for ISO or ASA speeds or exposure indexes These indexes apply for meter readings of average subjects made from the camera position or for readings made from a gray card of 18 percent reflectance held close to and in front of the subject For unusually light or dark colored subjects
11. ls check Kodak s Motion Picture Films price catalog IDENTIFICATION After processing the product code numbers 5205 35 mm and 65 mm or 7205 16 mm emulsion and roll number identification KEYKODE numbers and internal product symbol EQ are visible along the length of the film LABORATORY AIM DENSITIES LAD To maintain optimum quality and consistency in the final prints the laboratory must carefully control the color timing printing and duplicating procedures To aid in color timing and curve placement negative originals should be timed relative to 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 use by the laboratory In the LAD Control Method the electronic color analyzer used for color timing is set up with the LAD Control Film to produce a gray video display of the LAD patch corresponding to 1 0 neutral density gray on the print The negative printing original is then scene to scene timed There are specific LAD values for each type of print or duplicating film that the original can be printed on For print films the LAD patch is printed to a neutral gray of 1 0 visual density For duplicating films the specified aims are at the center of the usable straight line portion of the sensitometric curve of the film 1 Direct any inquiries to one of the regional sales
12. ve shape may be noticed modifying and optimizing exposure for blue and green screen special effects work Spectral Dye Density Curves Typical densities for a midscale neutral subject Process ECN 2 D mins subtracted DIFFUSE SPECTRAL DENSITY 0 2 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 H15205TE 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 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 4 KODAK VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 7205 H 1 5205t STANDARD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE Format and Length Core Description Perforation Pitch apar aian Meters Feet Metric Imperial 35 mm SP417 30 100 S 83 100 ft spool BH 4740 BH 1866 35 mm SP718 61 200 U BH 4740 BH 1866 35 mm SP718 122 400 U BH 4740 BH 1866 35 mm SP718 305 1000 U
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