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Scanning old film - tightly curled
We've been presented with a roll of film for scanning - about 45
years old, Plus-X film that's uncut and tightly wound from being stored in a canister for all that time. We're having a hell of a time getting it straightened to the point where we can run it through our Sony UY-S90 film scanner. We've tried washing it, hanging it with alligator clips to weigh it down, and it was wound backwards on a Peterson reel for a week, but still no good. Any attempt to reverse wind it on a tighter roll tends to crack the film, so we're looking for other suggestions from people who may have experience working with similar stock. The idea of putting it on a flatbed scanner won't work with this job, since this roll is the first of about 60 rolls and the cost of flatbed scanning would be prohibitive. Thanks! -- Joe Pucillo Baltimore, Maryland USA To reply by email, please remove the .xx from the address |
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Scanning old film - tightly curled
Joe Pucillo wrote:
We've been presented with a roll of film for scanning - about 45 years old, Plus-X film that's uncut and tightly wound from being stored in a canister for all that time. We're having a hell of a time getting it straightened to the point where we can run it through our Sony UY-S90 film scanner. We've tried washing it, hanging it with alligator clips to weigh it down, and it was wound backwards on a Peterson reel for a week, but still no good. Any attempt to reverse wind it on a tighter roll tends to crack the film, so we're looking for other suggestions from people who may have experience working with similar stock. The idea of putting it on a flatbed scanner won't work with this job, since this roll is the first of about 60 rolls and the cost of flatbed scanning would be prohibitive. Water isn't going to harm the film, so try soaking it for an hour or two before hanging it in a warm drying cabinet with weights. Washing isn't going to be enough - it needs a good soak. |
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