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Re: Scanning old film - tightly curled

by <josh@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jan 10, 2007 at 10:34 AM

In article <MPG.200eeab9b96bd59989c69@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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 wa****ng 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.  

Have you tried wa****ng it then drying it while wound backwards on a 
reel?  I've done that with old tightly-wound film and it worked much 
better than back-winding it dry.    I use compressed air to blow all the 
drops out of the reel, to avoid water spots.

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Scanning old film - tightly curled
Joe Pucillo <newsPM@[E  2007-01-10 17:22:00 
Re: Scanning old film - tightly curled
<josh@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2007-01-10 10:34:01 
Re: Scanning old film - tightly curled
Tony Polson <tp@[EMAI  2007-01-10 18:42:12 

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