Message-Id: <mailto:199503211326.HAA12135@library.wustl.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 07:13:27 CST From: John FRIEND <mailto:John.Friend@CCMAIL.ADP.WISC.EDU> Subject: Re[2]: Microfilm Digitization To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
Message: > Why can't one use preservation-quality silver halide film? Image
> quality is one problem, but the lifespan is a function of the film
> stock.
>>One should always use silver-halide film, but lifespan is a function of the
>>film stock AND THE PROCESSING....
Let's not forget storage. I'm just starting to deal with film that is suffering from advaned "Vinegar Syndrome". The film stock and processing may have been correct, but the storage choices have really taken their toll on the film in just 40 to 50 years.
John A. Friend mailto:john.friend@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu