• Welcome to Photrio!
    Registration is fast and free. Join today to unlock search, see fewer ads, and access all forum features.
    Click here to sign up

How many film factories?

Photo Engineer said:
I guess I don't get you on this. You say 29 rolls of 6000 ft?

PE
Click to expand...

Did I calculate wrong? 40 usable inches is (42*25.4) or 1016mm, divide into 35mm chunks and you get 29. I had always heard that it was more like 32 or 36 strips.

A mile is about 5000 and some feet, and I know that the motion picture print film comes on 6000 ft rolls so I am guessing that is what you mean by a miles worth.

Still a lot of Tri-X
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Just a senior moment on my part.

That is a lot of film. But, you have to consider defects at about 10% and mapping around those defects in order to make defect free film rolls and sheets.

PE
 
At Kodak, film is scanned by an IR device that maps defects over 100% of the film surface. This goes into a computer program which then calculates the optimum slitting and chopping matrix for that product as for example 35mm 24 exp, 36 exp or disposable camera, and 120, 220 if that is the case or 4x5, 5x7 or 8x10 if that is the case. Each of these are based upon the respective supports used for the films in question.

Its that simple.

I'm surprised you didn't figure that out yourself!

PE
 
It is indeed IR:

We use 'presumably' the same system ( INTEC ) the computer map it produces is logged to the individual roll ticket with matching bar codes, and when the finishing department come to finish the roll they bring up the 'map'. As PE says on a film parent roll waste is between 7% and 10% including 'Patterning'. We finish each parent roll to only one format, as roll film and sheet film are on different film bases.

Simon. ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :
 
There is long and short IR, as well as "windows" in the sensitivity of film. These can be used to allow scanning for defects. But, that difficulty with IR is one reason why IR film is so expensive.

PE
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Menu
Log in
Register