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I know that some people have a latex allergy issue (and I've often thought this must have the potential to cause serious problems with another... ahem... 'activity' which can involve the use of latex devices, but the less said about that the better!), but for the vast majority of people who don't, I'd say that they were a far better option than cotton ones. I really don't know why they aren't used more extensively by archivists.

On the issue of gloves, i wear a glove on my left hand for old/dirty print's and no gloves on new print's.

Btw is there a preferable way to winding the film(emulsion in or outside)? A controversial topic I think...

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This work has not been redone for polyester print film, and the preferred winding orientation of today's polyester prints seems to depend mostly upon the curl of the film, which is affected by the drying of the film after processing and the relative humidity of the projection room. Use the winding orientation that gives the best performance for platter transport and focus stability on your equipment.

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True story: A few years ago, I was visiting a newly opened 16-plex theatre during a SMPTE-sponsored behind-the-scenes "open house" tour. I observed one of the newbie operators at the rewind bench, splicing together trailers to go onto the platter. He was wearing thick, fuzzy woolen winter gloves on both hands. When I asked why, he said he was told he must wear gloves when handling film.

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243
e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion

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I was referring to John P.'s guy who was told to wear gloves while handling the film and wound up wearing woolen winter gloves. Obviously he mightn't be the one you want to have a go at a with a razor as a way of finding the emulsion.

I too wear gloves -- I have both cotton and latex, depending on the task. But I am not fanatical about it. I tend to use a glove on one hand, with the other free to do the tasks that require more dexterity.

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Good point. Both laser and chemical-etch subtitles remove the entire emulsion in the lettered area --- usually very easy to see.

Subtitles that were printed into the image (e.g., bipack printing) aren't as obvious, but of course will "read correctly" with the emulsion side toward you.