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Author Topic: Would you have removed these lab splices? Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 01-15-2003 05:45 PM                     Tape over lab splices does not make a focus shift if the tape is placed ONLY on the base side (facing the lens). Sound bloops are easily accomplished with acetate waterproof "India" opaque ink in a draftsman's pen with #1 point. This ink was developed for drawing on frosted "Mylar"(c) drafting film. Earlier forms of india ink were effective on the silver tracks of the mono days. The closeups of the frames show the gunshot, full volume, soundtracks which emulsion removal splices create. Bang or Bloop ... Your choice!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-15-2003 06:18 PM                     quote: Tape over lab splices does not make a focus shift if the tape is placed ONLY on the base side (facing the lens). That depends on the model projector, Kenneth. Also, regardless there will be two horizontal "tape lines" across the screen. Unless the lab splice is made crooked or otherwise unplayable, those lab splices on polyester stock won't break. (Back in the early 90's and previously though I could understand why someone would want to reinforce the lab splices, but not with today's filmstocks.)  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 01-16-2003 06:51 PM                     Building up our print of "A Guy Thing" I noticed there was a lab splice in Reel 2, among others. I got it to the point where the splice was to see if it needs removing, and lo and behold: A SCRATCH! Excuse the bad pics, but as you can somewhat see, there's a nice green scratch that starts right after the lab splice! Here's a close-up. Unbelievable. It looked like it disappeared for a minute, but... It "pulsated" on and off through to the end of the reel. Came and went, sometimes green, sometimes black. My manager promptly called Technicolor for a replacement reel which should arrive tonight or tomorrow morning. "YAY!" to Deluxe Toronto! =TMP=  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-17-2003 01:27 PM                        If you still use a white light (tungsten exciter lamp) reader, any blooping ink used for silver + dye analog soundtracks should be opaque to infrared light (i.e., be carbon-based like India Ink). Any dye-based ink is transparent to infrared, and will be ineffective.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-17-2003 02:33 PM                        Scott Norwood asked: "Is it just me or do lab splices always seem to look worse on Fuji stock than on Kodak stock?" Kodak worked to optimize the ultrasonic splicing characteristics of Kodak VISION Color Print film, and reduce sensitivity to "safelight" fogging.  |  IP: Logged

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