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Posted by John T. Hendrickson, Jr (Member # 849) on 04-26-2001, 08:58 PM:

Hi Folks.

Anyone having problems with the Corcodile Dundee in LA prints? I have two, and one is a shedder that's worse than a crab at high tide on a full moon, Interestingly enough, it's out of the DeLux lab.

Been around a long time, but have never seen anything as bad as this. It's not an equipment problem, it's the print.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 04-27-2001, 12:21 AM:

What kind of film stock is it on? If it is on Kodak film stock, copy down the edgemarks on the forum and perhaps John Pytlak can research it.

Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 04-27-2001, 12:30 AM:

You may also want to verify proper humidity. Really dry air AFAIK can cause abnormal shedding.

Good Luck,

Josh

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 04-27-2001, 06:54 AM:

AFAIK, all US "Crocodile Dundee in LA" prints are on Kodak print film. The magenta-colored edgeprint ID will help me track the batch. If the shedding is due to the film, it is surprising that one print is okay, and one is shedding, since both are on the same film stock. Also, look at the print and see if there is any obvious abrasion in the perf or edge areas --- which side of the film is being abraded? What model of projector? What is the relative humidity in the projection room?

But, you may want to check if some of the shedding is really coming from the trailers or rolling stock ads you may be using. Some of these films use cheaper non-Kodak stock, and have been known to shed severely. Ten minutes of shedding ads and trailers could leave enough debris to give the impression the feature is shredding.

Regardless of the film type, proper print lubrication will always help reduce projector abrasion and shedding:
Kodak Recommendations for Print Lubrication

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Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
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Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
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Posted by John T. Hendrickson, Jr (Member # 849) on 04-29-2001, 07:44 PM:

Okay, the mystery is solved.

After some intense detective work, I found the screw on the pad stop adjustment arm of the Millenium projector had been moved back, causing increased pressure on the shoe pads against the intermittent sprocket.

There is a lock nut on this screw, so I am at a loss to figure out how it got loose and caused the screw to move.

My apologies to John Pytlak, who worked closely with me on this problem. The fault does not lie with the Kodak film stock. It was our equipment after all.

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 04-30-2001, 06:15 AM:

Still, I'd like to blame Paul Hogan.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 04-30-2001, 10:05 AM:

John H. --- Good talking to you on the phone last Friday. Glad to have been of help in solving the problem.

Posted by Raj Sheth (Member # 121) on 04-30-2001, 12:36 PM:

I think I found the problem with our print of CDinLA....our print came without a plot.....