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Film '''base''' is the material that film emulsion is printed on. It is sometimes referred to as the "support" as it is the supporting material that the emulsion layer is then coated on. You may need to handle prints differently in exhibition settings and in long term storage depending on the material their base is made of. | Film '''base''' is the material that film emulsion is printed on. It is sometimes referred to as the "support" as it is the supporting material that the emulsion layer is then coated on. You may need to handle prints differently in exhibition settings and in long term storage depending on the material their base is made of. | ||
*A note about the use of the term "film stock" in this article. People often use "film stock" interchangeably with "film base" to refer to the physical material upon which the film is printed as identified by the composition of the "film base". This is a colloquial use of the term. The proper use of [[film stock]] is to refer | *A note about the use of the term "film stock" in this article. People often use "film stock" interchangeably with "film base" to refer to the physical material upon which the film is printed as identified by the composition of the "film base". This is a colloquial use of the term. The proper use of [[film stock]] is to refer to film manufactured by a specific film lab, or that is associated with specific properties of the emulsion like color saturation or development speed etc. For example, you might say "this film was printed on black and white Orwo stock" or "Kodak 2383 stock". | ||
==How to tell the difference between the base side and the emulsion side== | ==How to tell the difference between the base side and the emulsion side== | ||