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Film damage
For each type:
- Description
- Photograph
- Recommended treatment
types:
- Scratching (emulsion vs. base, soundtrack scratches)
- Broken perfs
- Edge damage
- Warping
- Shrinkage
- Brittleness
- Creasing
- Dirt, oil, residue (see also "cleaning film")
- Bad splices
- Burned frames and blistering
- Emulsion deterioration
- Color fading
- Vinegar syndrome
- Printed-in damage
See also:
- Disasters category? (stuff like busted shipping reels, telescoping or missing cores, film spills...)
- Causes of film damage