Telerecording film stock questions!

[Jim Exley]

Morning All, I hope you all had an enjoyable festive season.

Just a small question to satisfy my curiosity. We occasionally see the term "fine grain print" in regard to the Library holdings. I know what the terms "fine grain" and "print" mean on their own so that's self explanatory, but unfortunately my ignorance extends to not knowing why the distinction was made - surely not to differentiate them from *coarse* grain prints? Incidentally what 16mm film stocks/speeds were actually used in the telerecording process?

Thanks for your patience!
Cheers
Jim

[Steven Sigel]

Dec 28, 2011 10:54:00 GMT Jim Exley said:

Morning All, I hope you all had an enjoyable festive season.

Just a small question to satisfy my curiosity. We occasionally see the term "fine grain print" in regard to the Library holdings. I know what the terms "fine grain" and "print" mean on their own so that's self explanatory, but unfortunately my ignorance extends to not knowing why the distinction was made - surely not to differentiate them from *coarse* grain prints? Incidentally what 16mm film stocks/speeds were actually used in the telerecording process?

Thanks for your patience!
Cheers
Jim

Fine Grain positives were gererally used to make interpostives from negatives that could be used to create new negatives without losing a lot of quality. Not sure if that's the reason for these, but it seems reaonably likely...

[Jim Exley]

Thanks for the explanation! That seems to make sense, I've a hazy recollection that there were special stocks for making interpositives.
Cheers
Jim