Factors Affecting Color Film Dye Stability: Related Printing Problems and Release Print Quality

Robert O. Gale, Allan L. Williams

Improperly processed and/or stored color film will undergo some dye fading and, in the case of color negative film, may also show changes in the residual colored couplers. These changes in the film may produce serious problems in the printing laboratory as well as a degradation of the color quality of the release print. The effects of certain processing conditions on dye stability have been studied and processing variables that contribute to dye fading are emphasized.

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Published
1963-10
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J06140