Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers ( Volume: 21, Issue: 1, July 1933)

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Some Properties of Two-Bath Developers for Motion Picture Film

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Publisher: SMPTE
Doc Type: Journal Article
Article Type: research-article
Abstract: It is well known that the properties of developers change during use as a result of depletion of the developing agents and accumulation of reaction products. This change is greatest for low-energy developers such as those of the borax type, and results in (1) a reduced development rate, and (2) a lowering of effective emulsion speed. These two effects may be offset to some extent by increasing the development time and by adding booster solutions to revive the developer. Another method of securing a more uniform degree of development throughout the life of a developer consists in using two developer baths in succession. Three types of two-bath developers have been investigated, as follows: (1) bath A contained all the developing agents plus sodium sulfite; bath B, all the alkali plus the balance of the sulfite. (2) Both baths contained developing agents. (3) Both baths were of identical composition, the first bath being replaced by the second as it became exhausted. The results of the investigation showed that Type I is the most satisfactory developer combination and with this method it is possible to obtain an almost constant gamma with only a slight loss of emulsion speed over a fairly wide range of time of development. A formula is also suggested for the development of variable density sound negatives. The application of two-bath developers to machine, and rack and tank systems is described.
Publication Date: 1933-07-01
DOI: 10.5594/J07481
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J07481
Author(s): J. I. Crabtree, H. Parker, H. D. Russell

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J. I. Crabtree, H. Parker, and H. D. Russell; Some Properties of Two-Bath Developers for Motion Picture Film, Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers ( Volume: 21, Issue: 1, July 1933); SMPTE, 1933. Available at https://doi.org/10.5594/J07481

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J. I. Crabtree, H. Parker, and H. D. Russell; Some Properties of Two-Bath Developers for Motion Picture Film, Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers ( Volume: 21, Issue: 1, July 1933); SMPTE, 1933. Available at https://doi.org/10.5594/J07481

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