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    The document discusses key characteristics of film including the characteristic curve, exposure index and latitude, graininess and granularity, sharpness and resolving power, color sensitivity, dimensional stability, and other topics. The characteristic curve shows how shadows, midtones, and highlights are represented in unexposed, exposed, and developed film. Film speed and the reciprocity law relationship between exposure and development time are also covered. The document provides information on measuring and classifying the grain and resolving power of film.

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    BASIC SENSITOMETRY AND

    CHARACTERISTICS OF FILM
    The Essential Reference Guide for Filmmakers

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    Shadows
    fall on the
    toe.

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    Highlights fall on the


    shoulder.

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE


    Midtones fall on the
    straight line.

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    EXPOSURE INDEX AND LATITUDE

    EXPOSURE INDEX AND LATITUDE

    32

    64

    125

    250

    500

    40

    80

    160

    320

    650

    50

    100

    200

    400

    800

    Yellow numbers show film speeds used on current Kodak Films

    EXPOSURE INDEX AND LATITUDE

    Reciprocity Law

    ExT=H

    Reciprocity Effect

    ExTH
    (Reciprocity Law Failure)

    EXPOSURE INDEX AND LATITUDE

    EXPOSURE INDEX AND LATITUDE

    EXPOSURE INDEX AND LATITUDE

    GRAININESS AND GRANULARITY

    Silver halide crystals in


    unexposed film

    Silver particles in
    exposed film

    GRAININESS AND GRANULARITY

    Subjective
    sensation = graininess
    Measurement of
    grain = granularity

    GRAININESS AND GRANULARITY

    Diffuse rms Granularity Value

    Granularity Classification

    45, 50, 55

    Very coarse

    33, 36, 39, 42

    Coarse

    26, 28, 30

    Moderately coarse

    21, 22, 24

    Medium

    16, 17, 18, 19, 20

    Fine

    11, 12, 13, 14, 15

    Very fine

    6, 7, 8, 9, 10

    Extremely fine

    Less than 5, 5

    Micro fine

    SHARPNESS AND MTF CURVE

    RESOLVING POWER

    High Contrast Values in lines/mm

    ISO-RP Classification

    50 or below

    Low

    63, 80

    Medium

    100, 125

    High

    160, 200

    Very High

    250, 320, 400, 500

    Extremely High

    630 or above

    Ultra High

    COLOR SENSITIVITY AND SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY

    COLOR SENSITIVITY AND SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY

    Daylight-balanced film

    Tungsten-balanced film

    SPECTRAL DYE DENSITY

    DIMENSIONAL STABILITY

    Temporary Size Changes


    Moisture
    Temperature

    Permanent Size Changes


    Age Shrinkage
    Curl
    Buckling and Fluting

    DIMENSIONAL STABILITY

    Temporary Size Changes


    Moisture
    Temperature

    Permanent Size Changes


    Age Shrinkage
    Curl
    Buckling and Fluting

    DIMENSIONAL STABILITY

    Temporary Size Changes


    Moisture
    Temperature

    Permanent Size Changes


    Age Shrinkage
    Curl
    Buckling and Fluting

    DIMENSIONAL STABILITY

    Temporary Size Changes


    Moisture
    Temperature

    Permanent Size Changes


    Age Shrinkage
    Curl
    Buckling and Fluting

    DIMENSIONAL STABILITY

    Temporary Size Changes


    Moisture
    Temperature

    Permanent Size Changes


    Age Shrinkage
    Curl
    Buckling and Fluting

    DIMENSIONAL STABILITY

    Temporary Size Changes


    Moisture
    Temperature

    Permanent Size Changes


    Age Shrinkage
    Curl
    Buckling and Fluting

    Conclusion

    QUESTIONS?

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