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Old 10-03-2008, 05:54 PM
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Bob Galanter
 
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3 Strip Technicolor Movie Database

The 15GP22 Poll got a bit off topic and evolved into a discussion about full gamut color and lead to a discussion of Technicolor motion pictures.

Early Technicolor 3 strip motion pictures which used the imbibition dye transfer process were without question the most vivid of all color motion picture films. Because the colors are so vivid, many of these movies are a delight to watch on a tv with full gamut phosphors like are use in the 15GP22.

It was a very expensive process to use. It required special cameras that shot 3 rolls of film negatives simulteanously (one negative for each primary color). The 3 negatives were then "printed" using the imbibition dye transfer process, which produced a final full color positive film.

The following is a web site that I found that contains a database of all the 3 negative Technicolor movies that were printed with the imbibition dye transfer process.

http://www.lopek.com/3stf/3stf_index.php?page=default

On the left side of the above web page you will see a section titled "View By DVD AVailability" If you click on the American Flag icon, it will open a new page that lists all the Technicolor movie titles available in the USA.

By clicking on any of the movie titles it will open a page about the movie. On the page about the movie there will be more links including places where you can purchase the movies.

Below is a link to a Wikipedia page about Technicolor that explains how the process worked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technic...ansfer_process

This is interesting stuff. Take some time to learn about Technicolor. It was way ahead of it's time, and argueably, the finest color motion picture film ever produced. Because of the fact that Technicolor used a dye transfer printing process, old Technicolor prints have an ability to last through the ages without fading.

Enjoy,
Bob
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