Kodak IRF User Manual

 

•  Deluxe cool-white fluorescent tubes filtered with dark amber safelight sleeves, such as the No. 

M58V19.055W (55 wall) sleeve available from Illumination Technology, Inc.  

•  EncapSulite KY safelight or equivalent safelight.  
•  A 15-watt tungsten bulb filtered with Rohm and Haas plexiglas amber 2422 material. This material can 

also be used to filter tungsten light that enters the work area through the windows. Note: Plexiglas 

amber 2422 material is not recommended for use with fluorescent tubes when 

Kodak ImageLite 

scanner film is used.  

Can also be handled under most orange or red safelight illumination sources. Keep the film at least 4 feet 

(1.2 metres) from the safelight.  

Kodak ImageLite IRF Scanner Films / Kodak Gen 5 GIR Film  

Use an 

EncapSulite T20/ND.75 safelight available from EncapSulite International Ltd. or equivalent. Keep 

the film at least 1.2 metres (4 feet) from the safelight. Do not expose the film to safelight illumination for 

longer than two minutes. 

Storage 

Keep unexposed film and processed film in a cool, dry place, preferable at a temperature of 70° F (21° C) 

or lower and 50% RH. Process film as soon as possible after exposure.  

Exposure 

Variations in equipment and in methods of use preclude exact exposure recommendations. Minor 

adjustments may have to be made in the light intensity of the exposing source when changing from one 

emulsion to another. The film will produce consistent results within a particular emulsion number after 

the optimum exposure has been determined by trial. Follow the exposure procedures recommended by 

the scanner manufacturer.  

Contact Applications Using ESY/GAI Film  

Exposing with a variable-voltage point-source 100-watt tungsten-type lamp, operated at 8 volts, at a 

distance of 5 feet (1.5 metres) to provide 0.5 footcandles of illumination at the film plane, use a trial 

exposure of 7 seconds.