Kodak H-1-7299T User Manual

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©Eastman Kodak Company, 2005
February 2005 
 H-1-7299t
TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR NEGATIVE FILM
KODAK VISION2 HD Color Scan 
Film 7299
KODAK VISION2 HD Color Scan Film 7299 is a 
high-speed color negative motion picture film designed for 
use with the KODAK VISION2 HD System. When 
transferred to video via telecine and used in conjunction with 
image processing available in the KODAK VISION2 HD 
Digital Processor, 7299 Film can be automatically 
manipulated to reproduce the tone and color characteristics 
of other Kodak color negative films. 7299 Film, itself, has 
been optimized specifically for scanning applications to 
provide superior light capture and image rendition for 
transfer to digital data.
When used correctly in the KODAK VISION2 HD 
System, 7299 Film can be properly exposed at an exposure 
index of either 500 for high-speed applications or 320 for 
lower-speed applications. It can also be exposed properly in 
either daylight or tungsten shooting conditions without the 
use of corrective filters. Image processing used in the 
KODAK VISION2 HD Digital Processor will automatically 
compensate for these different exposure conditions to 
produce properly balanced video images.
BASE
KODAK VISION2 HD Color Scan Film 7299 has an acetate 
safety base with rem-jet backing.
DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS
Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total 
darkness.
STORAGE
Store unexposed film at 13
°
C (55
°
F) or lower. For extended 
storage, store at -18
°
C (0
°
F) or lower. Process exposed film 
promptly. Store processed film according to the 
recommendations in ANSI/PIMA IT9.11-1998: for 
medium-term storage (minimum of ten years), store at 
10
°
C (50
°
F) or lower at a relative humidity of 20 to 30 
percent; for extended-term storage (for preservation of 
material having permanent value), store at 2
°
C (35
°
F) or 
lower at a relative humidity of 20 to 30 percent. For active 
use, store at 25
°
C (77
°
F) or lower, at a relative humidity of 
50 +/- 5 percent. This relates to optimized film handling 
rather than preservation; static, dust-attraction and 
curl-related problems are generally minimized at the higher 
relative humidity. After usage, the film should be returned to 
the appropriate medium- or long-term storage conditions as 
soon as possible.
For more information about medium- and long-term 
storage, see ANSI/PIMA IT9.11-1998, 
SMPTE RP131-2002, and KODAK Publications No. H-1, 
KODAK Motion Picture Film available online at http://
www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/h1, and No. H-23, 
The Book of Film Care.
EXPOSURE INDEXES
High-Speed Application: Tungsten (3200 K) - 500
Lower-Speed Application: Tungsten (3200 K) - 320
Use these indexes with incident- or reflected-light 
exposure meters and cameras marked for ISO or ASA speeds 
or exposure indexes. These indexes apply for meter readings 
of average subjects made from the camera position or for 
readings made from a gray card of 18-percent reflectance 
held close to and in front of the subject. For unusually light- 
or dark-colored subjects, decrease or increase the exposure 
indicated by the meter accordingly.
KODAK VISION2 HD Color Scan Film 7299 has been 
designed for optimum performance at an exposure index of 
both 500 and 320. EI500 can be chosen in low-light 
situations where speed is required with no degradation in 
image quality, shadow detail, or black level. EI320 can be 
chosen if light is sufficient or if improved shadow rendition 
is desired. When properly used with the KODAK VISION2 
HD Digital Processor, 7299 Film is also capable of being 
shot without correction in either tungsten or daylight 
sources. It should be noted, however, that the designed color 
balance of the film is 3200 K tungsten, and a KODAK 
WRATTEN Filter No. 85 can be used to balance daylight 
exposures on the camera if desired (though the exposure 
index must be adjusted by 
2
3
 stops accordingly). 
COLOR BALANCE
When correctly used in the KODAK VISION2 HD System 
with the KODAK VISION2 HD Digital Processor, this film 
can be properly exposed in either tungsten (3200 K) or 
daylight (5500 K) sources. Natively, however, the film is 
balanced for exposure with tungsten illumination (3200 K) 
and filtration can be used for other illuminant sources if 
desired. For tungsten shooting, you can also expose this film 
with lamps that have slightly higher or lower color 
temperatures (+/- 150 K) without correction filters, since 
final color balancing can be done in telecine transfer. For 
other light sources, use the correction filters in the table 
below. Separate tables are listed for shooting 7299 Film at a 
nominal speed of EI500 and EI320.