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Section 10: Processing Cycle<br />

Film Properties<br />

BLUE SENSITIVE<br />

YELLOW FILTER<br />

BLUE-GREEN SENSITIVE<br />

BLUE-RED SENSITIVE<br />

ACETATE<br />

SUPPORT<br />

ANTIHALATION BACKING<br />

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CYAN<br />

DEVELOPER<br />

FORMS CYAN DYE<br />

1 EXPOSED SILVER HALIDE<br />

+<br />

DEVELOPER<br />

SILVER<br />

+<br />

2 OXIDIZED DEVELOPER<br />

+<br />

COUPLER<br />

CYAN DYE<br />

RAW STOCK<br />

BLUE<br />

RE-EXPOSURE<br />

BLUE LIGHT<br />

CAMERA<br />

EXPOSURE<br />

BLACK WHITE<br />

LATENT IMAGE FORMS<br />

ON EXPOSED GRAINS<br />

PROCESS<br />

K-14M<br />

YELLOW<br />

DEVELOPER<br />

BACKING REMOVAL BACKING REMOVAL NEGATIVE<br />

PREBATH WASH<br />

DEVELOPER<br />

ANTIHALATION BACKING<br />

IS SOFTENED<br />

ANTIHALATION BACKING<br />

IS REMOVED<br />

WASH WASH<br />

CONDITIONER<br />

EXPOSED GRAINS<br />

ARE DEVELOPED TO<br />

EXPOSED SILVER HALIDE<br />

+<br />

DEVELOPER<br />

+<br />

SILVER<br />

+<br />

OXIDIZED DEVELOPER<br />

FORMS LATENT IMAGE<br />

ON UNDEVELOPED<br />

FORMS YELLOW DYE<br />

FORMS MAGENTA DYE<br />

SILVER IS CONVERTED<br />

SIVER HALIDE<br />

SILVER HALIDE IN<br />

TOP (BLUE-SENSITIVE)<br />

LAYER<br />

1 EXPOSED SILVER HALIDE<br />

+<br />

DEVELOPER<br />

1 SILVER HALIDE<br />

+<br />

REVERSAL AGENT<br />

SILVER<br />

+<br />

BLEACHING AGENT<br />

SILVER HALIDE<br />

+<br />

FIX<br />

+<br />

+<br />

DEVELOPER<br />

HALIDE<br />

SILVER<br />

+<br />

2 OXIDIZED DEVELOPER<br />

+<br />

COUPLER<br />

YELLOW DYE<br />

2<br />

Processing Cycle<br />

RED<br />

RE-EXPOSURE<br />

Kodachrome FILMS are reversal, subtractive color materials. When properly exposed and processed, they yield<br />

direct positive color images.<br />

The figure above is a cross section (not to scale) of Kodachrome FILM that illustrates changes to the film during the<br />

process sequence. The transparent support (film base) has an antihalation backing layer called rem-jet. The rem-jet<br />

minimizes reflections of exposing light off the inner surface of the support, once it has passed through the film layers.<br />

These reflections cause "halo" images and loss of apparent sharpness in the processed films. The rem-jet backing is<br />

removed during the processing cycle.<br />

TG2044-1 – 06APR99 25<br />

WASH<br />

MAGENTA<br />

DEVELOPER BLEACH FIX<br />

SILVER<br />

+<br />

OXIDIZED DEVELOPER<br />

+<br />

COUPLER<br />

MAGENTA DYE<br />

SILVER HALIDE<br />

RED LIGHT<br />

FORMS LATENT IMAGE<br />

ON UNDEVELOPED<br />

SILVER HALIDE<br />

BOTTOM (RED-SENSITIVE) LAYER<br />

SOLUBLE SILVER<br />

COMPLEX<br />

WASH<br />

FINAL RINSE<br />

DRY

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