Film storage

[royalbox]

A quick question if I may. Do you wind film onto reels emulsion side up, down, or doesn't it matter?
Thanks for your help.

[royalbox]

Thanks c_77.
I ask this because the diagram in my editor manual has the film coming from the bottom of the reels and up over the rollers (for rewinding). If I do this the sprocket holes of my films -- emulsion side down -- are on the wrong side. If I turn the film over then the film doesn't go over the rolers because it's too high. It probably doesn't matter but I thought I'd check if there was an official way or whether long-term storage would be affected. I know that sound recordings on tape are stored a certain way so that any bleed-through becomes a faint echo after the sound and not before which would be more annoying. Any other comments welcome.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ March 05, 2003 01:13 PM: Message edited by: royalbox ]</font>

[c_77]

The film is almost always replaced with the emulsion side down; after being put through a projector etc. However, I have read it is best to store sound striped film with the sound strip facing outward or the emulsion side out...but i don't do it. Maybe i will when i store the film for an extended period.