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6.
FILM EMULSION CODES
If you are seeing a question mark in place of the film manufacturer or film type when reading and
displaying KeyKode, the reason is as follows. The film barcode has a human readable component which
shows the film manufacturer as a letter ('A', 'E', 'K' or 'F' for Agfa, Eastman, Kodak and Fuji) and the film
type as a letter (ex. 'J' for Kodak 5296 type film). The actual bar-code contains only numbers and so the
manufacturer and type must be encoded as a numeric code. For clarity and the convenience of the user,
Evertz has chosen to display these codes exactly as shown in the human readable portion of the film. We
translate the codes into the alphabetic characters as established by each film manufacturer.
From time to time new film types with new codes are introduced by the film manufacturers. When these
new films are read or displayed by the Film Footage Encoder, Afterburner or KeyLog TRACKER™, they
may show as a question mark ('?') in place of either the film manufacturer or film type or both. The rest of
the barcode is read and handled correctly. The actual codes are internally used by the software, and the
KeyKode foot and frames are completely accurate. Only the display of the codes is affected.
Evertz takes great pains to ensure that the code translation tables are up to date and accurate and we
endeavor to obtain the information from the film manufacturers in advance of the release of new film
products.
We regularly update the Emulsion code tables and provide updates on our website
(http://www.evertz.com/ftp.html). We suggest you check this site regularly to make sure you have the
most up to date emulstion codes.
The film manufacturers and film types currently supported are shown on the following charts.
Manufacturer
Code
01
Agfa
11
Emulsion
Letter
Code
Char
A
20
24
83
84
Table 6-1: Agfa Emulsion Codes
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual
Film Type
N
XT 100
M
XTR 250
F
XT 320
S
XTS 400
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