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SUPPORT SECURITE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

A film base made of cellulose tri-acetate with slow-burning characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

[...] support [...] constitué de triacétate de cellulose ou de polyester, pratiquement ininflammable, contrairement à l'ancien support à base de nitrate de cellulose qui était, lui, hautement inflammable.

OBS

Le support de sécurité sert de support dans la fabrication des films de sécurité qui, eux, se composent d'une émulsion couchée sur un support de triacétate de cellulose ou de polyester. Donc, «support de sécurité» et «film de sécurité» ne sont pas de parfaits synonymes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Cinematography
DEF

Cellulose esters or polyester negative or positive film supports which are much less flammable than the celluloid used as an early film support.

CONT

The silent motion picture, which flourished in the early 1900's, found very limited school use until the development of 16-mm "safety" film that was noninflammable ....

Key term(s)
  • safety base

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Film dont le support est constitué de triacétate de cellulose ou de polyester, pratiquement ininflammable, contrairement à l'ancien support à base de nitrate de cellulose qui était, lui, hautement inflammable.

Key term(s)
  • support de sécurité

Spanish

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