Translations:Het detecteren bij podiumkunstenorganisaties van films en bijhorende magneetbanden die zijn aangetast door het azijnsyndroom/15/en

All film cans and boxes were opened for testing with A-D strips. Closer inspection showed that they didn’t just contain photographic film reels, however, but also sometimes associated magnetic audio tapes (sepmag). The film cans sometimes showed signs of rust, including on the inside. A number of film reels were not in film cans, but in plastic bags or cardboard boxes. We sometimes noticed a scent of vinegar, but visual signs of decay (e.g. curling and warping) were very rare. We couldn’t visually inspect the materials very thoroughly because the testing was carried out on site with no suitable equipment available. Cinematek will perform a thorough visual inspection when they register the materials in preparation for digitisation by VIAA at a later stage.