Translations:Het veiligstellen van films en bijhorende magneetbanden die zijn aangetast door het azijnsyndroom bij Opera Ballet Vlaanderen/14/en
In order to confirm that the film content had indeed been affected by vinegar syndrome, employees from PACKED vzw and Het Firmament went back to the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen archive on 2 December 2015.
All the film cans and boxes were opened. Closer inspection showed that they didn’t just contain photographic film reels (mostly black and white 16mm, probably reversal film) but also some magnetic audio tapes (sepmag). A number of the film cans showed signs of rust, including on the inside. A number of film reels were not in film cans, but in plastic bags. As well as the vinegar-like odour, we also noticed that some film reels and magnetic audio tapes had visible signs of decay (e.g. curling and warping).
