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1968 Planet of the Apes 35mm scan possible project

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I’ve come across an original Planet of the Apes 35mm print from 1968. It’s supposed to be in very good condition and has 6 reels in total. The owner wants 1,000 dollars plus 50 for shipping so after tax like 1,150. And hopefully someone can point me to a cheaper option for scanning because the prices I’m seeing are pretty insane for what a 4k scan would cost. If there’s enough interest in the project and someone can help find a more a reasonable option for scanning, I can purchase it.

https://ibb.co/S3XGgnD This is a picture the owner provided of the film itself
https://ibb.co/tbNDVJ7 all 6 reels

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There is no way that a print that badly faded is worth $1,000 even if it’s in otherwise perfect condition. The last faded one I saw come up for sale was priced at $125 plus postage (from the US).

Send me a PM I’d be interested to know where you got quotes from and what you were quoted. 😉 With scanning price and quality does not always go together…

[ Scanning stuff since 2015 ]

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RU.08 said:

There is no way that a print that badly faded is worth $1,000 even if it’s in otherwise perfect condition. The last faded one I saw come up for sale was priced at $125 plus postage (from the US).

Send me a PM I’d be interested to know where you got quotes from and what you were quoted. 😉 With scanning price and quality does not always go together…

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imsorrydave2448 said:

I’ve seen much worse, and I’m far more worried about the quality of the actual film itself than the color fade. Also I’ve never seen a full print of the original Planet of the Apes. Only people selling an incomplete version with a few reels, and other Planet of the Apes films. Do you have an archived link to the sale of that print?

It may be too badly faded for the color to recover even with the best possible scan. Even the best scanners in the world cannot cannot get full color separation because it’s just not possible with today’s technology. This is what the spectrum looks like with unfaded film:

Once that yellow peak has faded below magenta it can’t come back, not at the moment anyway and quite possibly never.

Lots of faded films can still scan though and recover good color, it just all depends on the extent of the fade.

And yes I can show you the ad send me a private message.

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RU.08 said:

imsorrydave2448 said:

I’ve seen much worse, and I’m far more worried about the quality of the actual film itself than the color fade. Also I’ve never seen a full print of the original Planet of the Apes. Only people selling an incomplete version with a few reels, and other Planet of the Apes films. Do you have an archived link to the sale of that print?

It may be too badly faded for the color to recover even with the best possible scan. Even the best scanners in the world cannot cannot get full color separation because it’s just not possible with today’s technology. This is what the spectrum looks like with unfaded film:

Once that yellow peak has faded below magenta it can’t come back, not at the moment anyway and quite possibly never.

Lots of faded films can still scan though and recover good color, it just all depends on the extent of the fade.

And yes I can show you the ad send me a private message.

I ended up finding a nicer set of reels with the help of an old friend who partly owns a local theater by me. The whole project was finished, it’s very raw with minimal DNR. Thanks though and sorry for the late reply lol.