Cataloger's Reference Shelf
Archival Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
Archival Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual
5C4. Color characteristics (Physical Description Area - Other physical details)
Record the color characteristics of a moving image work.
Use the terms listed.
b&w
b&w (tinted)
b&w (tinted and toned)
b&w (toned)
col.
cyan
magenta
yellow
red
green
blue
300 ## $a 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 11 min., ca. 990 ft.) : $b si., b&w ; $c 35 mm. $3 master pos pic.
300 ## $a 2 videocassettes of 2 (Beta) (ca. 90 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 1/2 in. $3 viewing copy.
If a work is a combination of color and black and white, indicate this combination.
300 ## $a 3 film reels of 3 (ca. 32 min., 2,870 ft.) : $b sd., col. and b&w ; $c 35 mm. $3 viewing print.
300 ## $a 2 film reels of 10 (rl, 5) (21 min., 1,835 ft.) : $b sd., b&w with col. sequences ; $c 35 mm. $3 pos.
Indicate tinted and/or toned material in parentheses following the b&w designation.
300 ## $a 1 film reel of 1 (11 min., 980 ft.) : $b si., b&w (tinted and toned) ; $c 35 mm. $3 nitrate pos pic.
Indicate color separations with separate lines of description, one for each color.
300 ## $a 10 film reels of 10 (ca. 106 min., 9,501 ft.) : $b si., cyan ; $c 35 mm. $3 original neg pic.
300 ## $a 10 film reels of 10 (ca. 106 min., 9,501 ft.) : $b si., magenta ; $c 35 mm. $3 original neg pic.
300 ## $a 10 film reels of 10 (ca. 106 min., 9,501 ft.) : $b si., yellow ; $c 35 mm. $3 original neg pic.
300 ## $a 15 film reels of 15 (ca. 116 min., ca. 10,440 ft.) : $b si., red ; $c 35 mm. $3 master pos pic.
300 ## $a 15 film reels of 15 (ca. 116 min., ca. 10,440 ft.) : $b si., green ; $c 35 mm. $3 master pos pic.
300 ## $a 15 film reels of 15 (ca. 116 min., ca. 10,440 ft.) : $b si., blue ; $c 35 mm. $3 master pos pic.
Include further information about color characteristics and processes in a note. This may include brand name processes (e.g., Technicolor) and types of tinting and toning (e.g., amber tinted, cyan toned, sepia toned). See 7B18.
Optionally, more detailed information about color characteristics and processes may be recorded in the line of physical description. If more than one term applies, terms should be separated with a comma, space.
300 ## $a 1 film reel of 1 (11 min., 980 ft.) : $b si., 2-strip col., Cinecolor ; $c 35 mm. $3 print.
The following terms may be used, if applying the option. Additional terms, including brand name processes and types of tinting and toning, may also be used.
2-col. [Use if specific type is undetermined]
2-col. IB [Use for two-color imbibition]
2-strip col
3-col. [Use if specific type is undetermined]
3-col. IB [Use for three-color imbibition]
3-layer col.
3-strip col.
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