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B-type
A way of denoting the emulsion position in 16mm film.
To identify a B-type on a winding bench the following formula is used:
Head to the right, perforations towards you and if the emulsion is upward then it is B-type.
Please note that this formula does not work for double perforation 16mm.
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References
© Kodak 1999
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