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PRESERVATION
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In
the begining, the NFAI film collection was stored in improvised film
vaults in the premises of the Film & TV Institute of India. Since
the inauguration of its new building in 1994, NFAI has its own film
vaults designed according to international film preservation standards.
The films are stored in a controlled environment with temperature of
about 15o C and relative humidity of 50% which is ideally suited to
preserve black and white films. In future the archive will construct
additional vaults for storage of colour films which require cooler and
drier conditions.
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The small but invaluable nitrate collection has been
transferred to safety base. Printing
and duplication work is done in different laboratories in Pune, Bombay
and other centres. But in the long run, NFAI is planning to have its own
restoration laboratory for specialized work on shrunk and decomposed
material and to ensure superior quality control.
The
major thrust of work in this section is to take care of the film
material by periodic checking. This helps to identify the decaying
material which needs immediate attention.
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