SMPTE 117M-2001 (Stabilized 2012)

This standard supplements American National Standards ANSI/NAPM 2.18 and ANSI IT2.19 by specifying spectral conditions suitable for determining the sensitometric characteristics of photographic audio records on three-component subtractive color films having records made up of dye images plus silver or a metallic salt. It does not apply to the density measurement of records composed of dyes only. The conditions of this standard are applicable to systems of audio reproduction using the S-1 photosurface. It is recognized that there are other types of photosurfaces used for photographic audio reproduction that do not fall within the scope of this standard. This standard defines a practical condition by means of which it is expected that most density measurements will be made.