AshigrainColour print · Print film
Fujifilm Eterna-CP 3513DI
Fujifilm's Eterna-era print for Fujicolor negatives.
Fuji's print: softer and less saturated than 2383, most visibly in blues, where a blue sky shifts in hue by about 30 degrees. Original vs Ashigrain.
At a glance
- Introduced
- by 2005
- Discontinued
- Process
- ECP-2B
- Maximum density
- ≈ 4.0
- Base
- Polyester
About the film
Fujifilm was founded in 1934 to make motion-picture film in Japan, and Eterna-CP 3513DI was one of its colour print films for cinema projection, coded 3513DI in 35 mm and 3613DI in 16 mm.
In Fujifilm's 2008 line-up it sat beside the older F-CP 3510 print film and the high-contrast Eterna-CP 3521XD, with printer set-ups for Fujicolor negatives and an aim at xenon projection. Fujifilm described it as a high-resolution, fine-grain print film for bright highlights and good shadow detail, and added new anti-halation and anti-static layers and a scratch-resistant backing for cleaner prints and longer projection life. It carries analogue sound in its top two emulsion layers, and its edge markings are magenta so as not to disturb SDDS digital soundtracks. Because it is coated on polyester, splices are taped or ultrasonic rather than cemented, and in ECP-2B the prebath and rem-jet removal steps can be left out. Fujifilm rated its dyes for about 100 years in storage at 15 °C and 30 to 40 per cent relative humidity. By December 2010 Fujifilm's range listed Eterna-CP 3514DI in its place, promoted for new gradation and colour formation. In September 2012 Fujifilm said digital cameras, digital effects work and the spread of digital projection had cut demand too far, and its motion-picture film production ended on 31 March 2013.
Sources for this history
- FUJICOLOR POSITIVE FILM ETERNA-CP 35mm Type 3513DI / 16mm Type 3613DI, FujifilmFILM Corporation
- Motion Picture Film Manual KB-0707E, FUJIFILM Corporation
- ETERNA-CP TYPE3513DI, FUJIFILM Corporation
- ETERNA-CP TYPE3514DI, FUJIFILM Corporation
- Announcement on Motion Picture Film Business of Fujifilm, FUJIFILM Corporation
- Discontinued Films, FUJIFILM Corporation
- Fujifilm, Film and Digital Times
- ETERNA-CP TYPE3513DI, FUJIFILM Corporation
The look
Fujifilm Eterna-CP 3513DI is Fujifilm's colour print film for Eterna negatives and the default print for Eterna Vivid 500. Fujifilm described it as a high-resolution, fine-grain print film for bright highlights and good shadow detail.
Scan vs Fuji print, side by side: the print's softer contrast and quieter blues.
Pastel colour on the Fuji print: soft, low in saturation and gentle.
Best for
- A softer alternative to Kodak 2383
- Fuji-on-Fuji printing
- Pastel interiors
Among the prints
The same Vision3 500T night frame on each print film: how deep the blacks go, how the highlights roll off and how the colour separates.
The same Vision3 500T night frame on each print film: how deep the blacks go, how the highlights roll off and how the colour separates.
The same Vision3 500T night frame on each print film: how deep the blacks go, how the highlights roll off and how the colour separates.
The same Vision3 500T night frame on each print film: how deep the blacks go, how the highlights roll off and how the colour separates.
The same Vision3 500T night frame on each print film: how deep the blacks go, how the highlights roll off and how the colour separates.
The same Vision3 500T night frame on each print film: how deep the blacks go, how the highlights roll off and how the colour separates.
The same Vision3 500T night frame on each print film: how deep the blacks go, how the highlights roll off and how the colour separates.
The same Kodak Vision3 500T night frame, printed on each film.
Science & sources
A colour print film for Fuji-on-Fuji printing, shown after Fujifilm Eterna Vivid 500.
Response curves and the evidence behind the model
Compare manufacturer data with the Ashigrain model on the same axes. This shows the calibration to source curves; comparison with photographed film is a separate question.
Characteristic response
Model limits
These images show the film model in use. Spectral response, lighting and viewing conditions include approximations, while halation, bloom, grain size, weave and flicker are not fully measured for each film. A real film capture also depends on development and print timing.
- The Status A grey aim is assumed: no laboratory aim densities are published.
- The direction of the printed 1.0 log H shift of the green and blue characteristic curves is not stated. Their exposure origin is arbitrary; the alignment is uncertain.
- The source gives printer exposure conditions but no lamp or filter spectra. Their spectral response is approximated.
- Modelled projection flare raises screen blacks. Its strength is assumed because the available sources do not measure it, so it does not establish measured projection contrast.
Film guide: assumptions and practical choices
This preview combines the print film with the named camera negative. In this comparison, the print has no separate exposure index or measured grain response.
Sources
- Characteristic curves: FUJIFILM Motion Picture Film Manual, Ref.No.KB-0707E, p. 28
- Process: FUJIFILM Motion Picture Film Manual, Ref.No.KB-0707E, p. 28