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Silver Emulsion Question VHS Tapes

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:19 pm
by cassysj
This is really weird but I'm trying to find out if silver emulsion or silver nitrate exists on VHS-C tapes from the 1980's. I have been looking on the internet and I've read the Super 8 film of the 60's and 70' did include silver nitrate so the moonlight vamps would not appear clearly on a film. I think the VHS is analog magnetic and I would think that the Moonlight vamps would be able to appear clearly but if no one know the scientific answer I'd like opinions so I can decide what direction to take my story.

Thanks.

Re: Silver Emulsion Question VHS Tapes Moonlight Vamps

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:23 am
by cassysj
:bump: Just giving this a bump because after another day of looking for facts my head is :dizzy: If anyone has any opinions I'd love to hear them.

Re: Silver Emulsion Question VHS Tapes

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:53 am
by allegrita
Silver emulsion is used in the photographic process. VHS tape is magtape, which is not a photographic process. I couldn't find any mention of silver in connection with magnetic tape.

Here's the Wikipedia article on magnetic tape: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_tape

Here's an article on what magnetic tape is made of: http://www.tpub.com/neets/book23/97.htm

Re: Silver Emulsion Question VHS Tapes

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:26 am
by Lucy
then ....in the 8's craze of video taping things......one of the 'family'
could have been caught!
GREAT premise for a plot bunny birth a whole litter of possibilities :winky: