> From: Arthur Entlich
>
> Kodachrome films are unique n their processing, in that they are almost
> a dye transfer process.  They start out as black and white films with a
> number of extra filtering layers to make the color separations.  The
> actual color is added during the processing, with dyes.
>
> What that means is that the colors can be changed as "simply" as using a
> different dye solution on one of more of the dye batches.  Although I
> don't know how many times such changes occurred, but Kodak changed the
> colors in Kodachrome man times in its lifespan.  Profiling will
> certainly help accuracy, but be prepared for variations based upon age,
> fade, and more importantly dye lot and Kodak's specs at the time.

I'll keep an eye out for changes. Fortunately, my slides aren't _too_ old,
going back only about twenty years. And it's all Kodachrome 25, no 64 or
200.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
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