{"id":36043,"date":"2025-09-01T07:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/36043\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:13:12","slug":"kodak-vision3-film-stock-enhanced-new-ahu-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/36043\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodak VISION3 Film Stock Enhanced – New AHU Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kodak<\/p>\n

Film is not something we cover often on CineD, but Kodak has announced a change to their VISION3 Color Negative films worth noting. After more than eight years of development in Rochester, the company is replacing the long used remjet backing with a new Anti Halation Undercoat (AHU). It is the first major structural change to VISION3 in decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For context on Kodak\u2019s bigger picture struggles, see our earlier piece: Kodak Faces the Fade Out \u2013 Is This the Final Call?<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"From Remjet to AHU<\/p>\n

Remjet has been part of Kodak stocks for nearly a century, protecting against halation, scratches, and static. But it also attracted dirt and required extra water and energy to remove during processing. Kodak\u2019s answer is the new AHU design: a permanent anti static and scratch resistant backside layer plus a protective undercoat beneath the emulsion that washes away during development.<\/p>\n

Unprocessed AHU stock looks different, glossy dark brown instead of remjet\u2019s matte black, but once processed, performance is the same. The update will roll out across all VISION3 staples: 500T, 200T, 250D, and 50D, in formats from Super 8 to 65mm.<\/p>\n

\"\"Behind the scenes in the film processing lab at Fotocinema, Rome | Image source: KodakKodak VISION3: what filmmakers and labs gain<\/p>\n

For filmmakers, the transition is seamless. The look of VISION3 stays the same, but results are cleaner, with better protection against dust and halation. Labs meanwhile save water and energy, since remjet removal is no longer part of the bath sequence.<\/p>\n

\"\"Person holding camera film | Image credit: Luriko\u00a0Yamaguchi<\/a> PexelsFilm vs digital<\/p>\n

Digital keeps climbing with new sensors and codecs, while Kodak\u2019s update is about refining film for today\u2019s workflows. Performance and sensitometry are unchanged, AHU and remjet stocks can be mixed, and the new anti static layer should lead to cleaner scans.<\/p>\n

\"\"Screen capture of Kodak\u2019s \u201cShot on Film\u201d Page<\/p>\n

The effort might seem like overkill. David Lynch once called film \u201ca dinosaur\u201d and suggested that digital was easier and superior. But often that very complexity is what delivers a look people still chase. If you want to see what is being made on film today, Kodak keeps a list here: Shot on Film<\/a>. <\/p>\n

For more on how film compares with digital right now, check out Film vs Digital in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bottom line<\/p>\n

Kodak has simplified their film structure, cut down on lab complexity, and kept the VISION3 look intact. It is a small but meaningful update, proof that film is still evolving even as digital dominates most of the conversation.<\/p>\n

Do you think movies look better when they are shot on film stock, or do you prefer the digital look? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Film is not something we cover often on CineD, but Kodak has announced a change to their VISION3…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[27969,18,27966,19,17,27971,27970,27967,27968,82,27965],"class_list":{"0":"post-36043","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-eastman-kodak","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-film-vs-digital","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-kodak","14":"tag-kodak-bankruptcy","15":"tag-kodak-motion-picture-film","16":"tag-kodak-news","17":"tag-technology","18":"tag-vision3"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}