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FACTORIAL DEVELOPMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- desensitizer action 1, record 1, English, desensitizer%20action
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This is a great help in development by inspection and factorial development, though in some cases the actual factor is changed by the desensitizer action. 1, record 1, English, - desensitizer%20action
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action d'un désensibilisateur
1, record 1, French, action%20d%27un%20d%C3%A9sensibilisateur
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'action des désensibilisateurs reste encore mystérieuse. On peut seulement affirmer que la perte de sensibilité n'est que momentanée et comparable à une sorte de narcose de l'émulsion. 1, record 1, French, - action%20d%27un%20d%C3%A9sensibilisateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Watkins Factor 1, record 2, English, Watkins%20Factor
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Factorial development. Method... in which the time to the first appearance of the image is multiplied by a factor to give the total development time... The factor is... referred to as the Watkins Factor. 1, record 2, English, - Watkins%20Factor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coefficient de Watkins
1, record 2, French, coefficient%20de%20Watkins
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a un rapport constant entre le temps qui s'écoule entre l'immersion et l'apparition des premiers contours de l'image [...] et la durée normale du développement. Ce rapport est représenté par [le] «coefficient de Watkins». 1, record 2, French, - coefficient%20de%20Watkins
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- factorial development 1, record 3, English, factorial%20development
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Method of developing by inspection in which the time to the first appearance of the image is multiplied by a factor to give the total development time. 1, record 3, English, - factorial%20development
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- développement semi-automatique
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9veloppement%20semi%2Dautomatique
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au développement contrôlé, certains opérateurs substituent, selon les conseils de Watkins, le développement semi-automatique, fondé sur la durée d'apparition des premiers contours de l'image. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9veloppement%20semi%2Dautomatique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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