Richard Sperry 
, Feb 14, 2012; 06:40 p.m.
I was watching this video in BTZS developing. And the guy opens up the tubes after developing in light and places them with one end off
in the stop bath. Then moves them to the fix, in open light.
I have considered film unsafe for light until after fix.
Is the film light safe after developing? Why and how?
Larry Dressler 
, Feb 14, 2012; 06:44 p.m.
If it was on a video it was for knowledge only. Remember all that you saw there is done in the dark..... When I was younger I did a movie. We did not have video in those days... and shot it on Kodachrome with lots of lights. To get the effect of the prints developing in a tray I used stop motion with 40 different prints. :-)
Rob Gibson , Feb 14, 2012; 06:44 p.m.
I learned to get the fix going for a bit before opening the daylight tank. What was the ISO of the film? I do wet plate also and
always fix in daylight.
Richard Sperry , Feb 14, 2012; 07:12 p.m.
John Tonai , Feb 14, 2012; 08:19 p.m.
There is so little developer used, that it is exhausted by the end of the developing time. Because of this it doesn't really effect the film if it immediately dunked into the stop bath. As long as you don't redevelop the film, it won't darken. He does describe this in the video.
Larry Dressler , Feb 14, 2012; 08:40 p.m.
Richard.... I am just saying that you can't photograph processing. Maybe you can wright to him to get the full truth.
Michael Axel 
, Feb 14, 2012; 11:22 p.m.
Well, Stop should stop development. There would certainly be some degradation of the image in time, without fixer, but the image should be temporarily safe after sufficient stop bath.
Richard Sperry , Feb 15, 2012; 12:03 a.m.
Exhaustion explanation doesn't really work.
He is developing each tube for a markedly different time.
Richard Sperry , Feb 15, 2012; 12:08 a.m.
" Stop should stop development. There would certainly be some degradation of the image in time, without fixer"
I just don't see how he is not solarizing at least the end of the negative on the open end before it hits the stop bath.
Larry Dressler , Feb 15, 2012; 12:20 a.m.
Oh crap P net is acting up tonight, 1/2 half fix time is what I was always thinking of because I know that I saw in stop bath prints go black...... Fresh stop bath.....
