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The \\\"Cine\\\" machine and the \\\"dip and dunk\\\" machine.\"\n};\nvar layoutProps = {\n  _frontmatter: _frontmatter\n};\nvar MDXLayout = \"wrapper\";\nreturn function MDXContent(_ref) {\n  var components = _ref.components,\n      props = _objectWithoutProperties(_ref, [\"components\"]);\n\n  return mdx(MDXLayout, _extends({}, layoutProps, props, {\n    components: components,\n    mdxType: \"MDXLayout\"\n  }), mdx(\"p\", null, \"There are two basic kinds of film developing machines.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The first type is called a \\u201Croller\\u201D or \\u201Ccine\\u201D transport. Mini lab machines tend to be this kind. The machine designers try to make them as dust-proof and make them touch the film as little as possible, but if you get dust inside of the machine in the right place, it will leave a nice scratch in your film.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"These machines are designed for a single set of timings, so you can\\u2019t push or pull the film. If the motors inside aren\\u2019t properly set up, you could get uneven developing.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"There are some fairly huge machines like this, designed to develop thousands of rolls at once and those are likely maintained better.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"These processors can almost always handle 35mm film and sometimes can handle 120 roll film. However, a special adapter is usually required to develop 120 film and most places don\\u2019t bother getting it. Because they are derived from the machines designed to develop thousand foot rolls of movie camera film, they don\\u2019t sweat over long rolls of film.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The other type is a \\u201Cdip and dunk\\u201D machine. With these machines, film is put on a hanger with a weight on the bottom and it is dipped into successive deep tanks. 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