Is freezing it worse than refrigerating it? Will the wrong temperature or humidity wreak havoc (sp?) on glue splices?

At the present time, I would say cold storage, but don't freeze just yet. Until more testing is conducted, try a method that has had some success in the past. As for the splices; they would be my least worry.

A cement splice can be remade without too much fuss; and without losing a frame. I would worry about fungus, mold, air pollution, solvents and other nasties attacking the emulsion; along with the natural tendency of dyes to fade over time. The biggest problems in preservation of color negative are: 1.

Dye fading - solution: copy when dyes start to fade. That's about all you can do. Forget digitizing; the storage medium won't last as long as the original negative and "Who the heck can afford it anyway?".

2. Shrinkage of base - solution: maintiain proper humidity and temp. Make new dupe preservation neg when approaching 0.5% linear shrinkage of the film.

Shrinkage should be measured over the length of one-foot of film and expressed as a percentage of the total original distance ... more.

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