It smells like nitrate that's starting to decompose. My colleagues feel it ... Ben" hasn't gotten to the point of sour milk, the clear film base has started to discolor. That's stage one.

William Jones Film and Video Collection ... Remarkably, the surviving films are substantially intact and relatively free of nitrate decomposition. The collection, which spans 1898 through 1906, ...

the decomposition will rapidly accelerate and leave you with even less to work with. 14 days later, there was almost no image remaining. Remember... nitrate won't wait. The remainder of the film ...