Talk:Photographic processing

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This article appears to duplicate much of the material in photographic developers. I suggest it should be merged/subsumed into that article which is significantly more complete. Linuxlad 23:22, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, provided that the remaining steps in film development (pre-wash, fix/ blix, washing, stabilisation etc.) are also included there (and hopefully with more detail). Velela 17:11, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Having thought about this more, the title of this is confusing. I propose that this whole article is moved to Photographic processing and that the separate articles on Photographic developer, Photographic Fixer etc are retained. There is a need for an article to explain the end-to-end process. Velela 14:38, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not a good idea IMO... I will be more favorable to split and split again... (B & W film processing, C-41 color process, E6 color process... ) Ericd 18:55, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BTW this article is very bad as well as Photographic developer Ericd 19:00, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think separate articles for the specific processes would be useful. However, I remain of the view that a headline article about the generalities of how films and papers are processed as an introduction to the more detailed and specific articles is still required. Many readers will have little or no previous knowledge and any encyclopedia needs to provide information at all levels. Velela 22:42, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll move for now. —Nightstallion (?) 13:26, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

EricD what do you mean withvery bad? Formatting or content? --Rxke 08:15, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article has no structure, no historic dimension, switche from commercial color to black & white without warning.... It require some reflexion about structure first. Ericd 19:51, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Due to the amount of material on the developer page, I am against the merge. I believe that a general article on developing is more useful apart from the heavy specifics of the chemicals involved. (4/12/05)

Merge with DEVELOPER? This is an article on DEVELOPMENT. How would that make any sense? Cernen Xanthine Katrena 21:20, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The proposed merger is not a good idea. If anything as the various pages on developers and development and other parts of the photographic process mature and become more involved, they are each such large subject areas that they should be subdivided into more specific topics. (July 27 2006)