From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >>Considering how the dyes in some old color prints (and for that   
   >>matter, early Eastmancolor movies) have faded and shifted, maybe   
   >>digital archiving isn't such a bad idea.   
   >>   
   >The trick played by some museums with colour prints was to make three   
   >B+W copies, each with a different colour filter.   
      
   The original Technicolor process used for the Wizard of Oz and Gone   
   with the Wind used a camera that split the image and ran it through   
   three filters to three B/W films.  That's why those movies still look   
   great, while more recent ones shot in Eastmancolor don't.   
      
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