remjet

English

Etymology

From the traditional process of removing the layer, removal by jets of water, although the layer can be and often is removed chemically.

Noun

remjet (uncountable)

  1. (photography, cinematography) The anti-halation layer on ECN-2, Kodachrome, and several other types of photographic or motion picture film. It is an opaque black coating on the non-emulsion side of the film that is removed before the development process.