The APT process is a photographic transfer system that can photographically transfer lines or solid blocks of colours onto acetate sheets (cels). A very similar process is used in silk screen printing. The process relies on UV-sensitive inks that cure when exposed to light and stick to the plastic sheet, while the ink in the non-exposed areas are chemically removed from the sheet.

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  • The APT process is a photographic transfer system that can photographically transfer lines or solid blocks of colours onto acetate sheets (cels). A very similar process is used in silk screen printing. The process relies on UV-sensitive inks that cure when exposed to light and stick to the plastic sheet, while the ink in the non-exposed areas are chemically removed from the sheet. Its main advantage is that colouring - normally done via back painting after xerox scanning - can be controlled better and multiple versions made quickly. To put it simply: the drawings are photographed and the negatives then processed onto the cels instead of the typical photography. It also meant that a line on an animated character could be in colour instead of just black (although xerography at this point could be done in colors too); this is known as self-coloured lines. This process was used on Disney's animated features such as The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver & Company and The Little Mermaid.
  • Le système Animation Photo Transfer ou APT est un procédé de transfert par photographie des cellulos développé entre autres par David Spencer, membre du département des caméras statiques des studios Disney. Le système fut toutefois rendu obsolète par le développement l'informatique dont le Computer Animation Production System (fin des années 1980). Le premier film ayant profité de ce système est Taram et le Chaudron magique (1985). Spencer reçut en 1986 un Academy Award pour son travail.
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  • The APT process is a photographic transfer system that can photographically transfer lines or solid blocks of colours onto acetate sheets (cels). A very similar process is used in silk screen printing. The process relies on UV-sensitive inks that cure when exposed to light and stick to the plastic sheet, while the ink in the non-exposed areas are chemically removed from the sheet.
  • Le système Animation Photo Transfer ou APT est un procédé de transfert par photographie des cellulos développé entre autres par David Spencer, membre du département des caméras statiques des studios Disney. Le système fut toutefois rendu obsolète par le développement l'informatique dont le Computer Animation Production System (fin des années 1980). Le premier film ayant profité de ce système est Taram et le Chaudron magique (1985).
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  • APT process
  • Animation Photo Transfer
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