>Hmmm I wonder if I could use an IR camera and look at a line. I have seen= some stuff where they do overlays on video with a PIC, not sure if I could= grab >16 or more readings in a line. That's only about 4usec apart if on the= same line. 1/(16x15k). I bet it could be done using different= lines. You can do it with an...FAX CCD!!! If you know how to program that mess (I= never bothered to look for it), you have a linear ccd array more or less= the width of a 35mm film! You can even read the markings on the film to= determine the process to be applied on it :o) And yes, it's sensible to IR. Don't the film manufacturer publish the ir sensibility data? :oP -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.