According to the Academy, Austria submitted a German-dubbed print of the film.

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When these charged droplets come into contact with the surface of the print they collect any substances deposited on it, creating a thin liquid film.

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Obviously an eyelid-like shutter mechanism would be too large and complicated for something as small as a print head, so an electrical field is applied instead to keep the film spread thin.

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Sherraden did about 550 print jobs last year, including the cover for a digital type catalog for Agfa, a maker of photographic film.

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