News--Lab pact heralds twilight of film?

[etimh]

Deluxe, Technicolor agree to combine film services--Variety article announcing the pact:

http://tinyurl.com/4xdu5en

Damn. I refuse to buy into the doom and gloom, but this is still completely depressing.

Tim

[richard p. t.]

Actually, I take heart from part of that article. They said that release printing will continue to decline, but the decline will flatten out in about 5 years.
I have been worried about the end of ECP - both colour print stock, and ECP developer. Many labs mix their own ECN and ECP chemistry, but I rely on the Kodak boxes. The bigger risk is the end of the stock. I hope this article is correct and that ecp 'flattens out' rather than dissapears.
rt