16-mm sound motion pictures, a manual for the professional and the amateur (1949-55)

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CONTENTS xi VIII. Sound, Sound Recording, and Sound-Recording Characteristics , 169 General Nature of the Sound to Be Recorded. Fidelity of the Recorded Sound. Frequency Range and Hearing Perception. Influence of Noise. Speech and Music Reproduction. Low-Frequency Cutoff of a System. Frequency Range and Volume Range of Reproduced Sound. Actual Performance — Past, Present, and Future. Production Implications of Performance Range Requirements. ResponseFrequency Characteristics in 16-Mm Sound Recording. Transfer Steps. Making Release Prints and Effect on Sound. General Recording Procedures. Practical Method Suggestions. IX. Sound-Recording Equipment and Its Arrangement .... 204 History. General Requirements for Modern 16-Mm SoundRecording Equipment. Transfer Losses and Their Correction. Recommended Ranges of Response-Frequency Overall Characteristic. Pre and Post-Equalizing. Recording Equipment Details. Physical Placement of Equipment in Recording. Re-recording. X. Editing and Assembly 328 Editing — Creative and Physical. Equipment and Tools of Editing. Cutting the Original. Preparing for Sound Recording. XI. Preservation and Storage 355 XII. Processing and Release Printing 364 Development. Printing: the Printer. Technical Control. Practical Laboratory Operation. Performance Limitations of Recorded Sound. Fine-Grain Film and Its Applications. XIII. Projection and Projectors 437 Visual-Audio Media of a Classroom. The Projector. Picture Projection and the Audience. Sound Projection and the Audience. Practical Projector Performance. XIV. Duplication of Tri-pack Color Films 501 Kodachrome Processing and Duplicating. Available Types of Kodachrome. Competitive Positions of Present-Day 16-Mm Color Methods. Some Limitations of the Duplicating Process. XV. Industrial Applications of Current 16-Mm Sound Motion Picture Equipment 521 Interdepartmental Organization. Safety Promotion and