Business screen magazine (1946)

new products review FEATURING NEW EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES production ^etro/Kalvar Introduces JItrasonic Film Splicer vlclro Kaivci's I llrasonic I-iiin Jpliccr prc-cuts and positions the iliii in precise alignment, and fuses xilyestcr to polyester with a tensile trength which approximates that ol inspUced film. No consumables arc required, iplieing time is ahiiut three seconds. ICilal weight of the splicing block, md generator is 28 pounds. Metro/ Kalvcir, Inc. circle 200 on reader sen/ice card Feather-Lite 4000 watt Soft Lite small, Light Enough for Location olortran's 4000 watt Soft Lite veighs only 30 lbs. Its compact contraction includes a flat back for asy stacking and handling. Accessories include a Booster Jarndoor which increases intensity ip to 407r and a C"-Clamp assembly or pipe mounting. licikcy-C'oloiran. circle 201 on reader service card MARCH. 1971 Optical Printer Offers Reliability, Serviceability The RPl model 2101 Opironic aerial image printer employs computer-accurate electrically programmeil stepping motors to operate the camera and projector heads in interlock or independently. S\ iichroni/alion between licails is maintained within 0.01 '/r ma.xinium tolerance regardless of speed or direction of individual camera or projector heads. Solid state circuitry eliminates the possibility of flash frames at any operating speed. n The electronic drive in the 2101 is made up of two primary modules: the power supply and the electronic module. Research Pntditcts, Inc. circle 202 on reader service card Film Chain Adaptor Transfers 8, 16mm Film, 35mm Slides The model VCR-1 color film chain adaptor provides a simple, practical means of projecting motion picture and slide images into the Sony DXC3000 color video camera for transfer to video tape. The VCR1 can be operated w ith most 35mm slide projectors as well as most 8 and 16mm motion picture projectors and has a separate telop input for 4" X 5" title cards. Because the color camera can be mounted on the film chain adaptor in seconds, it can easily double as studio camera and film chain camera with no modification. Sony Corporation oj .America. circle 203 on reader service card Sync Sound System for Super 8 Conlless sync souikI can be realized w ith the users own 8mm camera and recorder along with the Sonic Beep Light, a transistorized unit that fits in the palm of the hand. By pressing a single button when the camera is riilling. a timed tone is recorded simultaneously with a timed light beam (on the film). The user can film at 16. 18 or 24 frames per second, cassette or reel l\pe. J.D. Soiiuil Lull. circle 204 on reader service card Angenieux Introduces Zoom Lens The 6x9. .5 zoom lens is designed to meet the need of television news and documentary film industry for a high aperture, wide angle, close focusing zoom lens. It features a geometric aperture of f/ 1.6. a very wide angle (68° ) rendered by the 9.5mm focal length, and can be focused at full aperture as close as 24 inche-; from the focal plane to the subject. Aniicnieii.x Corporation oj .America. circle 205 on reader service card Recently Completed Music Library Available for Use from NBC NlK's background music library, composed and recorded under the supeiA'isiiin of the NBC Music Department, has been tailored to fill the needs of television, radio, industrial and educational users. The library is available in its entirety or individual categories can be purchased. NBC Enterprises. circle 206 on reader service card 29