Business screen magazine (1946)

Neil) t(U New Film Rollers A coinplcli. Iilm proccssinj; rullcr asscnihK. which incliKii;N moiinicil Editor/Viewer for 8 mm Film I lie H.iliiicl Siipi'i N Miigic N cJiliir hcarings, is available from Harllord Precision Products Company. The bearing races and separators come in stainless steel or a variety of plastics designed for corrosive applications such as those in the film processing industry. Eliminate Rear Projection Screen Glare A new optical coating to eliminate glare on rear projection display screens has been mtriKluced by Panelgraphic Corporation. Called VueGuard. the coating also reduces scintillation and forms a hard scratchresistant surlace. Cassette Fihng Cabinets Filing and retrieval of cassettes is convenient with the drawer cabinets offered by Wilson Corporation. Cabinets have full extension arms for access to back rows. Modular in design, the cabinets can be lockstncked together. Mcwcr has \iitii.ill\ chiiiinalL-d cumbersome film threading. The new unit features a patented "\" channel Iilm guide which has only one sprocket wheel. In addition, it offers a frame marker for splicing, on-off switch for illuminator bulb, vertical frame adjustment, horizontal frame-line adjustment and micrometer slsle focusing. New Animation Disc A utility-model 12-field disc which uses thumbscrews for bar-positioning is now available from Fax Company. The two-bar model provides three north-south field positions and shadow-free translucent back light for working and tracing through a IS'i X 9Vz inch shatterproof Plexiglass window. Automatic Film Notcher An automatic Iilm notcher that locates and notches .^5 mm frames has been introduced by Agfa-Ciaevcrt. A printer used with the nolcher reads the notch and centers the film automaticalh . Because splices and blank frames are not notched, the printer bypasses them. Super-8 Projector Has Super Flexibility I airchilil ( .Miar.i ,iiul Instrument Corporation has announced a new S mm sound projector which uses both Hastman Kodak cassettes and conventional reels. The projector features a scene repeat programmer which can rewind the Iilm to a specific scene at any time during a presentation. It also has an automatic revvinil that at the conclusion of the film can rewiml a 400-fooi reel in one-minule. The projector has a built-in record playback amplifier for adding or iipilaling soundtrack, a double safely lock sNslem. and a removable reciinling key lo prevent accidental recoriling or erasures. Autonialic \iilume m.iinlains oplimuni reconling levels. The melal-casi projector weighs 2S pounds. Its sound system is a solid sl.ile loui-wall amplilier with .1 built-in speaker and external speaker connections. The projector's film transport system features a variable speed drive mechanism designed lo monitor and mainl.im the sound-s\nc liK>p and lo prevent film damage. New Mociel Movie Camera .\nillc\ has .mnounccd a new lightweight compact motion picture cam era. lis features include low operating noise level for on-location sync sound shooting, and camera speeds — both forward and reverse — of from ten loi 91) frames per second. The camer also has a rotable viewfinder with correcting device that keeps the imagi upright throughout an arc of 1 20 degrees. Telephoto Extender Lens Cenliiry Precision ( ine Optics a nounces the new C ine lelephoto Extender I. ens for 16 mm motion pictu cameras. The lens fits any "C" or RX mount tele-lens, and can convert lelC' lenses of 75 mm or longer length tc ilouble their power. 34 BUSINESS SCREE^,