Business screen magazine (1946)

Closeup on Moy Edge Number Unit '55 Model Moy Visible Film Edge Numbering Machine Announced ■^ S.O.S. (jiu'iiia SuppK (_l<np. is now iiiarketing a new. 1955 model, of the Moy Visible Film Edge Numbering Machine, featuring a newly improved inking system. The machine simplifies the task of checking titles and footage. It eliminates the necessity of using film '"originals" for editing by substituting a work print which can later be matched with the original for edge numbering. Lengths of fades and dissolves vary and laboratories find edge numbering indispensable in determining the number of frames when editing the work print. Where titles are replaced by commercials in films distributed to television stations, the problem of identification is solved by edge coding. As film becomes older, mishaps occur and where frames are broken the projectionist can readily identify film that is numbering between the perforations. TV stations and film distributors can number, code and catalog every film before its release. The Moy machine can also be used for numbering magnetic film For 16mm. Film — 400' to 2000' Reels Protect your films Ship In FIBERBILT CASES Sold di leading dealers because all parts coming in contact with the tape are made of nonmagnetic material. The numbering block itself has no effect. .Aside from identification, numbering cataloging, and editing, the use of this machine saves valuable time and simplifies the handling of film from the lab to the exhibitor. Printing the Footage Number The various units of this de\ice are mounted on a cast aluminum base with a bright black enamel and polished chromium plate finish. The film movement is non-intermittent. Numbering is done by an automatically operated metal numbering block which prints the footage number on the film at each revolution of the sprocket. The film subsequently passes over a series of rollers and elevators before being rewound. A bristle brush and felt pad are fitted to keep the numbering block clean. A central lubricating point is provided for all working parts of the main mechanism. Film capacity is 1600 ft. on the 16mm model and 1000 ft. on the 35mm model with any model adaptable to 2000 ft. Printing speed is 50 ft. per minute. The 16mm model prints between the perforations only: the 35mm between the perforations or on the outside edge. Standard Block Has 6 Figures The standard numbering block is for 6 figures either with 2 handset and 4 automatic figure wheels, or 3 handset and 3 automatic. Both negative and positive films can be numbered. Power supply coupling is bv a special plug, suitable to take flexible tubing; also a built-in switch is provided. The machine is made for 16mm. 17' ..mm. 35mm and easily adaptable to 65 70mm for the new Todd AO Process, as done for the American Optical Companv. The previous "wick"' method has been replaced by a series of transfer rollers feeding the ink directly to the numbering block, .\nother feature is the "ink flo"" control adjustment assuring correct and even ink application. Present Moy owners may replace their old inking assembly with a new unit at nominal cost. Recent Installations Are Noted Among new installations of the Moy machine are those at Consolidated Film Industries. Cinerama. Inc.. W. A. Palmer Films. Columbia Broadcasting System. Moodv Bible Institute. Fischer Photographic Laboratories. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Movielab Film Laboratories. Reeves Soundcraft Corp.. and Holland & Wegman. BUYERS READ BUSINESS SCREEN • DOCUMENTARY •TRAVEL • SPORT • CONSERVATION • WILDLIFE CHELMSFORD MASSACHUSETTS "The Fi'nesf In Outdoor Films" It SellsOn Sight THE COMPLETELY DEPENDABLE SALESMAN SELLING YOUR PRODUCTYOUR STORY-ENDLESSLY WITHOUT SUPERVISION -■"itS!* • Self-contained speaker • 800-foot continuous film reel Performs in lighted room Self-contained screen • Pre-threaded film DiRLcr sales arc easier . . . promotion more potent . . . training work simpler . . . operating costs dramatically lower with the Busch CINES.ALESM.AN 16mm continuous movie projector on your staff. Hundreds of CINES.'\LESM."\N projectors are now selling for scores of national concerns everywhere. Look for the CINES.^LESMAN, it's sure to catch your eye and e.ir at conventions, sales presentations, displavs. point of sale locations, trade shows ... in fact, anwhere and ever\ivhere that sound and motion are combined for more effective, potent sales impact. Color or black and white, sound or silent, anv 1 6mm film works always in the CINESALES.MAN ... and the Busch CINESALESM.\N alwavs works for vou! BUSCH FILM & EQUIPMENT COMPANY * Saginaw, Michigan 212 South Hamilton Street NUMBER 2 VOLUME 16 1955 67