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CONCLUSION 213
occasion the outline of moving objects was somewhat blurred. This, of course, was due not to picture speed but merely that of shutter velocity. It is understood that a specially simple type of camera which can be used either for synchronizing or for direct work is being developed. The system including the basic method of taking films by this new process and the apparatus devised fur same is protected by letters patent.
In concluding our somewhat protracted description of thi< system we cannot help feeling that this is probably the best effort observed so far for placing the home talking picture on a basis which renders it likely to become rapidly the greatest home entertainer since the commercialization of radio. Commercial development should take place quick ly since the idea appears so effective and free from complex detail.
Future Developments. It seems evident that ultimately all amateur talking picture equipment will be of the soundon-film variety. This statement may seem somewhat at variance with the remarks in the previous section. By ultimately we mean when costs have been reduced to a level so that the hobby is universal and no more expensive than present-day gramophones and radio sets. In all probability, however, before sound-on-film comes to its own we shall have a period of sound-on-disc. This is the present tendency, and may be greatly assisted by the principle described in the preceding section.
There are, however, several other possibilities for future development. It will be remembered that some few years ago a type of cinema machine enjoyed a period of popularity in which the pictures were viewed rather than projected. By this we mean that instead of using a transparent film and enlarging it upon the screen a paper film was employed. and observation was made by gazing at the film which was suitably magnified by a special type of lens. In the South Kensington Science Museum is a number of these instruments, some operated by paper strip, and some by tinbook principle, in which a series <>t' Leaves i> clipped over at the requisite speed. At the present time the hook type i <\ moving picture has received further impetus from tl.< work