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New Color Tape-to-Film Transfer Process
THE Technicolor Corporation has announced plans for immediate production of color ifilm transfers from video tape "with full broadcast quality." A new color tape-to-film transfer iprocess which the company noted 'as "climaxing years of research" kvas described by Paul W. Fass(nacht. president and chief executive officer, as the prelude to "a whole new field of color film usage
of videotape photography — with the mass savings of color film duplication.
The Technicolor process, he said, will transfer video tape to
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tor networks, producers, sponsors .ind syndicators who can now pl.ice their color tape product on film and distribute it throughout thf world."
Joseph E. Bluth, vice-president jnd general manager of Technicoliir's V'idtronics Division, under whose supervision the process was dt\ eloped and perfected, described the transfer method as "a marri.iue of an electronic process to 1 eclinicolor's print processing m.inufacture techniques, which allows maximum quality possible to be recorded on color film from video tape."
Details of the New Process
Bluth explained that the transfer system basically involves breaking down a video tape into its red. green and blue images and recording them separately. These images are specially enhanced electronically before processing. Technicolor then registers the separations to produce a quality composite print by integrating the components into the final release print.
Calling it a "major step forward," Bluth further noted that the V'idtronics' system "allows greater flexibility in the present and future planning of TV programming requirements, permitting producers to take full advantage of the economy and speed
17th PRODUCTION REVIEW
Joseph E. Bluth, VHi-prisidc\it and general manager, Vidtroniet. Divixion of the Technicolor Corporation.
3.'imm. 16mni, 8nim and the new Super-8 color film, the latter two sizes for use with Technicolor's cartridge-loading "Instant" portable motion picture projectors. Film Producers Will Benefit Producers of commercials for television, their agencies and producers of sales, educational, promotional and institutional films, all will be benefited by the V'idtronics tape-to-film system, he concluded. The new process was unveiled at a press conference. •
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