Business screen magazine (1946)

newsreel ■""""""' "ilic iliicc fLMHiccc centers — television networks, film producers and the puhlishci^ — have stayed away from the baltic, from our race, waiting for others to set the pace, prove the markets, eliminate the bugs." He added, "it is an unfortunate mistake, and as a result, will reduce to more modest terms the growth factor this industry will realize. "However, videocassettcs in the North American market." he noted, "would seem poised to take a positive step after the war of words which has marked the last decade," Dr. Hopwood made the first public announcement that the Digital Recording Corporation, in cotiperation with the Battelle Development Corporation of Columbus. Ohio, is presently exploring the videocassette application of an optical photographic recording and playback system. "One objective of the invention," he said, "is to provide an improved information storage and retrieval system for optically recording and playing back digitally encoded electrical signals on photographic film at an extremely high information density. "The great potential for this digital recording method." he noted, "is its this case is closed F=/=N.IRCMII_0 'Asenr because has closed your sale with the case. An Open Question WHAT does the 07 "Agent" hold inside for me? WHAT can happen for me when I open this 07 "Agent" case? I lie V^l Id I IcI l^C Wf challenge you to open this case. (Just turn to page ^3 ) Examine its contents. See with what economy of advance design Fairchild has perfected each part of this instrument. Appraise the unique features that combine to make the 07 "Agent" the most portable, easy to operate, versatile and effective communicator in the electronic field today. If you should not care to accept this challenge by turning to page 43 this message (unfortunately for you) will self destructi capacity to bring to the market revolutionary product which provide the most economic and convcnien form of storing audio-visual informs tion. "This proves that we've only jus begun to fully realize that technology is change." he added, "and in tb infancy of our industry, each I nological change will bring us cIok to providing the world with the tni revolution in communications." TV Camera Small as a Wristwatch? RCA has demonstrated a reseait camera with a solid state "eye" whic could be a forerunner of a TV earner small as a wristwatch. The camera's imaging sensor is silicon integrated circuit in contnu to the vacuum tubes of convention! TV systems. The camera is about th size of an electric razor and fits easil into the palm of a person's hand. A model of the camera, developc at RCA laboratories in Princetoi N.J., has been delivered for evaluatio to the Air Force Avionics Laborator in Ohio, which sponsored research o the system. It measures 2x2' jx3^ inches and weighs less than one pouni The camera's integrated circu "eye" consists of 32 rows of pholi sensitive elements, with 44 elemen in each row. When an image striki the array, an electrical charge pn portional to the light intensity produced in each element. The rov then are read out very rapidly : sequence to produce a black-; white TV-type picture. The experimental camera o lead to a new generation of very si cameras with potential applications fi military and space missions, ni coverage and perhaps for consu use with home recordings and plaj back systems, according to Dr. W liam M. Webster. Vice President RCA Laboratories. 'Considerable research is still i quired before this type of camera ready for any of these applicatiot but the research model i\ a significa step toward an all-solid-state camem Dr. Webster explained. The research camera demonstrat produces a limited nuniK-r of pictu elements, but has sufficient resolut* to reproduce an object about the si of a human face in recogniz;iblc c tail. Ilie next logical step is to velop a sensor with many more e mcnis. Dr. Webster said. Such effb have been initiated by RCA. he adjk Short Takes Modern Memos." Modern Talki Picture Service's "Notes of the Fil Meilium." reports that the compa continue J on page 14 BUSINESS SCRII kts;;^^