Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
000422
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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Nov., 1933] THE MORGANA COLOR PROCESS 411 two frames in the forward direction and one in the reverse direction. Fig. 8 shows details of the Morgana projector gate with the lens and lens holder removed. At A is the pull-down feeding finger. At B is the reverse feeding finger, and at C is a pilot pin that engages the film perforation for each one of its motions, in order to register each frame at the projector aperture. Fig. 9 illustrates the cams and double shuttle that control the motion of the feeding fingers and pilot pin, again designated by the letters A, B, and C. FIG. 8. Detail of projector gate and registering mechanism. SUMMARY The obvious objections to the Morgana process are that it is a twocolor process, and that color fringing is experienced in photographing close-ups in fast motion. The Morgana process is practicable despite these objections, because of its manifold advantages. First, and most important, it allows any lens, from a wide-angle to a telephoto, to be used on the camera; and, perhaps even more important, it allows any number of duplicates to be made, a vital necessity for industrial and educational applications. Even though it is a two-color process, the only colors that are really lost are the deep purples, the magentas, and the rich yellows.