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

Page scan 000256 from Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers

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 #:
000256
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., 1934] STANDARDS OF THE SOCIETY 249 7. Frame Line. (a) Standard 35-mm. film. The center of the frame line shall be midway be- tween two successive perforations on each side of the film. (b) Standard 16-mm. film. The center of the frame line shall pass through the center of a perforation on each side of the film. 8. Camera and Projector Apertures. (a) Standard 35-mm. film. Charts 23, 24, and 25. (b) Standard 16-mm. film. Charts 11, 27, 28, and 29. 9. Scanning Beam and Sound Track. (a) Standard 35-mm. film. Charts 23 and 26, superseding Charts 13 and 14. (b) Standard 16-mm. film. Charts 27 and 30. 10. Sound Film Speed. (a) Standard 35-mm. film. 24 Frames per second. (b) Standard 16-mm. film. 24 Frames per second. 11. Sound Record Relative to Picture Aperture. For 35-mm. sound film, the center of any picture shall be 20 frames farther from the beginning of the reel than the corresponding modulation of the sound- track. In other words, the "sound start" mark shall be twenty frames nearer the beginning of the reel than the "picture start" mark. For 16-mm. sound film, the center of any picture shall be 25 frames farther from the beginning of the