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 #:
000497
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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496 J. M. BLANEY tJ. S. M. P. E. are five hard-rubber lined steel tanks which are supported independently of the drive structures. The dry elevator has the conventional floating bottom shaft with a special device which increases the weight when elevated but is inoperative when in the running position. The elevator tows a feedreel of 1200-ft. capacity and the film loops over a stop roller which automatically sets the elevator in operation as soon as a reel empties. FIG. 1. Assembly with dryer ducts removed. A special splicing block makes possible the joining of film in 20 seconds, in accurate register even in total darkness. A tachometer at the operator's station indicates film feet per minute. While the machine is of the sprocket type, both the sprockets and the method of drive are radical departures from-previous practice. The developer section is described in detail since it is typical of the wet process drive although differing from that of the dryer. Three corrosion-resistant shafts extend across the drive frame and directly