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 #:
00026
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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REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE B ON 16-MM SOUND* J. A. MAURER** At the meeting of the War Committee on Photography and Cinematography-Z52 held on December 15, 1943, Subcommittee B was assigned the task of preparing specifications for 16-mm motion picture sound-test films. The first meeting of the Subcommittee was held at Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, January 13, 1944. This meeting discussed a set of tentative specifications which had previously been drawn up as part of a program initiated by the Board of Governors of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, at its meeting in the spring of 1943, for the production of a new set of SMPE 16-mm test films. As the result of discussion by the Subcommittee, a new set of draft specifications was prepared for the following films : (1) A Test Film for Determining Uniformity of Scanning-Beam Illumination (frequently referred to in the industry as a "snake track"). (2) A Multifrequency Test Film for Field Testing 16-Mm Sound Motion Picture Projectors. (3) A 3000-Cycle Flutter Test Film. (4) A Buzz-Track Test Film for Adjusting and Checking Scanning-Beam Location in 16-Mm Sound Projectors. (5) A Sound-Focusing Test Film. The second meeting of the Subcommittee was held on March 7, 1944, at the Engineering Societies Building in New York City. The draft specifications resulting from the first meeting were reviewed and, after amendment, were referred by vote of the Subcommittee to the parent Committee, Z52, with a recommendation that they be approved as American War Standard Specifications. This meeting also drafted a specification for a sixth test film, a 400-Cycle Signal Level * Presented Apr. 19, 1944, at the Technical Conference in New York. ** Chairman, Subcommittee B, ASA War Committee on Photography and Cinematography-Z52. 19