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

Page scan 000107 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 #:
000107
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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F. EDOUART Vol 43, No. 2 process production has long been used, but at best this medium has been far from satisfactory for a number of reasons. First, the basic monochromatic values and density of the plates seldom permit the correct reproduction and richness of true color. There is the everpresent problem of coloring the slides correctly and evenly for enlargement to a screen picture of any size, a job requiring the most FIG. 1. Paramount transparency stereopticon, operating side showing adjustable plate holder and lens mount. meticulous skill, care and patience. Then there is the difficulty of securing stable nonfading color pigments and dyes that will stand the heat and intensity of the Super-Hi arc light. Added to these, there is the troublesome problem of securing heat-resisting, nonbreakable glass plates that will stand the terrific heat necessary for sufficient light to rephotograph in color. These are just some of the problems of using artificially colored plates.