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 #:
000236
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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1949 MAGNETIC RECORDING 233 frequency response for sound-picture reproduction purposes. A standard film re-recording machine has been converted for reproducing magnetic sound tracks with a high degree of fidelity. In addition a standard theater-type sound reproducer has been modified to provide reproduction from either optical or magnetic sound tracks. Recordings of music and dialog made on this system show an excellence Fig. 14 — Western Electric RA-1435 theater sound reproducer, showing facilities for reproducing magnetic track. of quality unsurpassed in any previously known recording system. The complete absence of background noise lends an air of reality to the reproduced sound, making it indistinguishable from direct monitoring of the original pickup on the stage. With the facilities described in this paper, the sound-recording engineer should be able to begin active adaptation of magnetic recording to his everyday production activities. Further, he should be able to carry on the magnetic program through all the various stages of editing and re-recording, up to the release negative which must for