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

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Rf = film resolution in lines /mm Hf = height of standard motion picture projector aperture in millimeters. For 35-mm film H/ Rt 15.25 mm 30.5 Rf For 16-mm film H/ = 7.21 mm Rt = 14.42 Rf B. Conversion of Television Scanning Lines per Frame to Lines of Vertical Resolution (Television). Rtv = b(aL) where Rtv = vertical resolution (televi sion) in lines a = vertical blanking factor b = line scanning factor L = total number of scanning lines per television frame. Substituting present standards: a = 0.92 min., 0.95 max., 0.935 average 6 = 0.75 (representative) L = 525 lines Rtv = 0.701 L = 0.701 X 525 = 368 lines. C. Conversion of Maximum Video Pass Frequency to Lines of Horizontal Resolution (Television). Rtk = 2/maxn/A = horizontal resolution (televi sion) in lines = maximum video pass fre quency in megacycles — active time (unblanked) of horizontal sweep in micro seconds where Rth /max where C = horizontal blanking factor Fr = frames per second (television) A = television aspect ratio. Substituting present standards: /max = 4.5 megacycles C = 0.82 min., 0.84 max., 0.83 average Fr = 30 frames/sec then Rth = 2 X % X 52.7 X 4.5 = 79 X 4.5 = 356 lines or general formula Rth = 79 /max D. General Conversion Formulas for Equal Resolving Power Between Film and Television. 1. Television scanning lines per frame in terms of film resolution (required for equal vertical resolution) : L = (2/ab)Hf X Rf 2 = 0.935 X 0.75^' X Rf L = 43.5 Rf for 35-mm film L = 20.6 Rf for 16-mm film. 2. Maximun video frequency in terms of film resolution (required for equal horizontal resolution) in 525-line, 30frame television system: /max = (jj X L X Fr X Hf X IQ~*\ Rf 3^3 X 525 X 3° X 10~6 X fmax = 0.386 Rf megacycles for 35-mm film = 0.182 Rf megacycles for 16-mm film. 3. Maximum video frequency in terms of film resolution (required for equal horizontal resolution in a 30frame television picture), if the number of scanning lines in that picture has been chosen to give equal vertical resolution: A = 4/3. /max = 0.032 Rf* megacycles for 35-mm film = 0.00715 Rf2 megacycles for 16-mm film. The above equations have been applied to several values of film resolution for both 35-mm and 16-mm sound film and the results have been tabulated in Tables I and II. These tables list H. J. Schlafly: Television and Film Resolution 49