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 #:
000153
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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Proposed American Standard 16mm Motion Picture Projector for Television J. HE INITIAL WORK on this proposal was done by an RMA Subcommittee, TR4.4.2, and a first draft was circulated in May 1950. Need for extensive revision was indicated at the final meeting of TR4.4.2 held in June 1 950. At about this time, the present Joint RTMA/ SMPTE Committee on Television Film Equipment was organized to replace the RMA Subcommittee. At the first meeting of the Television Film Equipment Committee, the proposal was again reviewed and revised and a second draft incorporating the desired changes was circulated in September 1950. The extensive nature of the proposal precluded ready agreement, and a third draft, February 1951, and a fourth draft, May 1951, were required before the committee could reach final agreement. The latter was then submitted independently to the RTMA and the SMPTE Standards Committee for further action. In the RTMA, the proposal TR4-4116 was accepted by TR4, approved for circulation to industry by TREX and released as Standard Proposal #365 in June 1952. In the SMPTE, the Standards Committee balloted on the question of approving Journal publication of the proposal for a 90-day period of trial and comment and, with but a few exceptions, voted affirmatively. The negative votes were based on the objection that the proposal was more of a procurement or performance specffication than a standard defining required dimensional limits for the purpose of aiding interchangeability. With the belief that publication would stimulate worth-while discussion, the Standards Committee gave the necessary approval in June 1952. Please send comments, in duplicate, to Henry Kogel, Staff Engineer, before December 15, 1952. If no adverse comments are received during the threemonth trial period, the proposal will be submitted directly to ASA Sectional Committee PH22 with the recommendation that it be processed as an American Standard. 144 August 1952 Journal of the SMPTE Vol.59