Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1950-1954)

Philips Technical Review vol. 14, Jan. 1953 Magnetic Sound Recording Equipment (p. 181) D. A. Snel Photographic Engineering vol. 3, no. 4, 1952 Optical Attitude Recorder for the Aerobee Rocket (p. 169) G. Schweisinger Some Current Image Converter Practice (p. 189) R. F. Laurence and K. Shaftan Time Pulse Numbering System for 16mm Magazine Cameras (p. 207) R. C. Byers A Semi-Automatic Data Reduction Device (p. 210) F. D. Mason Proceedings of the I.R.E. vol.41, Mar. 1953 Generation of NTSC Color Signals (p. 338) J. F. Fisher Standards on Television: Definitions of Color Terms, Pt. 1, 1953 (p. 344) vol. 41, Apr. 1953 Standards on Sound Recording and Reproducing Methods of Measurement of Noise, 1953: I.R.E. Standards Committee (p. 508) Transfer Characteristics and Mu Factor of Picture Tubes (p. 528) K. Schlesinger Tele-Tech vol. 12, Apr. 1953 A New Multiplex System for Three-Dimensional Sound (p. 92) A. J. Forman Book Reviews The Handbook of TV and Film Technique By Charles W. Curran. Published (1953) by Pellegrini and Cudahy, 41 E. 50 St., New York 22, and George J. McLeod, Ltd., Toronto, Canada. 120 pp. (incl. 21 pp. glossary and 2 pp. index). Numerous charts and illustrations. 5£ X 8£ in. Price $3.00. This is a complete revision in book form of a multilithed booklet entitled, "The Handbook of Motion Picture Technique for Business Men," published in July 1952. It contains not only a general review of the actual steps in the production of a motion picture for industrial or TV use. but also considerable information on costs. It will be useful to all producers in dealing with clients and especially to the smaller production organizations. Reproductions of actual story boards alongside prints of the final scene, pages from an actual shooting script, tables of cost data and an illustration of the American Television Society Recommended Standard Contract Form all give practical information for the producer. While personal prejudices of the author are reflected in a few places (as in the glossary definition of "kinescope"), the book is very generally free of these. This is one of the best books of its kind this reviewer has seen. — Gordon A. Chambers, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester 4, N.Y. Proceedings of the National Electronics Conference, Vol. 8 Published (1952) by National Electronics Conference, 852 E. 83 St., Chicago 19. 835 pp. incl. numerous charts, diagrams and tables, + 13 pp. cumulative index. 6£ X 9| in. Price $5.00. The current volume contains the text of 97 technical papers and luncheon speeches presented at the 1952 Conference. Subjects include: antennas, the assembly and measurement of components, audio, circuits, coding and recording techniques,computers, delay lines and HF test equipment, electronic instruments, engineering management, industrial measurements, magnetic amplifiers, memory tubes, radar, radio navigation, reliability of components and equipment, semiconductors, servomechanisms, television, transistors, UHF transmitter, and waveguide. In comparison with the previous volume, which contained many titles marked "Abstract only," all but one of the papers in the present volume are complete. This, together with an increase in the number of papers presented, has resulted in a volume approximately 100 pages larger than its predecessor. Indexing and organization of the subject matter are essentially the same as in previous volumes. Typography is clear and illustrations are very legible. There are a few typographical errors, which must be pardoned 643