Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1948)

208 MAY 1948 feet of air a minute. Reel arms are designed to take up to 2000 foot reels and require no special locking screws. Amplifier output for the Kolograph is fifteen watts, through a twelve inch Alnico-5 30 watt permanent magnet speaker. The projector runs at both sound and silent speeds, forward only. Projector and amplifier, in case, weigh forty three pounds; speaker, in case, with cables and takeup reels, weighs twenty pounds. Full specifications of the Kolograph 16mm. sound projector may be had from Kolograph Corporation, 628 \^ est Lake Street, Chicago 6, 111. THE DeJUR-AMSCO Color Head is made of die cast aluminum and contains a lighttight, filter holding tray. The head is designed for DeJur's Versatile I, Versatile II and Professional 4 by 5 enlargers. Peerless treatment Sales agencies for its well known vacuum vaporating treatment have been dispensed with by Peerless Film Processing Corporation. Under the new arrangement, the vacuum vaporating treatment will be offered by Peerless Film Processing Corporation, at its processing plant, 130 West 46th Street, New York 19, N. Y. Peerless has, in other words, substituted direct for indirect dealing with customers. The treatment, which extends useful film life and reduces the possibility of damage, will be conducted under the Peerless name. Direct dealing will result in reduced charges for film treatment and cleaning. Additional information and new price lists may be had direct from Peerless, at 165 W. 46th St., New York 19, N. Y. New film Three new types of motion picture film, all available in both double 8mm. and 16mm., have been added to the market by Dassonville Company, Ltd., Newton, N. J. The films, all black and white and on safety base, include an orthochromatic emulsion of very fine grain, speed rated at Weston 12 daylight; a fine grain panchromatic, Wes ton 40; and a medium fine grain panchromatic at Weston 80. The two panchromatic films are claimed to be excellent for both daylight and artificial light, while the type 80 is suitable for use under adverse lighting conditions. Cost of processing is included in purchase prices for the films, which are to be sent to Dassonville Company for five day processing. Filmo-Master price The list Price of the FilmoMaster 400 8mm. projector, as given in Equipment Survey: 3 on page 150 of the April Movie Makers, was incorrectly quoted by this magazine as $157.50. The correct list price is $187.50. Movie Makers sincerely regrets this error and is glad to make this correction. Cevaert appointment E Ralph Kudart, formerly of Ansco, has been appointed assistant sales manager of the Gevaert Company of America, Inc. Mr. Kudart began his photographic career in 1926. His headquarters will be at Gevaert's executive offices in Williamstown, Mass. Screen Catalog Da-Lite Screen Company is offering a new sixteen page miniature catalog, providing accurate screen area tables, a listing of projector aperture sizes and a formula for finding correct screen size at any distance, for any projector and lens. The catalog may be obtained by writing direct to DaLite Screen Company, Inc., 2711 North Pulaski Road, Chicago 39, 111. SMPE to meet Nine technical sessions have been scheduled for the 63rd semi-annual convention of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, May 17 to May 21, at the Santa Monica Ambassador Hotel, in California. Papers will cover a wide variety of subjects, including television, color, tape and wire recording and many improvements in the motion picture field. Pictorial acquisitions Pictorial Films, Inc., 625 Madison Avenue, New York 22, N. Y., has acquired 16mm. nontheatrical distribution rights to the following ten Edward Small productions: Count of Monte Cristo, Last of the Mohicans, Man in the Iron Mask, Son of Monte Cristo, Kit Carson, Corsican Brothers, Gentlemen After Dark, Friendly Enemies, Miss Annie Rooney and My Son, My Son. Dejur sales manager philiP E Birn has been appointed field sales manager of Dejur-Amsco Corporation, Long Island City, N. Y., according to an an nouncement by Robert C. Berner, the company's vicepresident and general manager. Mr. Birn was formerly sales representative for Dejur in the Middle and Southern Atlantic States. He will be in charge of all regional sales representatives. Title booklet A new descriptive title booklet is available from Stahl Editing & Titling Service, 33 West 42nd Street, New York 18, N. Y. The booklet is thoroughly illustrated. Hollywood Splicer A stainless steel splicer, featuring heavy duty construction, is being marketed by Schoen Products Company, 519 East 31st Street, Los Angeles 11, Calif. The splicer is said to offer twenty second operation. Advanced Class Gerald Hirschfeld is directing an advanced class in camera technique at the New Institute for Film during its spring semester. The course will be repeated in the autumn semester. Mr. Hirschfeld's class is one of ten offered by the New Institute for Film in its studios at 29 Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn, N. Y. Choosing a sound projector [Continued from page 201] CHECKING SOUND PERFORMANCE A test or demonstration of a sound projector is valuable only when it is conducted under the exact conditions under which the machine will actually be used. A choice between competing projectors should be made on the basis of fundamental performance. The main points to be observed are intelligibility and naturalness of speech reproduction, naturalness and steadiness of pitch in music reproduction and smooth, quiet operation. Excellence in these respects necessarily implies good workmanship and high quality of construction. Demonstrations at different times, or in different places, and with different films, are not conclusive and are of little value in choosing a sound projector. The sound film selected for testing a sound projector should contain both good speech and good music. The important point is to run the same film on all machines being compared, at the same occasion and under the same conditions. During the sound tests it is well to note how far the volume of music may be increased before noticeable distortion sets in. It is usually, but not invariably, true that the system that permits the higher volume without distor