Richardson's handbook of projection (1930)

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MANAGERS AND PROJECTIONISTS 1245 Important New Application in the Projection of Sound and Pictures THE Projection Department of Loew's Incorporated, of which Lester B. Isaac is supervisor, and M. D. O'Brien assistant, has developed and at the time of going to press with this book, has in operation three installations and what is, I believe, a very important and new idea in the projection of sound and synchronization of motion pictures. I have examined the preliminary apparatus now in use and have listened to the sound effects. There is no question but what the methods involved are entirely practical. The projectionist in charge of the installation pronounced the thing to be not only very much better in so far as concerns results both in picture and sound, but also more easy and convenient to handle. I am not showing you illustrations of the apparatus in this book because of the fact that the apparatus now installed, wThile it works perfectly, is only temporary, and, in so far as concerns convenience, rather awkward. It is a well-known recognized fact that the necessity for the development of both the sound track and the pictures, where they are both taken on one negative, does not permit of the best possible results to both. If development be carried on solely with regard to best results of the sound track, then the picture development