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Multi-scanner i complete Multi-Scanner orporating film, opaque and slide kup equipment. The advanced method of film, opaque or slide pickup —ready now! ready for you to use in your television broadcasting operations today! The Du Mont Multi-Scanner offers a far more simple, more reliable and better method of electronic reproduction than ever available before. Film reproduction assumes studio pickup quality with all the original gray tones and elimination of edge flare inherent in other film pickup systems. The same true pickup is attained when the Multi-Scanner is used on slides or opaques. Performance is only one of the many outstanding advantages of the Multi-Scanner. Simplicity of operation is such that the system is practically automatic. Thread the film in place, try it out if you wish, reverse the mechanism and you're ready to put the system in operation from a remote control panel. Truly, the Du Mont Multi-Scanner has no equal — it is the modern pickup system —ready for you today. OPERATION: No shading adjustments necessary. Picture free from edge flare and shading. Completely automatic operation from a remote panel. DEPENDABILITY: Simple mechanism carries film at continuous, smooth rate of travel. No tearing, wearing stop and go action. PERFORMANCE: Gamma-corrected signals from Multi-Scanner brings out all gray tones of film, opaque or slides. VERSATILITY: Reversing feature permits "dry runs" by operator immediately before going on air, without necessity of complete rewinding of film. SHRINKAGE COMPENSATOR: Film shrinkage compensator permits complete control of allowances for shrinkage. Pictures frame right with the Multi-Scanner, whether new or old film. COLOR: The Multi-Scanner is the only film system presently available that may be easily and quickly converted to color pickup. Exj/&ecfefftOhff going aneaa at run speea to me I ever-increasing orders for this system of tomorrow, today. OUMONT ® ALLEN Y DU MONT LABORATORIES, INC • TELEVISION TRANSMITTER DEPARTMENT • CLIFTON, N. J.