{ "$schema": "/api/schemas/documents.schema.json", "apiVersion": "1.0.0", "generatedAt": "2026-06-17T23:49:39.838Z", "sourcePath": "src/main/data/docs", "docId": "10.5594-J07413", "document": { "abbrevTitle": "J SMPE", "abbrevTitle$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "abstract": "In the earlier stages of the development of the sound recording system of RCA Photophone, the balance seemed to swing at times in favor of variable-density and at times in favor of variable-width recording. The close tolerances for exposure and development which the variable-density system requires made the variable-width system seem preferable. Difficulties in obtaining, with narrow recording slits, sufficient exposure for variable-width recording on high-resolution films were overcome by various improvements in the optical recording system and galvanometers. A slit image 0.00025 inch wide is standard for the newest recording equipment While for variable-density recording a number of combinations of exposure and development of both negative and positive have been worked out which give a linear relation between exposing light and print transmission, practical considerations, especially that of obtaining reasonably high outputs, have led to departures from the ideal conditions. Measurements have been published which show the wave-form distortion found in actual recordings of both types, made under representative conditions. The measurements indicate considerably greater distortion in the variable-density records for amplitudes in excess of 50 per cent modulation. For smaller modulations the distortion in both systems is of the order of 5 per cent or less. Variable-width records are subject to a wave-shape distortion which becomes appreciable at very high frequencies. Printing to a suitable density largely neutralizes this type of distortion. The output from variable-width records is higher by 3 to 8 db. With respect to ground-noise due to scratches and dirt on the positive, the variable-density system may be expected to show a better ratio; while the hiss due to film graininess, and noise due to imperfections of the negative, is less in variable-width records. The fact that extension of the frequency range makes the latter type of noise a more serious factor, plus the fact that the prints will be relatively new, puts the variable-width system at advantage for first-run theaters and for master records for re-recording. The system of monitoring by observing the moving light spot in variable-width recorders and the ability to judge a recording by inspection of the negative are of considerable practical importance. The full benefits of the recently developed “push-pull” sound-track are obtained only with variable-width recordings.", "abstract$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "articleType": "research-article", "articleType$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "authors": [ "E. W. Kellogg" ], "authors$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "copyright": { "holder": "Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.", "holder$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "year": "1935", "year$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" } }, "copyright$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "docId": "10.5594-J07413", "docId$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Derived from DOI 10.5594/J07413", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "docLabel": "Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers ( Volume: 25, Issue: 3, September 1935)", "docLabel$meta": { "confidence": "medium", "note": "Composed from journal title, volume, issue and date", "source": "inferred", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "docTitle": "A Comparison of Variable-Density and Variable-Width Systems", "docTitle$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "Parsed from NLM article XML (_source/SMPTE/HIGHWIRE/Source Bak/smptej/10.5594_J07413.xml)", "source": "parsed", "updated": "2026-05-22T19:19:44.900Z", "version": "smpte-journal-article-nlm@v1" }, "docType": "Journal Article", "docType$meta": { "confidence": "high", "note": "NLM
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