The Fox Movietone News Preservation Project: Engineering Overview

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE J
Volume: 105, No. 9, pp. 537–540
Abstract: This paper describes the methods used by Fox in preserving its valuable newsreel collection. The two film scanners used to capture the entire library are described, as well as the high-resolution capture system used. A general overview is given of the overall process, including the standard television functions, audio, film transport, control system, and packaging.
Publication Date: 1996-09-01
DOI: 10.5594/J04607
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J04607
Author(s): R. Evans WetmoreP.E., News Technology Group, News Corp., Los Angeles, CA 90035.
Copyright: © 1996 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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The Fox Movietone News Preservation Project: The Continuous Motion 35mm Film Transport [Active]
The Fox Movietone News Preservation Project: Optical Systems Design [Active]
The Fox Movietone News Preservation Project: The Progressive Scan CCD Camera [Active]
The Fox Movietone News Preservation Project: Electronics [Active]
The Fox Movietone News Preservation Project: The Computer Control System [Active]
4. Albersheim W. J. , “A Device for Direct Reproduction from Variable-Density Sound Negatives,” J. SMPE , XXIX : 274 – 280 , Sept. 1937 . EXTERNAL

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