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SMPTE Journal ( Volume: 86, Issue: 1, January 1977)
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Quintaphonic Sound

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
86, No. 1, pp. 20–29
Abstract
Quintaphonic sound is a method of recording five channels of sound on 35mm film. It was originally used with magnetic striping, on film cut and perforated in accordance with ANSI PH22.102, “Dimensions for 35mm Motion-Picture Film, CS-1870,” and striped in accordance with ANSI PH22.177, “Dimensions of Magnetic Striping of 35mm Motion-Picture Film for Four-Track Magnetic Sound Release Prints,” or their equivalent. It is compatible with the multi-channel optical sound systems under development which contain at least three separate tracks. The film must be run on projectors in conformance to ANSI Standard PH22.103, “Projector Usage of 35mm Release Prints with Four-Track Magnetic Sound Records,” or equivalent. All tracks are companded. Tracks No. 1 and No. 3 are matrixed to form the left and right front and back channels. Track No. 2 forms the center front channel. Track No. 4 was not used initially, but recently an FM track has been placed on it for low-frequency augmentation. The film can also be played stereophonically, without matrix decoding, after passing through the compander, to give conventional left, center, and right channels. It is essential that the theater sound system be in excellent condition in order to obtain proper results from this system.
Publication Date
1977-01-01
DOI
10.5594/J06790
ISSN
Print: 0036-1682
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J06790
Author(s)
John MoselyConsultant Engineer, 624 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Copyright
© 1977 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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