The Story of Optical Sound Recording with 8mm – Type S (Super-8) Film

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: J SMPTE
Volume: 83, No. 2, pp. 114–116
Abstract: Obstacles to obtaining high-quality sound from 8mm – Type S (super-8) optical soundtracks include the lack of a high-resolution (50 lines/mm) 8mm – Type S sound film, an SNR problem due to the lack of color dye elements that are good absorbers of infrared radiation, variances in the quality of laboratory printers and waveform distortion and high-frequency cutoff due to misalignments and film weaving. Some of these problems are beginning to be recognized and confronted in the industry, but the author still sees a particular need for a high-quality sound film. The multilateral variable-area recording technique is considered superior to both the bilateral and the variable-density techniques for recording on 8mm – Type S. Another definite need is for an official optical sound test film to permit meaningful evaluations of various sound systems and films.
Publication Date: 1974-02-01
DOI: 10.5594/J08828
ISSN: Print: 0361-4573
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J08828
Author(s): Keiji TanakaTanaka Sound Recording Laboratories, 6–24 Yayoi-Cho 5 Chome, Nakano-Kv, Tokyo, Japan
Copyright: © 1974 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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