The Lost History of Film Formats

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• Methods of Securing a Large Screen Picture: Open Discussion at the December, 1930, Meeting of the New York Section [Active]
• Experiment in Stereophonic Sound [Active]
• Committee Activities: Report of the Standards and Nomenclature Committee [Active]
• Horizon Sag Compensation [Active]
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