Pin Registration: A Tutorial Paper

The use of pin registration is almost necessary in making good motion pictures and is indispensable where process photography or double-exposure techniques are used. Demands for camera steadiness are discussed and pertinent factors in construction and operation are described. The importance of controlling relative humidity and temperature is stressed. Pin design and positioning are discussed with reference to the big pin-little pin system and style of perforations is considered. Guiding methods are discussed, with emphasis on the edge-and-point system. Errors caused by faults in design, workmanship and maintenance are cited.

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1963-02

Content type

Tutorial

DOI

10.5594/J13686