Improving Broadcast Quality from Color Films

J. D. Agin, A. E. Florack, R. G. Hufford, T. R. McMurtray, R. S. Woolman

During 1970, Eastman Kodak Co. undertook a project intended to improve the quality of television images obtained from film. A task force, trained in the setup and operational procedures of television color film chains and studio color monitors, made calls on all television stations in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) and in Puerto Rico. All stations having vidicon or Plumbicon color film chains were given a demonstration of the excellent quality that can be obtained from film on a properly adjusted television film chain. To provide for an independent method of evaluating color film for television, a direct projection system was set up to show that a close approximation on a color monitor set to the recommended D6500 is possible.

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1971-12
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J05692