Reflector ARC Projection—Some Limitations and Possibilities in Theory and Practice
Barely two years ago, the practicability of reflector arc projection was a very much debated question. Under certain limited conditions its success in the laboratory or in the hands of an engineer was beyond question. To one skilled in the handling of optical machinery, the operation of this type of arc illuminant presented no very serious difficulty. But the motion picture engineer was confronted with the problem of how the man in the field-the projectionist-would react to such an unconventional piece of machinery. The field for the reflector arc, obviously, was the small and medium sized theatre, where, in so many instances projection is in the hands of the more or less inexperienced group of projectionists. The many virtues of the reflector arc-all of which hinge upon decreased cost of operation and maintenance-are such as would appeal to just this particular class of motion picture theatres.
- Print ISSN
- 0096-6460
- Published
- 1926-01
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J10326