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MATTE SCREEN [4 records]

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Record 1 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Glass
  • Optics
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

A sheet of glass with one matte surface, used as a focusing screen, diffusing screen, etc.

DEF

Plate or sheet glass which has been abraded on one face to give a translucent, light-arresting surface on which a visible image can be formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de verre
  • Optique
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

Plaque de verre ayant une surface mate, utilisée comme écran de mise au point, de diffusion, etc.

CONT

la lumière peut être également transmise lorsqu'elle pénètre une substance translucide comme le verre dépoli ou le polythène.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vidrio
  • Óptica
  • Litografía, offset y fototipia
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Record 2 2000-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
  • Photography
DEF

A projection screen with a flat, even surface and dull finish which provides an even brilliance at all viewing angles.

CONT

The matte(dull) white screen gives a wide viewing angle and is especially useful when the audience must be seated close to the screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
  • Photographie
CONT

L'écran mat. - Sa surface blanche en tissu, caoutchouc ou matière plastique n'est pas très lumineuse, mais elle assure la diffusion des rayons réfléchis dans un grand angle. L'écran mat est donc intéressant pour les projections à courtes distances dans une salle en largeur (...)

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
CONT

The beaded screen has a much greater reflective power than the matte screen, but the brightness is mainly concentrated along the projection axis and fades to an inadequate level beyond 40 ° from the axis.

CONT

To create a surface that’s glass beaded, a screen manufacturer has to find a way to apply a very large number of very small glass balls onto a substrate (a backing) which is thereafter going to get rolled up and down possibly thousands of times.

Key term(s)
  • glass-beaded projection screen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
CONT

L'écran perlé [...] dont la surface est recouverte de minuscules billes de verre transparentes et incolores, se caractérise par un grand pouvoir réfléchissant. Il donne des images très lumineuses, mais, en contrepartie, ne renvoie la lumière que dans un angle limité à environ 30 ° seulement; pour cette raison, les spectateurs doivent se rassembler autour de l'axe de projection et ne pas trop s'écarter de celui-ci. L'écran perlé [...] est tout indiqué pour les projections réalisées dans des salles en longueur.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A metal projection screen with a silvered surface that produces a very high reflectivity in a forward direction; often used as a daylight screen.

CONT

A smooth silver screen is well-suited to color reproduction because its metallic particles emphasize colors and increase brightness above the level of the matte white screen....

CONT

Since 1983 ... the annual Insect Fear Film Festival ... [gives] Berenbaum a perfect opportunity to demystify the insect world, both on and off the silver screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
CONT

L'angle de vision [...] se répartit à 45 degrés de part et d'autre de l'axe de l'écran lorsque celui-ci est absolument mat et à 15 degrés lorsqu'il est argenté ou perlé.

Spanish

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