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MOVIE PROJECTOR [4 records]

Record 1 2005-12-12

English

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

A lamp used in a movie projector which allows an optical reader to scan the printed sound track on the edge of the film so that it can be converted into audible sound.

French

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

Lampe logée dans un projecteur de films qui permet la lecture optique de la bande sonore imprimée en bordure de la pellicule et sa transformation en son audible.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Cinematography
CONT

Fairly soon after the introduction of talkies in the late 1920s, the movie industry settled on using an analogue optical soundtrack on the edge of the film to carry the sound. This was read by the projector and converted to an electrical audio signal. This was a very noisy medium, so in the absence of advanced noise reduction technology such as Dolby A(the cinema equivalent of, and precursor to, the Dolby B and C noise reduction systems on compact cassettes), the situation was eased by sharply cutting the treble response(at around 5kHz). The bass was also cut, which accounts for the characteristic pinched sound of old movies. The recommended system of frequency response tailoring was called ’Academy Sound. ’

OBS

Academy aspect ratio: 1.37:1, the aspect ratio for movies used almost exclusively up to the early 1950s.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Son haut perché caractéristique des anciens films parlants qui était le résultat d'un retranchement, sur la partie de la bande portant le signal audio, de certaines fréquences aiguës et basses, afin de réduire les bruits de la bande.

OBS

format Academy : [...] format [d'image] (1.37), qui fut le standard du septième art avant le Cinémascope.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Cinematography
DEF

A ventilation device located inside a movie projector used to keep the lamp cool.

OBS

projector exhaust fan: term linked with the conception and development of large-format film technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Appareil de ventilation logé à l'intérieur d'un projecteur dont la fonction est de maintenir le refroidissement de la lampe.

OBS

système de ventilation du projecteur : terme établi dans le cadre de la conception et de la mise au point de la technique du cinéma grand format.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

To guide a length of still or movie film through assigned path in a camera or a projector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Action de guider un film photographique ou cinématographique le long d'un passage désigné, dans un appareil photo, une caméra ou un projecteur.

Spanish

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