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Author Topic: Need scans to illustrate a book Ken Greenebaum Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Cupertino, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2006 posted 03-19-2006 11:48 PM                     I recently discovered film-tech.com and hope someone from this community will be able to help me find images I need to illustrate the third volume of my book, Audio Anecdotes. Specifically I am looking for a multi-frame scan of a length of 35mm countdown leader including sprocket holes and mono analog soundtrack (stereo would also be OK but simpler is better) containing the synchronized 'beep'. I need this to help illustrate an article describing audio/video synchronization techniques. For you real (or is it reel?) collectors, I would love to obtain a scan of a few frames from a film demonstrating Edison’s recording of musicians in from of large horn based recording apparatus for a related article. Within reason, the higher the resolution of the scan the better. Please visit the following links and click “search inside the book” to learn a little more about the project through the first two volumes: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568811047/sworksstoryworks http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568812140/sworksstoryworks Please feel free to forward my posting to anyone who you think might be interested. Thanks, Ken Greenebaum DELETED [ 03-20-2006, 01:22 AM: Message edited by: Brad Miller ]  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-20-2006 01:22 AM                     Read the rules before you post again or you will find yourself and your posts booted.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 03-20-2006 09:08 AM                        The "Audio Cyclopedia" Howard W. Sams, Indianapolis In. once had a really good section on Optical recording & playback. Recent (15 years) editions dropped this section since "no one still uses optical recording." I informed the editor that almost every movie theatre uses optical and he said "almost no one." Louis  |  IP: Logged Ken Greenebaum Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Cupertino, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2006 posted 03-20-2006 10:26 AM                     In the book I describe optical sound on film as being the technology that first made movies with synchronized sound track both reliable and economically viable (in contrast to earlier sound on disk attempts). I then use this as a motivation toward the generalized concept of synchronization and achieving synchronization in the digital realm. I will try to find an older copy of "Audio Cyclopedia" that describes optical sound. As you suggest there aren't all that many general references that do. I found Scott Eyman's "The speed of sound" to provide a compelling history of the birth of the talkie. -Ken  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 03-28-2006 03:03 PM                        quote: Louis Bornwasser The "Audio Cyclopedia" Howard W. Sams, Indianapolis In. once had a really good section on Optical recording & playback. Recent (15 years) editions dropped this section since "no one still uses optical recording." I informed the editor that almost every movie theatre uses optical and he said "almost no one. This looked like an interesting book, so I located a used hardcover copy of the 1987 edition on amazon for $35 and ordered it. But that edition didn't have anything about optical sound on film in it either. It still is a good book since it covers a lot of ground in its 1200+ pages. But I found it strange that they apparently dropped the optical film sound section even before 1987. It does contain a small chapter about image projection though.  |  IP: Logged

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