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Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Brooksville, FL
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 23, 2018 09:58 PM

Hello? Paul in Florida? This is right up your alley!

https://vimeo.com/249693969?ref=fb-share&1

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Luis Caramelo
Master Film Handler

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From: Funchal
Registered: Feb 2011

posted September 24, 2018 04:50 AM

chip,just marvelous,thanks to share this great vídeo,

film forever.

best;
luis caramelo

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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016

posted September 24, 2018 07:40 AM

The icing on the cake for this wonderful medium !

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted September 25, 2018 02:26 PM

WOW ! That was absolutely wonderful and right up my street too. Excellent ! [Smile]

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted September 27, 2018 10:40 AM

I've always assumed that Sound on Disk was Western Electric's brainchild, whilst RCA Photophone was a sound-on-film system.
But here we have a disk clearly marked as Sound Recording by RCA Photophone System.
This is somewhat of a mystery considering W.E. and RCA were competing sound systems, with RCA's sound-on-film the eventual winner.

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James Wilson
Expert Film Handler

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From: Norwich, UK
Registered: Jan 2015

posted September 27, 2018 12:21 PM

Brilliant!!!!

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Dave Groves
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
Registered: Feb 2015

posted September 27, 2018 12:43 PM

What a fascinating couple. But what will happen to their collection as time doesn't appear to be on their side.

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Kenneth Horan
Film Handler

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From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 27, 2018 10:30 PM

The marking on the disc "Sound Recording by RCA Photophone System" is indeed true. The soundtrack was recorded sound-on-film and simply re-recorded onto disc for theaters not equipped for sound-on-film reproduction. Photophone means "photo" as in optical track being photographed on film, and "phone" as in telephone technology used in the system. RCA Photophone was, indeed, a sound-on-film system originally using a unilateral variable area photographic record.

Western Electric's variable density sound-on-film system became the industry standard shortly after the introduction of their sound-on-disc system. Even Warner Bros switched from sound-on-disc to sound-on-film by 1930, still using their "Vitaphone" trade name.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted September 28, 2018 02:31 AM

Thank you, Kenneth.
I understand that many cinemas who had invested in Western Electric's sound-on-disk system were reluctant to spend more money on the newer sound-on-film system.
For that reason Western Electric kept their disk system active for quite a few more years.

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Steven J Kirk
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Southern England
Registered: Apr 2008

posted October 20, 2018 11:57 AM

That was a very interesting video. I love his proscenium and would love to build something like that myself.

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