Optics: image projectors – Selective data retrieval – Film strip
Patent
1993-10-27
1996-07-02
Dowling, William C.
Optics: image projectors
Selective data retrieval
Film strip
353121, 352 92, 352236, G03D 1724, G03B 2132
Patent
active
055327737
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a method of applying variable, momentous production information to each frame of a continuous visual image medium at the instant of use or after use, without interfering with the formation or display of the normal visual image on the same frame. The recorded production information become absolute reference points on the continuous visual image medium, enabling fast and accurate identification and retrieval at a later date. The method addresses various needs in an ever increasing market ranging from major motion pictures to home videos. The present invention is also a system of recording or retrieving the production information on each frame of a continuous visual image medium. The system includes the actual hardware for the writing and reading of the index code, and the software necessary to decode the code and translate it into useful and user readable information. The system offers producers, directors and editors the freedom to quickly identify and retrieve footage for consideration, while maintaining an accurate asset control on a frame by frame basis. The system also maximizes the usefulness and potential re-use of visual materials.
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Brooks John
Flemming Frank
Shaw Ronald
Chen Tony D.
Dowling William C.
Rozsa Thomas I.
Shaw Ronald
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