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the

name

"Kodak"

company was

came

only 11

into

years

use.

The

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Tennessee

old in 1889

when it made the first continuous film.
That

was

some

two

years

before

Thomas Edison made his first prototype
motion picture camera.

Right
some

now,

Kodak spends

$3 million every working day on

research and development, and the
main share of this investment is being

"I found most of my excellent
cast, terrific locations and the
best cooperation in Tennessee"

spent on imaging technology. We are

working

on

developing

new

film emul¬

sions, solid-state imaging devices-in
fact, we have an entire research group

Dan Petrie, Director-"The Dollmaker"

concentrating in this area-and various
interfaces to enhance the desirability of
using optical and electronic media
synergistically.
Kodak also is engaged in
work with hybrid systems which utilize
both optical and magnetic technologies.
We first demonstrated the technological
feasibility of Datakode magnetic control
surface at a meeting held under the
auspices of the Motion Picture Associa¬

For

more

information or assistance

contact Patricia

Ledford, Director-
Film, Tape and Music Commission,
Office of the Governor, 16th Floor,
James K. Polk Office Building,

Nashville, TN 37219. Call toll-free 1-800-251-8594. In Tennessee,
call 1-800-342-8470. 24-hour hotline, 615-741-FILM.
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tion of America in June 1982. We dem¬

onstrated that it is possible to "write"
and "read" up to 100 bits of binary
information on each frame of motion

picture film by coating it with a func¬
tionally and optically transparent layer
of metal oxide. MPAA organized an ad
hoc committee to do significant re¬
search that has already led to the devel¬
opment of prototype equipment which
automates many aspects of film han¬
dling, particularly during post produc¬
tion. This is another important step
toward achieving synergy between film
and magnetic media since Datakode

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surface makes it feasible

to use the
machine-readable SMPTE time
code to index both. One thing is clear:
There is more than one path leading to
the future of imaging technology.
same

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a

video tape supplier?
TDK is a proven,

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Once

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obvious that this was the fastest way
for us to bring sufficient quantities of

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