HDTV Electron Beam Recording
L. Thorpe, Yoshio Ozaki · SMPTE Journal · 1988
In the early days of HDTV's exposure to the production community, it became evident that a close synergetic relationship with 35mm film would bring a major new flexibility to program production and distribution. The combination of high performance and a new cost-effectiveness holds promise for the use of HDTV in the production of lower-budget motion pictures. In addition, the use of HDTV for electronic blue-screen process and special effects, with subsequent transfer to film, offers an important new production tool to the traditional motion-picture industry. This article describes the first electron beam recording system put into full-time service to implement transfers of 1125/60 HDTV videotape recordings to 35mm film.