MOTION PICTURE SYSTEM FOR ECONOMICAL REPLICATION, CONSOLIDATION, DUPLICATION AND EXHIBITION OF WIDE SCREEN FORMATS

摘要

2125491 9312456 PCTABS00023 A new 35mm film print (88), film printer and projector (196) method and apparatus are disclosed for 1:1 optical replication of useable wide screen (58) formats defined by established boundaries of wide screen camera composition relative to the useable image width of 35mm print film, for consolidation of said useable formatted images (58) onto shortened distribution prints (88) and for exhibition of said short prints in motion picture theaters. A new interframe film pitch produces substantially shortened prints without reduction or cropping of the useable images of original production negatives.