Did You Know...
...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4355332 | Video tape editing control system A video tape editing control system is provided which is capable of controlling one or more source video tape recorders and a record video tape recorder so that video information from a first source video tape recorder may be recorded on the video tape in... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4344090 | Television set with picture-storage means A television set having a picture display device, means for tuning into selected radiated television signals and means for supplying the received signal pictures to the said display device, the set further comprising a preferably non-volatile memory conta... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4262302 | Video display processor having an integral composite video generator A digital computing system is disclosed having a monolithic microprocessor, a versatile input/output subsystem, a multi-medium capability. In the memory subsystem, a balanced mix of dynamic RAM, P-channel MOS ROM and N-channel MOS ROM are included to mini... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4240112 | Digital video effect equipment Digital video effects equipment for providing special effects by controlling the number of quantization levels for each sample of an incoming television video signal. Each video signal sample is converted into a digital signal comprising a predetermined n... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4205344 | Special effects memory system A special effects memory system is described which stores and recalls on command complex configurations of a video production switcher as an aid in the production of special effects. A stored effect may be recalled by using a single control panel push but... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4130830 | Method and apparatus for homogeneous exposure of video display screen A homogeneous screen exposure method for a video display tube used in a video game which may be exposed for prolonged periods to a fixed pattern is provided by utilizing the motion counters of the game which normally provide for a moving ball, for example... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4127849 | System for converting coded data into display data The present invention relates to an improved data converter system that will accept the 3-D definition or description of a geometric object or symbol and convert it into a form suitable for display on a 2-D display device. Once a symbol has been defined, ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4100572 | Optical method and apparatus for carrying out the method This invention relates to an improved optical method which gives apparent movement in depth to motionless or unsupported subjects and to an apparatus for carrying out the method.... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4080626 | Discontinuous motion special effects generator for television A discontinuous motion special effects generator for television is described including a memory means responsive to a television video signal for storing signals representing a television picture field and memory control means for controlling the writing ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4074309 | Video effects apparatus and method The red, green and blue video output of a camera, telecine channel or video tape recording is fed into a video effects unit including red, green and blue circuits, each of which are the same. Each of these color circuits includes an emitter follower feedi... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4064528 | Method and apparatus for enhancing a televised object An image enhancement method and apparatus are provided for use with television equipment whereby a uniquely treated object within the field of a television camera is enhanced electronically for presentation on a television receiver to make it more readily... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4025946 | Method and apparatus for generating graphic designs A method of generating graphic designs from a light source by scanning the light source to generate a video signal, generating signals representing parameters of a raster signal and generating a raster signal from the parameter signals. The method further... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4011401 | Special effects generator capable of repositioning image segments An area-imaging device is scanned by digital logic in an arbitrary manner which dissects and reassembles the scanned image in an arbitrary way, shifting and rearranging the image segments which comprise the image in accordance with a pre-arranged scheme. ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3958232 | Image transformation system with variable delay A system for the discontinuous transformation of visual images utilizing a variable delay. The visual image to be transformed is first converted to a time-varying video signal. This signal is then converted to a digital signal which is fed to a delay circ... | 05/18/1976 |
