Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site shark.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!tektronix!orca!shark!davew From: davew@shark.UUCP (Dave Williams) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Disney Movies 1960-1970 Message-ID: <1088@shark.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Oct-84 15:56:25 EDT Article-I.D.: shark.1088 Posted: Mon Oct 1 15:56:25 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Oct-84 03:17:30 EDT References: <4076@tekecs.UUCP> <245@gitpyr.UUCP>, <1389@qubix.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 26 Fantasia was ahead of its time, not only in the way it presented cartoon animation and the wedding of classical music to the action, but also in the way the music was presented. Fantasia was the first motion picture to use stereophonic (actually triphonic) sound. The sound track was mastered on a special 3 track optical sound on film recorder developed by RCA for Disney. This sound track was on a separate 35mm film that was run through a special playback machine and synced up with the projected film. This sound system was used during the first run engagements for the film at such places as Radio City Music Hall. Most theaters could not afford the extra cost of the system and used the standard single track sound. Fantasia was not a financial success for Disney and it wasn't till several rounds of re-runs had occurred that a profit was realized. I would really like to hear that original sound track, even though it was done with sound on film equipment. The signal to noise ratios were never that great and the sound rolls off at about 7 kHz do to the grain of the film. The next use of stereophonic sound did not occur until the mid-fifties when 3D movies, such as House Of Wax and wide screen movies like The Robe again tried use this technique. By this time magnetic film (35mm base stock coated with magnetic material) took over from the previously used optical technique. Dave Williams Tektronix, Inc. ECS