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• 13:13, 22 October 2025 Rfhall talk contribs created page Sound focus (Created page with "'''Sound focus''' is a concept relevant to the presentation of 16mm films with optical soundtracks on projector models with '''sound focus controls'''. =Background= 16mm films (and other nonsymmetrical formats like 8mm and Super 8) vary in their emulsion orientations depending on the camera stock type and lab processes that produced them. Depending on the workflow that produced it, a reel you hold with the sprocket holes facing you might have its emulsion layer facing o...")
• 09:40, 16 October 2025 Rfhall talk contribs created page Uncommon film gauges (This article incorporates and consolidates the text from the articles about 9.5mm, 22mm, and 28mm originally written by JesseCrooks)
• 22:07, 15 October 2025 Rfhall talk contribs created page 16mm sound formats (Created page with "* mono - various types (mauer, single track, etc) (stereo was developed in the 1990s and some Eastman projectors have readers for this but no prints were made) * silent (double perf vs. single perf) * sound from external sources (digital file, cassette tape, radio, etc.) * mag stripe (rare for standard projection settings but comes up with home movies and artifacts like Scopitones) * production elements you may run into (e.g. fullcoat) * DTS exists in very rare, semi-exp...")
• 20:18, 15 October 2025 Rfhall talk contribs created page 16mm aspect ratios (Created page with "The 16mm frame has '''a native full-frame aspect ratio of ~1.34:1'''. This is the aspect ratio of the vast majority of 16mm prints encountered in exhibition settings today. Exceptions are usually encountered when projecting a print of a film that has been reduced to 16mm from a 35mm print, or when projecting certain experimental or artists' films. The ~1.34:1 full-frame aspect ratio is the same for sound prints and for silent prints. <gallery widths...")
• 11:48, 25 June 2025 User account Mickey talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 11:45, 25 June 2025 User account Cooljpeg talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 13:18, 4 August 2024 User account Hsyang talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 16:40, 11 November 2023 Rfhall talk contribs created page Category:Guides (Created page with "Guides to what you want to know.")
• 15:13, 11 November 2023 Rfhall talk contribs created page Guide: Shipping film safely (Created page with "right|thumb|300px|Why it's important to use enough tape. right|thumb|300px|Why shipping film on [[core|cores without proper packing isn't a great idea.]] Preparing and packing film for shipment is a crucial part of proper film handling. '''Express Vs. Ground''' - The most commonly used courier for motion picture film is FedEx Express. Nearly every archive ships this way and insists on FedEx 3-day at minimum. Insura...")
• 21:37, 18 September 2023 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:FilmWrecker.jpg
• 10:04, 9 September 2023 User account Quiksteppe talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 10:31, 1 July 2023 User account JürgenKino talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 11:59, 17 October 2022 User account Ally talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 16:36, 7 October 2022 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page Splicing tape (content was: "Splice on both sides, and don't use scotch tape! * Recommended types Category:Tools Category:Film handling", and the only contributor was "Rfhall" (talk))
• 16:33, 7 October 2022 Rfhall talk contribs created page File:Estar-base-film-must-be-tape-spliced.jpg (A film can labeled "ESTARBASE FILM - MUST BE TAPE SPLICED")
• 16:33, 7 October 2022 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded File:Estar-base-film-must-be-tape-spliced.jpg (A film can labeled "ESTARBASE FILM - MUST BE TAPE SPLICED")
• 14:18, 30 January 2022 Rfhall talk contribs created page File:Generic Small Gauge Inspection report 2019.pdf (Generic film inspection form for small gauge film)
• 14:18, 30 January 2022 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded File:Generic Small Gauge Inspection report 2019.pdf (Generic film inspection form for small gauge film)
• 14:17, 30 January 2022 Rfhall talk contribs created page File:Generic Print Inspection Report 2019.pdf (Generic film inspection report - updated version.)
• 14:17, 30 January 2022 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded File:Generic Print Inspection Report 2019.pdf (Generic film inspection report - updated version.)
• 12:57, 17 November 2021 User account 172frames talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 20:43, 10 November 2021 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page SMPTE (content was: "* Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers: [https://www.smpte.org/ SMPTE] ==See Also== * test films Category:Resources Category: Showmanship")
• 20:36, 10 November 2021 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page Portable projectors (content was: "* 35mm * 16mm / 8mm / Super 8 Category:Equipment Category: Projectors")
• 20:33, 10 November 2021 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page Perforations (content was: "* Different types, examples See also: sprockets Category:Film prints", and the only contributor was "Rfhall" (talk))
• 20:19, 10 November 2021 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page Green band trailer (content was: "A '''green band trailer''' is a theatrical trailer that is intended for all audiences. Nudity, extreme violence, and most curse words are proscribed from green band trailers; the rough stuff resides in the red band trailer. Category:Film prints Category:Showmanship")
• 20:18, 10 November 2021 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page Red band trailer (content was: "A '''red band trailer''' is a theatrical trailer intended to be shown to mature audiences only. It often includes images and dialogue deemed too raunchy or violent for the green band trailer, which it may otherwise resemble. Red band trailers were often sent to theaters with the proviso that they could only be shown before certain R- and NC-17-rated features. In the analog realm, nothing technically prevented a projectionist from screening a red band trailer...")
• 14:17, 10 November 2021 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page VerticalDistorsion (content was: "#REDIRECT Vertical Distortion", and the only contributor was "JesseCrooks" (talk))
• 09:27, 9 February 2021 User account Mhidy talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email (User request)
• 13:40, 12 May 2020 Rfhall talk contribs created page Movietone (Created page with "'''Movietone''' was an early sound-on-film format in use roughly 1927 through 1933 (not to be confused with the "Fox Movietone News" newsreel brand that continued afterward)....")
• 17:42, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs created page Category:Sound (Created page with "Pages about sound.")
• 15:47, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs created page File:Split-reel-nub.jpg (Close-up photo of the "nub" on a 35mm split reel. The nub is supposed to hold the core in place on the split reel.)
• 15:47, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded File:Split-reel-nub.jpg (Close-up photo of the "nub" on a 35mm split reel. The nub is supposed to hold the core in place on the split reel.)
• 15:14, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs created page File:Split-reel-35mm.jpg (A 35mm split reel. This photo shows the two halves of the split reel, with a core holding a small amount of 35mm film on the half on the left.)
• 15:14, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded File:Split-reel-35mm.jpg (A 35mm split reel. This photo shows the two halves of the split reel, with a core holding a small amount of 35mm film on the half on the left.)
• 14:09, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs created page Kinoton FP 30 A (Created page with " ==External links== * [http://my.kinoton.com/fileadmin/user_upload/film_equipment/manuals/A_series/FP30A_e.pdf Kinoton FP 30 A operating manual] Category: Equipment C...")
• 13:16, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs created page Category:Troubleshooting (Created page with "Category:Technique")
• 13:13, 21 April 2020 Rfhall talk contribs created page Category:Small gauge film (Created page with "Information about projecting film gauges smaller than 35mm.")
• 13:48, 23 September 2019 User account Nicolabo talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 10:34, 26 March 2019 User account Vincentmollica talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 11:45, 13 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page MediaWiki:Top-notice-ns-0 (deleting test page for SiteNotice extension)
• 10:07, 13 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Top-notice-ns-0 (test PageNotice extension)
• 09:28, 13 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs created page File:Dts-smash.jpg (DTS discs in smashed cases.)
• 09:28, 13 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded File:Dts-smash.jpg (DTS discs in smashed cases.)
• 13:37, 8 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs created page International film glossary (Created page with "'''A glossary of common words and technical terminology used by projectionists and film exhibitors — in many languages.''' * Get in touch if you have a suggestion or correc...")
• 11:07, 8 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Sitenotice (Created page with "123")
• 08:53, 8 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs deleted page File:New-yorker-projectionist.jpg (test)
• 08:53, 8 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs created page File:New-yorker-projectionist.jpg
• 08:53, 8 March 2019 Rfhall talk contribs uploaded File:New-yorker-projectionist.jpg
• 15:37, 7 March 2019 User account Nehalem501 talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email (Email correspondence)
• 17:21, 24 January 2019 User account JesseCrooks talk contribs was created by Rfhall talk contribs and password was sent by email