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Steve_McVoy wrote:This is our set. We loaned it to them for the production;
http://www.earlytelevision.org/western_empire.htm
Panrock wrote:This set seems to be showing a 40-line picture, not corresponding to any historic standard I know of. I wonder how it was generated?
McGee2021 wrote:Would any body know the actual aspect ratio, diameter of the disc, and distance of the first apperature from the outside of the disc? im trying to make a replica picture produced by the set, and one of the only ways to do it would to be a disc of the same measurements!
Harry Dalek wrote:McGee2021 wrote:Would any body know the actual aspect ratio, diameter of the disc, and distance of the first apperature from the outside of the disc? im trying to make a replica picture produced by the set, and one of the only ways to do it would to be a disc of the same measurements!
Well i can see right away due to the aspect ratio its not a disc its a drum of some sort or mirror screw perhaps ...i have made 2 drum monitors that would give that sort of result ...and Holtzman hes is very good ...
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1269&hilit=compact+drum+monitor
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1388&hilit=compact+drum+monitor
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1486&hilit=drum+monitor
You could also do it another way aspect ratio wise but screen size would be smaller .
As in Grahams
Cadbury's drum monitor
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1960&hilit=drum+monitor
or Troys
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1550&hilit=troy+tekade
McGee2021 wrote:I think you might be speaking of the computer generated picture on the episode. What i need would be the specifications for the actual disc used on the original set. I do know that the disc is 45 lines, has 3 interlacing spirals, and is a lens disc.
Harry Dalek wrote:McGee2021 wrote:I think you might be speaking of the computer generated picture on the episode. What i need would be the specifications for the actual disc used on the original set. I do know that the disc is 45 lines, has 3 interlacing spirals, and is a lens disc.
OK looking at some thing similar it might have also have been a lens disk such as below links ...you might find stuff of interest in the television news magazines
there's a bit on lens disks and i recall information on the 3 spiral disc in one of the issues at least
http://www.earlytelevision.org/western_ ... ation.html
http://www.earlytelevision.org/western_empire.html
http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Tel ... _Guide.htm
Gary is faster at the draw than me !
McGee2021 wrote:The lens disc recievier was the one that was in the set that this topic is about. the picture of the set has the computer generated pictures. the real picture would be scanned horizontally, not vertically.
gary wrote:McGee2021 wrote:The lens disc recievier was the one that was in the set that this topic is about. the picture of the set has the computer generated pictures. the real picture would be scanned horizontally, not vertically.
So true, but it is also important to note that the "guts" of set that they "loaned" to BW was from a model 41 (that's unimportant as far as the BW pictures go and likely it was probably loaned as an empty shell). However if you want to replicate a "real" WES set then you should use the dimensions given on the page I gave you a link to as it shows the original WES "guts" (from a set in the Smithsonian) and gives you the correct dimensions etc of the disk (which is what I am assuming you are after).
McGee2021 wrote:Now that you reminded me, i realised im after information i already know! the only thing i dont know would be the picture aspect ratio.
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