Patent ID: 6137530
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A combination continuous motion and stationary pin registered film gate for a motion picture telecine, comprising:a housing for supporting and transporting a film in continuous motion past a scanning means on the telecine, said housing including a frame aperture operative for receiving light from a light source that passes through the film and directing the light to the telecine scanning means;film stabilizing means positioned proximate to said frame aperture for steadily guiding the film across said frame aperture during continuous motion operation;a selectably engageable pin assembly operatively associated with said housing and including at least one precision milled registration pin for engaging with a film sprocket perforation to hold the film stationary for a stationary frame scan, the at least one precision milled registration pin having dimensions sized and shaped substantially in accordance with both the lateral and longitudinal dimensional specifications for a film sprocket perforation;a hemispherical ball on the end thereof for seating in a recess provided in said frame aperture.