Users may want to register on the site. Search capability provides access to archives. For the user interested in the more technical aspects of film history, there are sites discussing film size, large film format, and early projection and photographic equipment. Very nicely organized, with useful information. Under each subject user will find informative, full-text essays.
Site includes a timeline.
Starting with Nipkow's disk in 1884 and ending with speculation on the future of interactive TV, this investigation follows the development of television from NTSC to DHTV, examines the differences between analog and digital, and traces the evolution of sound. By Thomas White. Four sections provide articles on radio history and technology, and governmental regulations and documents. Concentrates on history of the radio in the United States from 1900 to 1927. Overviews and demonstrates audio and video codecs, anything from Cinepak to QDesign, and describes leading multimedia architecture like RealMedia and Quick Time.