Apparatus using one optical sensor to recover audio information from analog and digital soundtrack carried on motion picture film
US5710752A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/89
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus recovers audio information from analog and digital motion picture film soundtracks using a single optical sensor that senses across the widths of both soundtracks. Symbols representing audio information in the digital soundtrack are encoded in two dimensions and are recovered by oversampling the symbols in two dimensions. The two-dimensional encoding of digital information can be used with a variety of recording media; however, in one embodiment, the symbols are carried on motion picture film between the sprocket holes.
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