Color Films for Color Television, Live Color Cameras, and Lighting for Color

This review of the problems of color television broadcasting origination indicates that in the near future, using the tools which have been developed for accurate and well-behaved operating routines, the fidelity of color broadcasting can be controlled so as to meet the original starting point requirements of believability and pleasing reproduction of the original scene. Such control will certainly have to include the various program sources such as live pickup, both studio and outdoor, and 16mm and 35mm color film. Another requirement which is repeatedly being fulfilled is consistency in network operations both from the standpoint of pleasing pictures and switching stability so that a color program can be assembled from remote points with complete consistency of face tones and without the need of readjusting the color receiver. The same requirement holds for the need to be able to switch from any one station to any other station carrying color programs in a given area, without being required to make any adjustments in either hue or picture saturation at the receiver. Earlier balance problems which were extremely difficult are now solved on a casual day-to-day basis. The longer range hope is that with automatic controls and improved stability and self-compensating circuits in broadcasting camera equipment, it should be possible to produce completely consistent results automatically, with more time left for increased emphasis on more artistic productions.