User`s manual

Super8 Sound Editing
Horizontal Editing Equipment
MKM Horizontal Editing Machine
The MKM Editing Table was introduced in 1973, and it is
the most widely used horizontal Super 8 fullcoat editing
facility.
The picture head is an original design incorporating an 8-sided
prism, a 21V/150W projector-type lamp with dichroic re-
flector and an additional dichroic mirror to keep film cool,
and a large bright groundglass rear screen (3.75" x 5") that
can be viewed confortably by as many as 6 to 10 people
sitting up to 45
°
off axis, in a normally lit room.
The sound path has a flywheel/capstan and flutter filter
tensioner to provide excellent sound fidelity. With the AC
synchronous version of the table, it is possible to do trans-
fers or mixes using the Super8 Sound Recorder in AC sync
mode. A built-in solid state amplifier and speaker have vol-
ume and tone controls, and a headphone monitor jack.
Picture and sound have separate electric clutches. Either
strand or both can be moved forward or backward at contin-
uously variable speeds from 0 to 62fps. Creep speeds at less
than 1fps can be accomplished, and there is a manual inching
control for locating an exact frame. Both picture and sound
can be marked, at the frame in the gate or at the sound head.
Options include a matching work table with folding legs, a con-
sole version built into a work table with permanent chrome-
plated legs, a single-system magnetic head on the picture
strand, and a two-channel amplifier. To order a single-system
head on an MKM table, add the suffix "-1" to the product
code, e.g. MKM824-1. To order a 2-channel amplifier on an
MKM table, add the suffix "-2" to the product code, e.g.
MKM824-2, or for a table with a single-system head and two
channel amp, MKM824-1-2. Both the single-system head and
the two-channel amplifier must be ordered with the table;
they cannot be added later.
Two 6-plate versions of the MKM table, with one picture and
2 sound heads, will be available later this year. The Model
1224 is a self-contained unit, with legs, with complete editing,
playback and mixing capabilities. The Model 1224R, in the
same console unit, is projected to have those same basic
functions as well as recording capability to and from all
sound tracks.
MKM Editing Machine Model 824 ................................................
MKM824
MKM Editing Machine with AC Sync ...........................................
MKM824S
MKM Matching Work Table
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MKMLEGS
MKM Editing Machine Model 1024
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MKM1024
(Console version, built into a work table)
MKM Editing Machine Model 1224 ...........................................
MKM1224
(6-plate console version)
MKM Editing Machine Model 1224 with
recording capability
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MKM 1224R
Cost of a single-system head for MKM ................................................
MKM-1
Cost of 2-channel amplifier for MKM
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MKM-2
Super 8 Research Associates Post-Production Console
These horizontal editing tables were introduced in early 1975
and immediately were available in 4-plate, 6-plate, and 8-plate
versions. An optional picture head can be added to the left and
right hand sides of the table, allowing combinations of three
picture tracks with one sound, two picture and two sound,
or one picture and three sound tracks. The 4-plate and 6-plate
versions may be expanded later to add additional plates, up
to eight.
S8S# PPC45 with PPCPIC
The picture head is a conversion of an action-principle viewer
with a 4-sided prism. The rear screen is a 5" x 7" color cor-
rected fresnel lens, which focuses the light into a bright nar-
row beam suitable for viewing by one person even in a
brightly lit room. The lamp is a 6V/10W quartz viewer lamp.
The sound paths use a large 40-tooth single sprocket drive to
advance the sound smoothly and intelligibly. Sound amplifi-
cation is provided, and multi-track models have volume con-
trols for each track.
Picture and sound paths are independently clutched. Indepen-
dent torque motors on the take-up and supply reels can be
turned on and off separately from the drive motor, allowing
one track to be rewound while another is moving at 24fps.
Manual inching control. A common start outlet allows any
number of Super8 Sound Recorders to start in sync with
the editing table, and sound tracks from the table be laced
through the sound heads of Super8 Sound Recorders for
Super 8 Sound, Inc.
35
95 Harvey Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02140