The soundhead is reading only intensity, that's all it does. The faster
there is a change in intensity, the faster the output of the soundhead
changes. It's just a photocell sensitive to only one color of light,
looking through a narrow slit.
In the case of a variable-area track, this means tha
Dear...gang,
I have a couple of questions about exposing an image onto 16mm optical
track and a search in the FW archives didn't turn up too much.
I've always assumed that B&W stocks, preferably reversal, render a more
contrasty image which produces bolder sound, but is this correct? I'm
curious
