Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgment; Abbreviations; The language; Terms A-Z; British - metric conversion table; Magnetic tape width standards; Magnetic tape speed standards; Phonograph speeds; Film length standards; Negative, sound, print and television recording films; Film width standards; Film projection speed; Table of frequencies; Frequency bands; Radio bands; Television channels; Television picture standards; Colour television systems; Film emulsion speed conversion table; Television systems worldwide; National and international news agencies.
Still the only reference that is international in scope
Now includes information on new digital technology
Includes valuable tables and lists of international organizations,
festivals and awards
Desi Bognar
Praise for the previous edition:
"In a time of ceaseless migrations between continents and media,
many will be grateful to Desi Bognár for this painstaking
linguistic gazetteer." -Erik Barnouw, Author of Tube of Plenty: the
Evolution of American Television and Documentary: a History of the
Non-Fiction Film; Editor-in-Chief, International Encyclopedia of
Communications.
"...Handsome, intelligent, well-put-together...And now I know what
'Noodling' is!"
- Professor Robert Onopa, University of Hawai'i at Mãnoa
"[The] International Dictionary is excellent and fulfills a very
important/felt need..." - Dr. S. Krishnaswami, Krishnaswami
Associates, Co-Author of Indian Film, Madras, India
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