COMMENTS REGARDING GT-183-65 COLOR MISSION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A000500080009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 22, 1965
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT:, COMMENTS REGARDING GT-183-65 COLOR MISSION. 2 2 'SEP 1965
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FLASHED SO-121, AND ONE ROLL EACH OF THE SAME SELECTED FRAMES
INTER' 8N S8-271 WERE FORWARDED TO FOR COMMENTS RE-
GARBING THE'COLOR QUALITY OF EACH OF THE REPRODUCTION METHODS
$.. C NVERSATfflNS WITH CONFIRM THAT THE SUSPECTED CAUS
THE ISFERIOH..QCALITY WAS IMPROPER FOCUS.
A BECAUSE rHE INFERIOR QUALITY NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO
COMPARE Ai1Y.DIFREACE IN RESOLUTION BETWEEN SO-121 AND SO-27
THE EVALUATION OF='THE TWO EMULSIONS WAS LIMITED TO SUBJECTIV
ONE ROLL EACH OF 9L AND 9R SELECTED FRAMES PRINTED ON
-QUALM AND SCENE RENDITION.
'VIEWING EITHER EMULSION INDEPENDENTLY PROVIDES REALISTIC
SCENE R NOflIONS. THE HUMAN EYE CAN READILY ADAPT TO EITHER
EMULSION. SIDE BY 'SIDE `COMPARISON OF IDENTICAL FRAMES INDICATES
A RADIGAL..'SH FT .IN.'COLOR BALANCE, LIMITED CIRCULATION OF THE TWO
EMULSIGIIS-,DOES NOT` LICATE A PREFERANCE OF ONE MATERIAL OVER THE
OTH Tf tE ARE OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES IN THE COLORS OF THE
EMULSION DYES PARTICULARLY IN THE CYAN AND YELLOW LAYERS. THE
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SHIFT IN SCENE RENDITION CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS DIFFERENCE.
5. EITHER EMULSION WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR INTELLIGENCE
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