REFERENCE JOINT SERVICES MEETING OF 14 MARCH 1962

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 15, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 19, 1962
• Content Type: MFR

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SUBJECT Reference Joint Services Meeting of 14 March
1. In attendance at this meeting in the afternoon of 14 March
1962 were:
a. The spot size of the CRT scan is considerably larger
than most of the fine detail contained in the KR materials. This
would tend to limit the amount or degree of electronic dodging
through the inverse feed back loop.
tions and advantages. Some of the points stressed were
2. The undersigned opened this discussion at 1330 hours and made a
resume of the significant points of discussion in the morning session of
the larger grou . Dori the morning session there had been several
references t printing of the duplicate positive and duplicate
negative materials. For the benefit of those present at this committee
meeting who were not entirely familiar with the principle, the
undersigned described this system in some detai po n ng out its limita-
25X1A b. The electronic exposure control device in th
25X1A system would limit printing speeds to approximately 5 feet
per minute as compared to 60 feet per minute on the Kodak printer.
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c. Since the directive states that all duplicate positive conies
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printer would place a severe limitation in time for the printing
operation which is now keyed to the processing and drying rates estab-
lished in the processing laboratory.
d. Most, if not all, of the interested parties have their own
25X1A printi and processing equipment which in many cases includes a
strip printer and selective printing from the total foot-
age cou eat be accomplished locally and/or individually. This printing
would necessarily be made from a second generation duplicate positive
25X1A and would result in a duplicate negative. Subsequent
photographic products from this duplicate negative would be two genera-
tions removed from products from the original negative. In this
method there would be an attendant loss of resolution due to the sub-
sequent generations. This type of printing could best be accomplished
on a selective basis fromthe original negative while still in the
possession of the processing laboratory.
3. Since the undersigned is familiar with the operation from
several visits to the processing laboratory, he recommended that the
necessary steps be taken to substantially improve the environment -"or the
equipment now being used in that laboratory. On several occasions
has stated that the processing plant was initially designed to
candle Talent-type materials and that new programs have placed additional
work loads and higher resolution requirements far beyond the initial scope.
Mr. Green further stated that a look into future requirements might Justify
a major revision to his installation.
4. suggested that the laboratory at Westover ATB repre-
sented the latest in the state of the art as a processing facility and
that some thought be given to transferring the processing and printing
function of the Kh materials to Westover. It was farther suggested by
hat NPIC eliminate the requirement for the first positive copy
now produced at the processing plant in order to allow more time for the
several duplicate positives for general distribution.
5. It was agreed at this meeting that specific directives be fur-
nished the contractor in regard to quality controls and more specifically
to the type of duplicate positive and negative best suited for the indi-
vidual requirements. It was also agreed that an improvement in equipment
and environment in the processing plant was desirable and that more infor-
mation regarding the quality of the original negative would be furnished
to the community members. It.-vas suggested that a copy of the negative evalua-
tion report as prepared by IBC be distributed to the other members as soon
as possible. General knowledge of the quality of the original negative
and more specifically any of its inherent faults directly due to the camera
system could eliminate some of the c(j4ticism of the materials generated
from this original negative.
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