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The Geneva mechanism is an essential component of many film projectors which works in concert with other projector components such as the [[shutter]] in order to transform a film strip composed of static pictures into what appear to be "moving images". It is a mechanism which converts rotational motion into periodic motion. | |||
==The "dwell state"== | |||
[[File:Geneva_mechanism.gif]] | [[File:Geneva_mechanism.gif]] | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_drive Wikipedia article on the Geneva Drive] | |||
* An article on the Geneva movement (or Maltese Cross mechanism) can be found here [https://erkanumut.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/4-important-info-projector/ here] | * An article on the Geneva movement (or Maltese Cross mechanism) can be found here [https://erkanumut.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/4-important-info-projector/ here] | ||
* Kodak Film Notes [http://www.film-tech.com/warehouse/manuals/H5006.pdf "The Intermittent Movement"] | * Kodak Film Notes [http://www.film-tech.com/warehouse/manuals/H5006.pdf "The Intermittent Movement"] |