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* single blade ([[Kinoton]], [[Ernemann]]) | * single blade ([[Kinoton]], [[Ernemann]]) | ||
* dual blade ([[Simplex XL]]) | * dual blade ([[Simplex XL]]) | ||
* dual blade counter rotating-dual shutter ([[Century JJ]] | * dual blade counter rotating-dual shutter ([[Century JJ]]) | ||
* 3 blade (often used for variable speed) | * 3 blade (often used for variable speed) | ||
* 3 blade counter-rotating dual shutter | * 3 blade counter-rotating dual shutter | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 30 March 2017
- RE variable speed
- Other examples
- ghosting
A shutter is a rotating device with a single blade or multiple blades used to interrupt the light source as film is pulled through the gate.
Types of Shutters
(some examples of projectors who use them)
- single blade (Kinoton, Ernemann)
- dual blade (Simplex XL)
- dual blade counter rotating-dual shutter (Century JJ)
- 3 blade (often used for variable speed)
- 3 blade counter-rotating dual shutter
- 5 blade single (pretty rare, used for studio machines involved with telecine.