CBS Chromacoder

[Steve McVoy]

The experiment with flicker to produce color was done in the 60s. It was limited to a few commercials in a few markets:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/butterfield.html

[whsh93a]

Thanks for the link. It was very enlightening. Apparently, the process was also used employing a special film in the late 1950's called the "Nagler Process." Makes me wonder if a true white LED could be manipulated to produce the illusion of different colors. Imagine a matrix of LEDs creating images or messages that would be visible only to a certain percentage of viewers. Everyone else would only see white. I'll bet some people could be convinced that they were being hailed by God.

I fully appreciate the last bit in the article pointing out that thousands of viewers telephoned a station asking, "What happened? Did I really see color on my black-and-white receiver? Or am I having hallucinations?"

That's exactly how I remember feeling.

DH

Originally Posted by Steve McVoy

The experiment with flicker to produce color was done in the 60s. It was limited to a few commercials in a few markets:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/butterfield.html

[Steve McVoy]

whsh93a, I'd appreciate any more information you can find on 1950s use of this technique. What city was the TV station in? The only use of this technique I was aware of was with a Pepsi ad in the 60s.

[Reece]

Side note: in the CBS article, note all the dead soldiers (Schlitz, etc.) on the table in the picture with the tech adjusting the CBS camera. How's your slew rate.

Reece

[JBL GUY]

Originally Posted by Steve McVoy View Post
The experiment with flicker to produce color was done in the 60s. It was limited to a few commercials in a few markets:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/butterfield.html

Yep could have been in the early 1960s...We moved from OH to IA in the summer of 1962 after my father passed away...And it was while we lived in OH.

Thanks for the link.