In Chapter 3 I discussed the use of the JK optical printer in a fairly straightforward manner as a means to do simple rephotography, resizing of the image, speed changes, superimpositions, dissolves and traveling mattes. With the exception of the last bit, these effects are fairly easy to accomplish once you get the hang of the machine and, even though Jaakko appears to be retired, there are still enough JKs around and people capable of their upkeep that without too much trouble you, dear reader, ought to be able to locate one to rent or borrow, or perhaps even purchase. Should you buy an optical printer and desire to augment it, or should you wish to build yourself one from scratch (as Bill describes doing ...
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