TRIP REPORT -(Sanitized) , 3 MARCH 1968

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: March 23, 1968
• Content Type: MFR

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1. On 3 arch 1968, 1 traveled to
or the purpose of
rev ew ng test developments in bi-color. Because PIC
is responsible for evaluating the PI applications of bi-color
as acquired from the IIcamera system, it is imperative that
we of the Center be appraised of the state-of-the-art.
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however, other members of the Intelligence Ca=unity were also
present to view the bi-color procedures and results. In atten-
dance were :
2. My principal contact as
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Although no official meeting had been called? ad
announced unofficially that the bi-color presentations intended
for the J--3 capability report had been completed.
3. iii-color samples in
possession were positive color transparencies that had been trade
in two ways. One group was products of positives generated on
the Game I rectifier at ACIC, St. Louis; the other set was made
from positives ptinted on thel printer also located
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presentation scheduled for the J--3 Engineering Evaluation Committee
meeting of 6 March 1968.
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4. The color positives made from ortho prints ale a vast
improvement over the prints made from rectified positives. How-
ever, the ortho printer introduces distracting scan lines in the
image and is a lengthy, time consuming process. A single chip,
suitable for bi-color printing requires eight to ten hours of
ortho printer machine time. The advantage of the ortho print
presentation over that of a rectified version is that the effects
of parallax are essentially eliminated and image fringing is
therefore reduced.
5. The bi-color photography generated from positives pro-
duced in the Gamma I rectifier are in my opinion of little PI
value. Image displacement caused by the convergence of the two
taking lenses causes severe image (color) fringing. Like the
ortho print techniques, the rectified positives wust be generated
at ACIC. With the present equipment deployment, the areas of
intelligence interest would be selected at NPIC, rectified or
ortho printed at ACIC, color printed at 0 and interpreted at
#PIC. All intermediate steps, after iiPIC's original choice of
target area would be accomplished without benefit of PI liaison.
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6. There are currently two types of viewing instruments
suitable for bi-color viewing and or printing,. The additive
color printer viewer located at 25X1 A
accepts two (rectified) black and white positives which it
projects in register on a ground glass screen. The instrument
is totally optical and has a dynamic resolution capability of
1701/mm. The other available instrument is the Automatic Reg;istera-
tion Electronic Stereoscope (AREs) with a bi-color attachment.
There is only one ARkZ equipped with a bi-color viewer. It is the
property ofII but is currently on loan to rPIC. The ARE,; is a
purely electronic instrument and accomplishes inage rectification
internally. It however, is designed as a viewing, instrument and
is not well suited for making prints of the presentation. 25X1 A
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designer of the ACVF. Although the ACV? was temporily inoperative
described its operation to me. I specifically viewed
it with respect to its potential installation and employment at
EPIC since that has~} been suggested by the D0/8T. Its dimensions
are approximately 8' x 3' x 6'. Its estimated weight is 2000-2500
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pounds; it requires 224 volt inputs and must be vented to the
outside. There are two additional support units with the
instrument -- a vacuum pump approximately 3' x 1.5' X 1.5' as
a blower approximately the saw size. A detailed description
of the equipment is available in a manual contained in TS$Q/1'SD
files.
G. In r opinion, the ACVP should not be accepted for
delivery to $PIC until the bi-color concept is proven to be e.
useful intelligence tool, and until it is established that the
AR now being tested at NPIC will not do the job. The ARBS
has the advantage of not requiring 220 volt power supply, it
does not require outside venting or a blower and it provides
self-contained electronic image rectification. Also, because
of its rectification capabilities, the logistics problems
associated with making intermediate positives at ACIC, are
eliminated. The major disadvantage of the .ACES is its poor
resolution. however, image registration problems associated
with the use of rectified intermediate positives in the ACVP
lessen the advantage of that instruments resolution capabilities.
Ortho printed intermediate positives can be registered success-
fully on the ACVP but the scan lines associated with ortho
printing are highly distracting and there is a serious logistic
problem in the production phase. As previously stated the ,ABES
is a real time viewer and is not well suited for preparing a
permanent record of the screen display. Therefore, if the bi-
color concept is successful, IPIC should re-evaluate equipment
availability relative to intelligence acquisition requirnts.
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