Picture Quality: Film vs. Television

The author claims that the FCC-approved television system is equal in quality to 35mm film in many ways and superior to it in many others. The article is in three parts: a history of the relationship of the television system to motion-picture film, a discussion as to how the two mediums can be compared on equal terms, and finally, an exposition of how the two mediums compare, with some remarks concerning the future of motion-picture production.