PROGRESS TO DATE

12/10/23 - Section one ( the short story) is written, Section four (the bios) are in progress. almost all of my interviews are complete. We have decided to collect a Marron Carrel model 1400 for preservation purposes

NOTES

we begin on 1/31/2022

Latest revision 11/26/23

READING

"The Incredible Epic" v1-11 by Douglas Mesney - complete

AMI Presents "The Art of Multi-Image" edited by Roger L. Gordon - complete

"Images, Images< Images" by Micheal F. Kenny and Raynond F. Schmitt for kodak - complete

"Slides: Planning and Producing Slide Programs" by Ann Bishop for kodak - complete

"Multi-Image design and Production" by Phiz Mezey - complete

"50 years on the AV Frontline" by electrosonic - pending

Editions of AMI's "multi images" magazine from 1977-1996 - complete

The works of Josef Svoboda - complete

"A History of Multimedia" by Larry Kenneth Burke BFA. (his thesis in 1972) complete

This volume has been restored to digital and can be found in volume 10 at http://mesney.com/AnIncredibleEpic.html

AMI presents "An Anthology of Multi-Image" by Dr. Ken Burke. - pending

"Confessions of a Multi-Image Maniac" by Douglas Mesney. - complete

"No Particular Place To Go" by Alan Murgatroyd - complete

WE BEGIN 1/31/2022

3/1/23 - WE BEGIN PUTTING WORDS TO PAPER - 3/1/23

7/16/23 - WE HAVE COMPLETED PART 1 AND HAVE BEGUN PART 2. WE WENT A BIT COLD WHEN WE REACHED 1972.

WE WILL INSTEAD WRITE THE BIOGRAPHIES UNTIL WE WARM UP AGAIN

1938 – “Gustav Spindler patents the rotary slide holder for projectors (selectromatic)

1952 – Clarence j Caldwell and frank m adamson of Caldwell group patent the automatic dissolving , slide changing slide projector. Patent #2,586,611, #US2586611A

1958 – Kodak model 500 cavalcade projector, the ec-1 synchronizer also available

1959 – Kodak 540 cavalcade, first with EBY connector. Use with Kodak model 1 programmer

1961 – Kodak model 550 carousel

1964 – THE FIRST KODAK SLIDE PROJECTOR MODEL 800 TO HAVE AV PORT

(7 PIN PLUS 2 FOR POWER)

1985 – video walls begin to appear

1989 – Doug Mesney declares “slides are dead” in an ad for dataton.

2004 – KODAK DISCONTUNUED SLIDE PROJECTORS

12/31/2010 – Dwaynes photo processed the last kodachorme film

EBY connector – the round 5 pin remote connector on Kodak projectors. Named for Robert Eby, an engineer with Kodak. Introduced in 1961 along with the first carousel. Invented by Louis Misuraca

Kodak made the first dissolve unit. With one fixed dissolve rate. Model 2

Model 1 cavalcade programmer, no dissolve, recorded music, mic and tone onto tape for playback

Soft edge masks – invented by Dave Corely of DSC labs, also made by WTI of Laguna Niguel CA

The big multi image shops

Image stream – Chris Korody (los angeles)

Deaf, dumb and blind studios – Richard Shipps (Detroit)

Photo-synthesis – Duffie white, Sherry White (Denver)

Incredible slidemakers – Douglas Mesney (new york)

sound images – geared large 100+ projector shows, David Frey, Steve Farris

EQUIPMENT

Audio visual laboratories – AVL

123 White Oak Ln

Old Bridge, NJ 08857

500 Hillside Ave
Atlantic Highlands NJ, 07716

Founder / CEO = Chuck Kappenman – passed away may 21 2020 at 78

Wife Michele. Sold interests in AVL to for eagle computers in 1982

Ed McTigue = co founder

Sales manager = Bryan King – passed away

sales rep = Art Milanese - passed away

production manager George smith

CEO – ray sozzi

Xxxx – accutone

Xxxx – show pro 1

Xxxx – show pro 2

Xxxx – show pro 3

Xxxx – show pro 5

Xxxx – mark 2 dissolve 2 projector dissolve, fixed function

Xxxx – mark 4 dissolve - 3 proj – for show pro 1-2

Xxxx – mark 7 dissolve - 3 proj for show pro 3-5

Xxxx. – dove dissolve – for the eagle programmer and after.

Would also play for showpro 3&5

Xxxx – dove D, is the original dove – worked with procall 5

Xxxx – dove x dissolve – worked with procall x software

Xxxx – dove x2 dissolve

Xxxx - cricket

Xxxx – chipmunk

Xxxx – fox

1981 – coyote

1983 – roadrunner

Xxxx – roadrunner expander

Xxxx – super dove

Xxxx – pro trAVler

Xxxxz – pro trAVler 2

Xxxx – pro trAVler 3

Xxxx – pro trAVler x2

Xxxx – super x15

1978 – MP 10 – programmer

Xxxx - MP 24?

XXXX - eagel programmer

xxxx - eagle 2 programmer

1980 – golden eagle

Xxx – genesis board set

Xxxx – pd 2 – 2 proj programmable dissolve

Xxxx – pd 3 – 3 proj programmable dissolve

Xxxx – qd2 – 2 proj dissolve

Xxxx – qd3 – 3proj dissolve

Xxx – starling, video signal processor in a MI style. Never released.

1978 – launch of the eagle programmer

1980 – the raven film controller introduced

1982 – Pyramid programming configuration designed by Richard shipps

1983 – road runner,

1983 - eagle 2000 graphics computer

1986 – Chuck Kappenman forms Television labs with the SPICE total video effects system

1987 – show pro software

1987 -genesis IBM compatible system.

Gary Kappenman – Home address PO Box 216 Montrose, SD 57048-0216 FolkRisingMusicProductions,LLC

nifty note; you can play the cue track of your old showpro 3 and 5 shows into dove dissolves and the doves will play them, but not track as it is not positrac.

Arion

– (air –eee – on) – 825 Boone ave north, Minneapolis, MN 55427

1983 – breaks ground on new facility in 701 s. 7th st, Delano, MN 55328

interview with john seliski in multi images fall 1979. Includign pict of rusty russel

1965 by john seliski.

John seliski studied electronics in navy, was teaching electronics

Invented artec speech recorders

Started Minnesota audio visual. Started building components and formed arion

701 south 7th st. Delano MN 55328

4952 Farmington Ave SE, Delano, MN 55328-8158 (763) 972-3351

Robert siliski – president (763) 442-3481 - rseliski@gmail.com

9588 Ranchview Ln N Maple Grove, MN 55369
Hennepin County (Oct 2017 - Apr 2022)

4 sons of John = ray, Robert, john, ron

john involved in space-x

Ray Seliski =

77 on 4/28/22 born in Minneapolis, MN

producer, calliope productions, public relations for Arion

Worked with and programmed all rusty russel shows

arion is a winged horse, brother of Pegasus. Not used as logo???

Partnered with Kodak and 3M, made most of all slide controller equipment

Branded as 3m, digital and Kodak, also built equipment labeled as 3M wollensak

Equipment built with mil-spec components. Often freeze and hot tested before shipping Came with 2 year unlimited warranty

See https://www.theatrecrafts.com/bhc/manufacturer/arion

1964 – command performer system. Digital, four projector, dissolving

1967 – broke away from Minnesota audio visual

1978 – 832 programmer (talking)

???? – arion 900 EM

1979 – omni-loc, controller and programmer with fader(sensor)

1980’s – 848 micro programmer, 847 scanner, nightvision screen display,

posi-feedback with the omni-lok, 824 omni-mate dissolve , omni mate 2c and

4c (interface3d with apple 2, 2c=2 proj 4c=4 proj, omni mate 828 (1983)

computer-mate = software. Mate-trac = sync timecode

1984 – mate trac design 16, design 32, mate trac express 4,

1986 – CAMI, computer assisted multi iamge. Card and software for the PC

1989 - SPC dissolve (single projector control)

1989 - Pro 16 programmer - adopted SMPTE time code, compatible with shows form earlier

programmers, worked with two plus, four plus and SPC dissolve, had rs232 connectorto

interface with PC or mac

1990’2 – mirage dissolve – 500,700,900

pro 4 programmer

hawk presentation programmer

2003 - show wizard software and digital audio player

Xxxx – 904 fader unit

sid lissner was CEO of clearlight, left to become sales manager for arion

electrosonic

- https://www.electrosonic.com/electrosonic-world

formed march 3, 1964 by Robert simpson, Michael ray, denis naisbitt in Watford EN

5223 edina industrial blvd, minneaplois, MN 55435

ES1616 multimedia programmer

ES1857 Multiplex clock – a timecode developed by electrosonic that predated SMPTE

Equipment in the form of encoders and decoders

ES1779 multiplex encoder

ES24 universal decoder

SONIC interface programmer, worked with apple 2 or bell and howell microcomputer

microcue memory programmer

memomaster

Showslide,

1984 – gemini, apollo, Saturn, eclipse

es 3001 dissolve

wollensak

– C.B. Harris (clyde), 3M company, Mincom div, bld 223 3M center, St. Paul, MN 55101

equipment made by Arion

digi-cue pro 6

digi cue pro 9

micro pro 40 – controls up to 40 channels of control

2552 av visual sync recorder

2573av visual sync recorder

av-33 dissolve – 2 projectors, 3 dissolve rates

clear light

–1971-1987 boston then ft Lauderdale

296 Newton St. Waltham, MA. 02154

founded by don Andreson and david bliss

eric c Anderson = engineer, sandpoint ID, no relation to don (spelling)

1971 – clearlight producitons

1976 – clearlight inc.

1973 – “imagician” 1200 system, up to 24 projectors, single pulse sync

1974 - “imagician” diamond system

1978 - star 3 system

1979 – micro diamond

1982 – clearlight superstar computer, cobranded with apple II

1983 – stargraphics 2 color slide system.(apple 2 based, modem connects to

service center that makes slide and ships)

star sentry series programmer 2

presenter 2 and presenter 3

1984 – performer 2

1985 – sold to cornerstone associates in boston. Jim Byler.

123 second ave, Waltham MA 02154

Introduced interactive multi image. First show from bill Wenzel and todd gipstein

history at http://2live4.com/clearlight.asp

Sauppe Media,

spindler and sauppe

– north Hollywood ca. Incorporated 1954

See interview fall 1978 AMI multi images magazine

2201 beverly blvd, Los Angeles 57, CA, PH# DUnkirk –9-1288

next location 130034 Satacoy St. North Hollywood, CA 91605

eastern office – suite 1402, 5101 river rd. Washington DC 20016

previously a partnership of gustav spindler and George sauppe (elsa = wife)

1938 – “Gustav spindler patents the rotary slide holder for projectors (selectromatic)

after bankruptcy became Sauppe media, mostly to support legacy equipment

in sun valley, CA

dynamic dissolve

dynamic cue dissolve

quadra q 790 programmer

quadra q 722 dynamic dissolve

1970 - media mix programmer

Selectro and selector q dissolve,

quadra que 1 and 2 programmer,

model 1265 director z programmer

redirector

mini-q programmer

selectromatic projectors

seletro model 730 dissolve, year ????

cuesette. (Kodak “slides” p 130)

spectrum 32 – film chain projector (1971???)

director 24 and 12 programmer, using the z80 processor, featured “twinkle “ ability

to randomly flicker lamp

director dissolves (d24) – uses 4 projectors, weakness in cable connectors using ribbon cable and easily damaged connectors

1980 – director 24 Z

1981 – varisound, director 12 z, tour director, cusette (ad in multi images spring 1981)

1983 – became sauppe media

Norman alexander Sauppe,

Attended trade school for electronics

Signed up with air force at Korean war to avoid draft, to have choice in service

Developed portable control tower system for field airstrips

Living in Colorado springs, suffering advanced alzheimers, 89 end of april 29

Silke Sauppe Passed away 2021

1625 Pegfair dr, Pasadena, CA 91103 (single family home sold in 1995)

Christina silke motley, Christina sauppe motley – Colorado springs

Eric sauppe’ - LA

Business screen magazine may/june 1972 has pict of s and s loop magazine

Slide projector, patented 1975 #US3870408a

Gustav spindler - San Francisco. Filed patent for rotary slide holder

Pat # 2,146,452 feb 7 1939 #US2146452A

“Multi image shows are never finished, they are abandoned.” - norman suappe

Dukane

– 1920’s

1963 - Custom electronic programmer model 9a1070

1986 – pro-100 ra – random access, high speed

Tiffen

– Dept MI: 90 oser ave. Hauppaugue, NY 11700 516-273-2500

7300a slide sync recorder, memorizer,

Columbia Scientific Industries

Media master 400 tone dissolve

Hampton engineering associates

DPD-10 preset dissolve

DPD-10B

Mackensie labaroatories

Adjusto-dissovle

ADK-3 dissolve expander – adds super and flash ability

About Kodalith:

Kodalith film was made by Kodak and was primarily designed for making line and halftone negatives for photomechanical reproduction. The Kodalith film and process produced super high contrast black & “white” results that had no gray tones, it was either black or transparent/white. This created an opportunity for artists to include an unlimited range of abstract effects in their designs.

SLIDE MOUNTS AND HANDLING

Wess plastics,

Original address – 50,Schmitt blvd. Farmingdale, NY 11735 orig ph 515 293 8994

70 COMMERCE DR HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788 (888) 254-0063, (631) 231-6300

Factory in Melville, NY

Now operating as BCA plastics same address, (631) 300-0000 fax (631) 300-0118,

www.wessplastics.net.

wess slide mount

the director – rostrum platform

the glower

the grouper

the duper – duplicated slides without camera using simple light source

(multi images winter 1983 p 61)

the holder

the composer

1982 – the VR variable register mounting system introduced.

The splitter

1984 - Soft edge masks

1985 – offset mounts – used to counter keystoneing. Use with 2 projectors. Use slide in

Upper proj and offset Mount in lower projector 180 deg upsidedown.

Wess Plastics Slide Copying/Duping Equipment - Used The Wess Composer #11-7300: In original box with instruction sheet #8531 Includes 2 bases, slider assembly plate, glass pressure frame, solid pressure frame, 2 each of 3 formatting spacers for full-frame #2 Wess mount, halves, and thirds, 6 Wess Dupe mounts with color gels, 8 #4-40 pan head machine screws, and brochure #853. The Wess Grouper #11-8000: Allows 4, 9, or 16 images to be copied onto one 35mm slide when you have a camera with multi-exposure capacity. Serial #0348 VR Multi Image Slide Mount Hand Punch: In case with instructions for use; used to register and mount 35mm slides; hardened steel punch cuts VR pin holes in single frame or 35mm strip film.

Loersch of Pennsylvania – 1530 e. Race St. Allentown PA 18103

Registered mounts,

Diamount 2000

PARACOLOR – Germany

GEPE – mostly European

PAKON – cheap flimsy plastic mount available to large volume slide processors

WHEN DID THE DIGITAL XENON PROJECTOR ARRIVE?

1984 – general electric pj-5055 talaria

Article in multi images magazine winter 1984 foresees more video projection being used

In place of film in multi image presentations. Also foresees slides being transferred to video.

Comart aniforms – possibly one of the first big MI producers

Tony Jannetti – multi media producer, media wall design ,worked at comart aniforms in the mid 80’s

Diane Snelling -

David Nathan - equipment end of CA

Hillary (Kalikow) Popp

Josef Svoboda – lanterna majika. Passed april 2002. Maybe one of the very first to use multi image.

http://www.svoboda-scenograph.cz/en/

https://projctn.com/polyekran

https://monoskop.org/Josef_Svoboda

https://laterna-research.cz/?page_id=445

tele promptor corporation, telemation (1950’s)

Kodak ec-1 sound synchronizer remote, what year? Available at the time of the ektgagraphic 800

Associations

Association of multi image international (AMI)

947 Old York Rd. Abington, PA. 19001

Jan 1983 - offices moved to 8019 himes Ave. Suite 401 tampa fl. 33614

founded by carl Beckman and roger gordon, 1974.

Carl Beckman president form 1974-1979

Affiliated with association for educational communications and technology. (AECT)

Incorporated as a non profit in 1976

1978 – 500 members

9/24/1978 – first AMI convention and expo at the O’Hare inn, Chicago featuring

50 exhibitors, workshops and the first AMI golf tournament at the 9 hole

course at the O’Hare inn.

Marilyn Kulp – started as membership secretary 1978, later executive director

WHAT IS THE FRENCH PRONUNCIATION OF MULTI-IMAGE?

carl Beckman –

worked at university of Maryland in dentistry. AMI multi images journal Summer of 1976 states his new position at the university developing a curriculum development team for the continuing education program.

Beckman associates, upper malrboro maryland

Victor Lawrence – president (B)

National audio visual association (NAVA)

Multi image showcase (MIS) local san Francisco (phiz mezey)

Association for educational communications and technology (AECT) 1924

Jointly sponsored workshops with AMI 1976-1977

Canadian multi image association

AMI hall of fame

Richard Shipps - 1985, Douglas Mesney - 1985, Duffie White - 1985, Chris Korody - 1985.

Others – Rusty Russel - ???, David Fellowes - 1986, Todd Gipstein - 1987, Charlie Watts - 1986, Bruce Silverstein - 1986,

Donna Lawrence - 1988, Robert Rowan - 1988, Yukari Wantanabe - ???, Shigeru Kikuchi - ???, Mark Hammer - 1989,

Steve Hinchliffe - 1990, Minette Seigel - 1990, David Inocencio - 1990, Alan Murgatroyd - 1991, Seppo Palminen - 1991,

Sirkka Peltoniemi - 1994, Peter Ryan - 1993, Ted Iserman - ???, Kevin Oldcorn - 1993, Elaine Rogalski - 1993, Bruce Hornstein - 1994

Ollie Hallowell - 1994, Dixie Hornstein - 1994, Dave Leonard - 1995, Joel Gilmore - 1995.

LEARNING / TEACHING METHODS

Audible Multi-imagery, inception in 1927, use of telemation systems

Story board example – incredible epic v4 p145 (1982)

While theatrical choreographers were called artist or designer, multi image choreographers

Were called programmers or geeks

Caribiner -history by funding universe. Founded 1970 by leslie Buckland

Buhl. Specialized in optics and high lamp power projectors

Marc Rosenthal – personal creations - marc@personalcreations.net - also may be writing

Multi image history book.

HISTORY NOTES

- The first carousel slide projector, launched by Eastman Kodak in 1962, was invented by Louis Misuraca, who emigrated to the US from Naples. Instead of royalties, he took a one-off payment from Kodak and used the money to take his family on a trip to Italy.

-The media cube from associated images of Minneapolis was very similar to the Motiva Box from pan image.

THE MINNEAPOLIS MN COINCIDENCE.

Many AV and MI companies were in or around the Minneapolis st paul area;

The school of communication arts, 2526 27th av south, Minneapolis

Chief projector stands – 11980 riverwood dr. Burnsville, MN 55337

Arion programmers and dissolves - – 825 Boone ave north, Minneapolis, MN 55427

Calliope productions – ray seliski – Minneapolis, MN

Electrosonic US – 4575 w. 77th st. Minneapolis, MN 55435

Slide images services – 6028 Eliot ave., Minneapolis, MN. 55417

In house slide library, 2554 Como Ave. St Paul, MN 55108

King Concept – 5190 w 76th st. Minneapolis, MN 55435 (image maker)

At the 1980 AMI / ASTD conference in aneheim CA on satruday morning, John Lewell

owner of Pacific Multivision presented a two projector show about Minneapolis

St. Paul

1981 AMI conference in Minneapolis, MN

slide shooters supplies and labs – suite 210, 512 Nicollet mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Blumberg photo sound company – 525 n. Washington ave, 55401

Dicomed computer graphic creator – 9700 newton ave, Minneapolis, MN 55431

Telex

Associated images – Minneapolis mn.

Media Loft – 7200 France Ave. Minneapolis, MN. 55435

Blumberg communications – complete staging support since 1963 with ofices

In Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and then Minneapolis MN

Multi media forum, Kansas city. 1973 – permanent fixed location for presenting multi media and

Multi image presentations. (multi images winter 1979).

COMPUTER GRAPHICS CREATORS

Genigraphics - 1973-1994, from general electric. Developed as GE’s computed images system and services division in the 60’s for NASA for space flight simulation. Based in Liverpool, NY then moved to Saddlebrook. NJ. A computer driven graphics system that prints onto slides or paper. Started with 100 series graphics console and PS_2000 his res film recorder, progressed to 100-,B,C,D,D+, D+ GVP

Dicomed – 1968 in Dept D104, 4600 W. 77th st, Minneapolis MN. 55435. First model was D30. Color film recorders model D47 and D48. D38, Imaginator, producer, nostalginator. Became manufacturer of digital cameras

1973 – first genigraphics system model 100 delivered to Amoco oil.

1988 – genigraphics partnered with Microsoft to develop powerpoint

1989 – sold off hardware facilites in favor of service points to produce slides from powerpoint

1994 – all assets and agreements sold to Infocus of Wilsonville, OR. All 24 service bureaus consolidiated to one in Memphis providing overnight production of slides from powerpoint

1995 – genigraphics.com introduced as ecommerce ability for slide production

2003 – closed the E6 35mm slide lab

1983 – AVL eagle 2000 color graphics computer.

1984 – AVL PC1A presentation computer, for artwork and speaker support, can accept sequencing

Via kodak EBY remote or from an eagle or dove

-dicomed model 148 recorder

1984 – dicomed imaginator,

1984 – autographix design station

1984 – management graphics table top system

Late 80’s – AVL starburst – PC based

SLIDE SERVICES

STOKES SLIDE SERVICES; – 7000 Cameron Rd. Austin texas 78761 ph 512 458 2201

Article in multi images winter 1984

1972, John r. and Bettye Stokes. Providing slide duplicating, animations, artwork prep services

Involved in multi image since 1966, John designed the media master programmer

Media master- any connection to the media master model 405 dissolve by Columbia

Scientific industries??

John passed in July 2009

2001 - Stokes imaging , 5711 Thames dr, Austin TX 78723, 512 507 7573

pres = John t stokes, (son of John R. Stokes)

vp hardware development = james stokes, (son of John T. Stokes)

Secretary = bettye stokes,

tech writer = janet stokes (wife of John T. Stokes)

Eric Stokes = (son of John R. Stokes)

DSC – Dave and Sue Corley and family(see above)

Slidescan- 1820 Briarwood Industrial Court, Atlanta GA. 30329

Slide show to video services

Panoplexer transfers by Panorama productions

Slide show to video services

MODULE RENTALS

Meeting express systems

Business Theatres – 130 Bloor St. West. Suite 1100 Toronto, CA M551N5

DEEP THOUGHTS

“Multi image shows are never finished, they are abandoned” – Norman Sauppe’

“You shouldn’t use more projectors than you have people in the audience”

Bob Gibson (kodak)

NOTABLE MAGAZINE PAGES (ami multi images)

1980- = wess plastice ads

May/June 1986 page 10 avl ad with 4 ami hall of famers

July /august 1986 page 8 – the Jackson browne multi image tour.

AV NEWS AND JOURNALISM

Donald Sutherland, passed,- journalist

Hope reports – 1600 Lyell Ave, Rochester, NY 14606 – quarterly report

AMI’s “multi images” magazine

AV Communications magazine

PROGRESS TO DATE

About Kodalith:

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Wess plastics,