By: Makenzie Hellums

TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF VIDEO

PRODUCTION

In 1832 Belgian inventor, Joseph Plateau, invented the Fantascope also called

Phenakistiscope or “spindle viewer,” a device that simulated motion.

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In 1869 John Wesley Hyatt developed celluloid. It was patented in 1870 and

trademarked in 1873, then later used as the base for photographic film.

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In 1878 Edward Muybridge successfully captured a galloping horse, proving that all four of the

horses feet were off the ground at the same time. He did this by setting up a series of cameras

along the horses projected path. He published his work in 1882 and called it “horses in motion.”

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In the 1880s French innovator and physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey developed

the “photographic gun,” as it was often referred to, which could take multiple

photographs per second. The term shooting a film was most likely derived from Mareys

invention.

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On January 1, 1891 is when the first movie was invented.

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In 1897 the first television camera employed early versions of the cathode ray tube.

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In 1906 Reginald Fessenden invents wireless telephony, a means for radio waves to carry

signals a significant distance.

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In 1912 The Radio Act assigns three- and four-letter codes to radio stations and limits

broadcasting to the 360m wave length, which jams signals.

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In 1925 Radio's The Smith Family introduces the soap opera format.

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In the early 1940s, commercially viable color films were brought to the market.

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In 1951 is when the first video camera was invented.

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In 1956 the Ampex Corporation used magnetic tape technology pioneered by German

scientists during World War II to create the first video tape recorder.

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In 1976 Video tape in a large cassette format introduced by both JVC and Panasonic

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In 1981 the still video or digital camera (the Sony Mavica single-lens reflex) was first

demonstrated

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In 1983 the final episode of M*A*S*H draws the largest audience in TV history. More than

125 million homes tuned in. The going rate for a :30 on the 2 1/2-hour finale was $450,000.

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In 1988 Apple files a suit charging that Microsoft has pirated Apple's user-friendly

graphical interface.

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In 1990 intergraph was ranked No. 1 supplier of computer-aided design, manufacturing, and

engineering systems in North America and No. 2 in the world, according to industry

analysts Daratech and Dataquest.