What is a kinetoscope?

Kinetoscope is a device that allows people to view movies. Kinetoscope was one of the first such devices of widely developed and distributed, and while the design eventually proved to be a failure, it clearly inspired other inventors, so it could be considered a landmark invention in the history of the film. This device was invented in the Laboratory of Thomas Edison, and, like the conventional for inventions in its laboratory, the patent was eliminated by Edison himself, so it is difficult to determine who was working on the project. To control the device, the user opened the top and looked through a small hole, and when the film moved over a series of rollers, it would illuminate the backlight and create the illusion of a moving image if the film was turned at the right speed. When the kinetoscope was first shown to the public in 1894, it turned out to be a big hit.

kinetoscopes began to appear throughout the United States and are commonly found in Kinetoscope salons that contain a number of devices that could use usersI work by inserting coins into the slots. In addition to short films, the kinetoscope was also used to display shots such as sports matches, which allowed people to see events that they could not participate.

was also developed a kinetoscope version accompanied by sound and baptized kinetophone. Connecting the sound with images turned out to be quite a challenge because it was extremely difficult to synchronize sound and image. For viewers, the kinetophone was also not very comfortable to use or comfortable to use because it required wearing the headphones while leaning over the cabinet to see the film as it was displayed.

At the same time as a kinetoscope came out, they invent the version of the film projector and it was clear that projectors would be a wave of future. The projectors had a number of advantages over kinetoscopes, not least the ability of the group to enjoy the film together while they sat comfortably, and Edison made nA number of trials to a protruding kinetoscope, later branching into other forms of film projectors for a growing film market.