Abstract: A variable speed film transport interlock control system for allowing a plurality of film audio elements to be run in synchronization with each other with at least one film element running at a different selected speed than the other elements and permitting internal generation of quadrature control signals by an internal microprocessor. The system generates a modified drive signal from a selected standard system drive signal or microcomputer generated signal such that the modified signal corresponds to a speed with a fixed ratio to the speed of the selected unprocessed drive signal under all operating conditions. This permits the modified signal to drive a film transport device, such as a recorder or reproducer, at a different speed than other transport devices while maintaining synchronization with the other devices during forward or reverse, stopping and starting, high speed or low speed operation.

Abstract: A variable speed film transport interlock control system for allowing a plurality of film audio elements to be run in synchronization with each other with at least one film element running at a different selected speed than the other elements. The system generates a modified drive signal from a standard system drive signal such that the modified signal corresponds to a speed with a fixed ratio to the speed of the standard drive signal under all operating conditions. This permits the modified signal to drive a film transport device, such as a recorder or reproducer, at a different speed than the other transport devices while maintaining synchronization with the other devices during forward or reverse, stopping and starting, high speed or low speed operation.