Apparatus for editing motion picture and sound film

Claim 1

Apparatus for editing a motion picture tape and transferring a plurality of sound tracks thereon in frame for frame synchronization comprising: a. A vertical panel having four reel receiving shafts rotatably mounted therein in a side-by-side and top to bottom parallel spaced about relationship with each other wherein the bottom two shafts project out from said vertical panel a greater distance than the top two shafts; b. A tape reel rotateably mounted on each of said four reel receiving shafts; c. A plurality of idler pulleys mounted on said vertical panel for guiding the travel of tapes from reel to reel; c. A sound picture editing module mounted in said vertical panel through which the motion picture tape to be edited passes; e. A drive sprocket mounted on said vertical panel over which the tapes travel for driving said tape through said sound picture editing module in a parallel, side-by-side relationship; f. An intermediate panel cooperating with and extending below said vertical panel at an angle thereto and having a viewing screen mounted therein for viewing said motion picture tape; and; g. A base portion cooperating with and extending below said intermediate panel substantially perpendicular to said vertical panel for housing controls necessary for editing said motion picture tape and transferring said plurality of sound tracks thereon.