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 Eastman Kodak Co., 
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seeking to position itself in the potentially huge high-definition television market, 
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unveiled a converter 
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that can transform conventional motion-picture film into high-definition video.
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 The move also helps the Rochester, N.Y., photographic giant ensure 
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that its motion-picture film business 
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-- for which it holds a virtual monopoly, 
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supplying every Hollywood movie company -- 
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isn't made obsolete by the upstart HDTV business. 
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 While the prototype converter is costly, 
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it's being lauded by the infant HDTV industry as a way 
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of increasing the number of high-quality shows 
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that can be seen on the new medium.
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 The industry has been waiting with bated breath for the machines to come along, 
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says David Niles, president of Eleven Twenty Five Productions Inc., a New York pioneer in high-definition programming.
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that industry executives have until now worried 
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that they would face a severe shortage of programs 
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once consumers begin replacing their TV sets with HDTVs. 
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 Japanese electronic giants, such as Sony Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., have focused almost entirely on HDTV hardware, 
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and virtually ignored software or programs shot in high-definition.
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 And only a handful of small U.S. companies are engaged in high-definition software development.
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 It's estimated that just about 250 hours of HD programming is currently available for airing.
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 Kodak says 
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its new CCD HDTV converter will help alleviate the problem 
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by allowing programmers and broadcasters to convert movies and television programs 
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shot in 35mm motion-picture film 
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into high-definition video.
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 Consumers will be able to switch on their HDTV sets 
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and get all the viewing benefits 
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the high-tech medium offers. 
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Otherwise, they'd be watching programs 
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that are no different in quality 
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from what they currently view on color TVs.
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 It would be like watching a black and white movie on a color TV set, 
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says Malcolm G. Saull, chairman of the film and video department at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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 The new converters are a critical link between film and the television domain, 
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says Joerg D. Agin, vice president and general manager of Kodak's Motion Picture and Audiovisual Products division.
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 Kodak won't disclose the cost or when its converter will be on the market, 
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but it's estimated the machine may be available within two years.
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 A similar machine already on the market, 
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made by Rank Sintel Ltd., a unit of Rank Organisation, 
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costs about $500,000.
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 And the potential market is tremendous, 
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industry experts say.
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 If HDTV takes off in the U.S., 
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there will be demand for some 4,000 to 5,000 HDTV converters, 
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known in the industry as telecines. 
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Demand will come first from programming production companies and then from television stations.
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 The converter is head and shoulders above anything else I've seen, 
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says Richard J. Stumpf, vice president-engineering and development at MCA Inc. 's Universal City Studios.
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 And Mr. Niles, the program producer, contends 
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that Kodak's move is a sound marketing decision.
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 They can't afford to stay out of HDTV.
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 Indeed, the stakes are high.
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 The U.S. electronics industry estimates 
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that the HDTV market will total about $150 billion over the next two decades, with an additional $400 billion 
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expected to go for related products.
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 HDTVs break down images into more than 1,100 lines, 
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compared with 525 for today's televisions,
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 providing considerably sharper detail.
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 And the sets are wider, 
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resembling the dimensions of a movie screen. 
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 But the financial rewards aren't expected soon, 
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nor are they guaranteed.
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 Experts estimate 
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the first sets of HDTVs won't be available for another five to 10 years, 
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and will probably retail for more than $3,000 each in today's dollars.
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 Some critics say 
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they won't be quickly embraced by consumers 
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because of the high price.
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 Nevertheless, Kodak couldn't risk letting HDTV turn its motion-picture film business into a dinosaur.
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 Kodak understands 
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HDTV is where everybody is going, 
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says RIT's Mr. Spaull.
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