Civil Defense Shorts of the Nuclear Age

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 3.1 About Fallout 1963 3.2 Atomic Alert (Elem version) 1951 3.3 Duck and Cover 1951 3.4 News Magazine Atomic Energy 1950s 3.5 Survival under Atomic Attack 1951 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 6 Links 6.1 Release Post 6.2 Official Website 6.3 Related Documentaries 6.4 ed2k Links

[edit] General Information

History, Sociopolitical, Technology Documentary published by Others in 1951 - English narration

[edit] Cover

[edit] Information

Five short films from the early days of the Nuclear Age, all of them sourced from the Archive.org files. Archive.org offers free downloads and online viewing for a multitude of media items, including those classic shortfilms.

The rips in this package were made by converting the best available source (mpeg-2 files) from archive.org, and transcoding to XviD in GordianKnot. Cropping and light noise filter were used only when required. The objective was a high quality version for 'Net distribution, to be released via torrent and ed2k networks.

[edit] About Fallout 1963

Optimistic vision of fallout and civil defense countermeasures. This item is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives. Producer: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense

- 'About Fallout' page at Archive.org.

[edit] Atomic Alert (Elem version) 1951

Frightening civil defense procedure film aimed at Cold War-era elementary school students. This item is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives. Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

- 'Atomic alert (Elementary Version)' page at Archive.org.

[edit] Duck and Cover 1951

Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack. Producer: Archer Films.

- 'Duck and Cover' page at Archive.org.

[edit] News Magazine Atomic Energy 1950s

Compilation of 1950s newsreel stories on atomic weapons testing, civil defense and nuclear energy. This item is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives. Producer: Warner Pathé News.

- 'News Magazine of the Screen: Atomic Energy' page at Archive.org.

[edit] Survival under Atomic Attack 1951

"Explains" the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and how to protect oneself if caught in the open or in the home. This item is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives. Producer: U.S. Office of Civil Defense.

- 'Survival Under Atomic Attack' page at Archive.org.

[edit] Screenshots

[edit] Technical Specs

• Some typical specs, for the 100MB and 233 MB files in this package :
  

• File Name ........... : Civil.Defense.Shorts.2of5.Atomic.Alert.(Elem.version).1951.XviD.mp3.NuclearAge.avi
  
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• Framerate .......... : 23.976 FPS
  
• Quality Factor ..... : 0.507 B/px
  
• Audio Codec ....... : MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
  
• Audio Bitrate ...... : 104 KB/s
  
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• Sampling Rate .... : 44100 Hz
  
• Ripped by ........... : MPEG2 source by Archive.org; Xvid encode by l0thar
  

• File Name ........... : Civil.Defense.Shorts.4of5.News.Magazine.Atomic.Energy.1950s.XviD.mp3.NuclearAge.avi
  
• Total Size (MB) ... : 233.17 MB
  
• Duration .............. : 00:22:49
  
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• Framerate .......... : 23.976 FPS
  
• Quality Factor ..... : 0.552 B/px
  
• Audio Codec ....... : MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
  
• Audio Bitrate ...... : 104 KB/s
  
• Channels ............ : 2 Ch
  
• Sampling Rate .... : 44100 Hz
  
• Ripped by ........... : MPEG2 source by Archive.org; Xvid encode by l0thar

[edit] Links

[edit] Release Post

• MVGroup.org (ed2k)
• MVGroup.org (torrent)
• 666FS.com
• FileHeaven.org
• Norsk EselForum.org

[edit] Official Website

[edit] Related Documentaries

• The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World
• Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified
• Black Rain - Fruitless Data on the A-Bomb Survivors
• Area 51: I Was There
• 1983: The Brink of Apocalypse
• Rehearsing Doomsday
• Hollywood's Top Secret Film Studio
• Trinity and Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie
• The Day after Trinity
• Radio Bikini
• Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero
• Protect and Survive
• White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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