A method of printing a translucent coating onto the film backing portion of front or rear projection screens to provide an economical and efficient process of obtaining sharper definition and maximized gain, both of which can be varied in form and substitutent content depending on the amount of ambient light present in the environment in which these screens will be used. Additionally, front and rear projection screens are disclosed which have enhanced optical contrast provided by unique patterns printed onto a film backing.

A reflective type screen comprising a reflective surface layer a polarizing plate layer located in front of said reflective surface layer and a diffusion layer located in front of the polarized plate layer, wherein the reflective surface layer, the polarizing plate layer and the diffusion layer are laminated together using an adhesive to form an integral structure is disclosed. In addition, a reflective type screen comprising a reflective surface layer subjected to mirror-surface processing and laid on a flexible substrate, a polarizer and a diffusion layer arranged for covering the polarizer therewith wherein the reflective surface layer, the polarizer and the diffusion layer are laminated together using an adhesive to form an integral structure is disclosed. Additionally, a reflective type screen comprising a polarizer a protective layer located in front of the polarizer for protecting the polarizer and adhesively secured to the polarizer, a surface of the protective layer located on the incident side being subjected to diffusion processing, and another protective layer located behind the polarizer for protecting the polarizer and adhesively secured to the polarizer, a surface of the protective layer located on the incident side being subjected to mirror-surface processing, wherein the polarizer, the protective layer and the another protective layer are laminated together using an adhesive to form an integral structure is disclosed.

A slide projection screen is disclosed which is designed to facilitate video recording of projected images. To accommodate for varied light intensity levels, the screen resulting from the optic projection by a slide projector, a compensating layer is provided on the screen. The compensating layer is made by preparing a master film image corresponding to the average light intensity pattern from a slide projector and using the master film image to expose a photo emulsion layer on the screen being made. Certain embodiments include a light absorbing layer to compensate for light scattering halation effects.

A front projection screen includes a substrate backing member (12), a primer (14) sprayed on the substrate, a metallic silver mixture (16) adjacent to the primer, and a mist flake mixture (20) adjacent to the mixture (16). The mixture (16) includes a combination of lacquer binder (17), mixing color agent (18) and flattening agent (19); the mist flake mixture (20) includes a combination of silver powder flakes (23) and lacquer binder (17). By selectively changing and controlling the ratios of the components of the metallic silver mixture (16) and the mist flake mixture (20), the screen's peak gain and peak gain fall off can be controlled to produce screens exhibiting a selective, high peak gain, or a constant gain independent of the viewing angle, or a gradient gain.

A door for a telepresence display booth having improved acoustics comprises a projection screen frame and a projection screen. The projection screen is coupled to the projection screen frame and comprises a trapezoidal surface. A viewing surface of the projection screen is oriented such that a normal vector for the viewing surface comprises horizontal and vertical components. An accessible telepresence display booth having improved acoustics comprises a surround screen and a door assembly for accessing the display booth. The surround screen provides a viewing surface for rear projecting an immersion scene to a user. The surround screen is configured such that a normal vector for the surround screen comprises horizontal and vertical components. The door assembly is coupled to the surround screen and provides access to the display booth through a portion of the surround screen.