The mostly definitive history of Smell-O-Vision
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A concise, evidence-first run down: claims a practical standard proposal EXT-X-SMELL and shows a working prototype called the Smellmaster 5000 built from two motorised Freshmatic air fresheners driven by an Arduino Uno R3, HLS.js, WebVTT timed metadata and Web Serial. It traces the surprising format war facts — 1960 Smell‑O‑Vision in Scent of Mystery versus AromaRama — and notes scratch‑and‑sniff cinema and Nosulus Rift detours, reports a live demo with four scents (demo smells like crisp linen and lilac).
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:31THE ORIGINS OF SMELL-O-VISION
- 1:31THE SMELL-O-VISION FORMAT WAR OF THE 60
- 2:49SCENT OF MYSTERY (1960)
- 3:43AROMARAMA
- 4:07BEHIND THE GREAT WALL (1958)
- 4:33SCRATCHING AND SNIFFING
- 5:25POLYESTER (1981)
- 7:02NAME THAT SMELL
- 8:39THE OLFACTORY SENSE HITS DIFFERENTLY
- 9:00USING SMELLS MEANINGFULLY IN VIDEO
- 9:42BRINGING SMELL-O-VISION INTO 2021
- 10:21INTRODUCING THE SMELLMASTER 5000
- 10:34BUILDING THE SMELLMASTER 5000
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