Tooltip Tags: Lab

Telecine

A machine that transfers film to a video signal. This also generically refers to the process of film-to-tape transfers.

Traveling Matte

A process shot in which foreground action is superimposed on a separately photographed background by an optical printer.

Unsqueezed

A print in which the distorted image of an anamorphic negative has been corrected for normal projection.

Master

A positive print made specifically for duplicating purposes.

Rushes

This refers to daily prints of a film used for evaluation purposes.

Hi-Con

Generally a high contrast film print which provides the maximum contrast between the light and dark elements.

Gamma

The degree of contrast in a negative or print.

Core

A plastic cylinder on which film is wound for transport or storage.

Dailies

The first positive prints made by the laboratory from the negative photographed on the previous day. It also now refers to video which is transferred from that original negative.

Developing

The chemical process which converts a photographic exposure into a visible image.