Definitions

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  • noun film The process of transferring motion picture film into electronic form.
  • noun A machine used to carry out this process.
  • verb To transfer (motion picture film) into electronic form.

Etymologies

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From tele- +‎ cine.

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Examples

  • Advanced HDTV sets reverse the "telecine" back to the original 23.976 fps progressive frames and then frame repeat 3 then 2 then 3 and so on to 59.94 fps for display.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2009

  • Advanced HDTV sets reverse the "telecine" back to the original 23.976 fps progressive frames and then frame repeat 3 then 2 then 3 and so on to 59.94 fps for display.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2009

  • I suspect it's a mislabeled re-release of the telecine.

    Pirating the 2009 Oscars - Waxy.org 2009

  • There's also the telecine method, but that's catered more toward video production/broadcasting.

    Regal Cinemas To Go 4K Digital | /Film 2009

  • Only three films are unavailable — Rachel Getting Married wasn't leaked online in any form, while Changeling is only available as a low-quality telecine transfer and Australia as a terrible quality camcorder recording.

    Waxy.org: January 2009 Archives 2009

  • A film leader is a length of film attached to the head or tail of a film to assist in threading a projector or telecine.

    No Fat Clips!!! : MICHAEL ROBINSON – Hand Painted Film Leader #2 2009

  • Only three films are unavailable — Rachel Getting Married wasn't leaked online in any form, while Changeling is only available as a low-quality telecine transfer and Australia as a terrible quality camcorder recording.

    Pirating the 2009 Oscars - Waxy.org 2009

  • “The original reel was digitized with a telecine, then further manipulated digitally with the intention of keeping the organic forms intact.”

    No Fat Clips!!! : MICHAEL ROBINSON – Hand Painted Film Leader #2 2009

  • We shot it on Super-16 in 16:9 widescreen, but ITV decreed that the broadcast master be a 14:9 telecine transfer on digital tape.

    Soundscapes and Wide Screens Stephen Gallagher 2008

  • We took the opportunity to make a 16:9 transfer while we had the negative in the telecine suite, but that went into a cupboard at Carnival and hasn't been screened since.

    Soundscapes and Wide Screens Stephen Gallagher 2008

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