User Manual

CHAPTER
GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY433
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T
TAF: An abbreviation for “Telecine Analysis Film”. It is a test film
used widely in telecine suites.
Tail: A term which is applied to the end of a roll of film.
Technicolor: A trademarked color process for motion pictures.
Telecine: A machine which is used for transferring motion picture
film to video.
Theatrical Release Print: A positive film print which is created for the express
purpose of being projected in a theatre.
Three Color Meter: A meter that measures color temperature.
Tint: A name which is applied to an image’s color cast or even a
wash which may have been applied to the image.
U
V
VCR: An abbreviation for Video Cassette Recorder.
Vector: This generally pertains for a color which has been defined
for correction with a secondary color corrector.
Vertical Interval Time Code: A form of time code which is also known by many as VITC.
It is time code which is recorded in the vertical blanking
area of the signal.
VGA: A term which is applied to a graphics display format, also
known as Video Graphics Array.
Vignette: A term which is applied to a dark circular mask.
VITC: This term stands for Vertical Interval Time Code.
VTR: An abbreviation for Video Tape Recorder.
W
Waveform Monitor: An offshoot of the standard Oscilloscope and is used for
monitoring a video signal.
Widescreen: A format for displaying an image with wide horizontal
dimensions such as CinemaScope or Panavision.
Window Dub: A videotape which has time code recorded visibly within
the picture.
Work Print: A term which is applied to a one light print that is to be
used for editing.
WYSIWYG: A term which is short for “What You See Is What You Get”.