telecine
noun
tele·cine
ˈte-li-ˌsi-nē 
ˌte-li-ˈsi-
: the equipment used in the process of transferring a motion picture to videotape or converting it into television images
also
: such a process
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The sources for the DVD transfers were digital videotapes, which, as SaveStarWars.com explains, were created in 1993 via telecine from an interpositive struck from the original negatives back in 1985.
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Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
Further, as SaveStarWars demonstrates, the telecine source used for the DVDs was subject to a high degree of digital noise removal, which erases fine details.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
The same telecine was later given the THX treatment and used as the source for the 1995 Laserdisc release of the trilogy, which—up until the DVD release in 2006—was considered the definitive reference version of Star Wars on a home video format.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
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Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
Further, as SaveStarWars demonstrates, the telecine source used for the DVDs was subject to a high degree of digital noise removal, which erases fine details.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
The same telecine was later given the THX treatment and used as the source for the 1995 Laserdisc release of the trilogy, which—up until the DVD release in 2006—was considered the definitive reference version of Star Wars on a home video format.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
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“Telecine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecine. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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