Glossary of Technical Terms Used in the Motion Picture Industry

A revision of a previous glossary* prepared by the Committee on Standards and Nomenclature. The terms included in the following glossary are those which are in common use among motion picture engineers. Since motion picture engineering is essentially a combination of other well-recognized branches of engineering, such as electrical, chemical, illuminating, etc., it is to be expected that many of the terms used by motion picture engineers have already been standardized by other engineering societies. For this reason, the definitions approved by such societies as the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Institute of Radio Engineers, the Illuminating Engineering Society, etc., have been adhered to as closely as possible in the preparation of this glossary. In some cases, the definitions proposed by these societies have been included verbatim.

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1931-11
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Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J07514