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internegative

internegative

9.9
A film made from the original that helps make many prints for a movie
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈnɛɡətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : internegativo
  • The filmmaker used an internegative to create high-quality release prints for the movie premiere.

Examples

  • Printing slides by way of internegatives adds another "generation" to the final print, which reduces sharpness.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The prints have been made from the original slides (via internegative) without cropping, and are accompanied by a discussion of any cropping used in duplicating or printing to improve the image for exhibition entry.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Then from the internegatives, how to make the prints.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Another way to an end result is to make an internegative of the joined and mounted panorama and make full prints from it.

    Academic text (1996)
  • After learning how to choose the best slides to make the best prints, you'll learn how to make color, black-and-white, and high-contrast internegatives.

    Academic text (1995)
  • After processing the original film, they generated an internegative to maintain the image quality for distribution.

  • In the studio, the technician explained how the internegative helps produce clearer prints for the audience.

Synonyms

negative
vsinternegative
  • Specialized
52 5.8

A piece of film with reversed colors for making prints

is a specific copy made from an original for creating release prints
neg
vsinternegative
  • Specialized
34 9.3

A piece of film that shows a picture with light and dark reversed

is a specialized film copy produced from an earlier film for release printing

Surface Forms

internegative singular

Morphology

internegative = negative (semi-transparent) = inter + negative

The compound straightforwardly combines 'inter-' with 'negative', but the noun denotes a specialized intermediate film used in film printing, which is not predictable from general vocabulary knowledge.

Etymology

Internegative comes from inter- 'between' and negative 'the film image with light and dark reversed', and it names a 'middle' negative made from the original. This middle negative lets labs make many final prints without using or harming the original film.