Original document by J D Millward

BSc, C Eng,MIEEHead of Research, Rank Cintel Ltd

Major revision by P R Swinson BKSTS, SMPTE, RTS Peter Swinson Associates Ltd, UK

4.8 Telecines

 

 

 

4.8.1 Telecine Types

Telecines may also be described as motion picture film scanners. The term telecine refers to a film scanner designed to provide television signals from the film image. The term film scanner is presently used to describe devices that can also provide images in a digital data form more closely related to computer image files than television signals.

Telecines can be grouped into three distinct types: photoconductive, flying spot and CCD.

The term photoconductive applies to those telecines that incorporate an electronic tube camera as the pick-up ...

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