What Is the Telecine Process?
The process of telecine occurs when film is transferred into video form. Without this process, viewers would not be able to watch movies in the privacy of their own home on outlets such as TVs, VCRs and computers.How it WorksDuring the process of telecine, studios add additional frames to each picture or image of the film. This increases the frame rate and enables the film to play smoothly on a television and other screens in various formats, such as a videotape or DVD.TypesAs of March 2010, there are two methods of telecine. The first is hard telecined, which means that the video footage can be stored on a DVD at the playback frame rate. The second is soft telecined, which means the footage is stored on the disc at the film rate in the original format.ConversionSince each image is projected straight onto an electronic device during the process of telecine, the picture converts into an electric signal. This can be done at home with a second-hand projector and a film device.Fun FactUnli
