Glossary

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A

Accelerated age testing

Acclimatisation

Actuality footage

Additive (colour) process

Ambient temperature

Analog recording

Analog to digital

Anamorphic lens

Archival (film)

Archival storage conditions

Audio disc analog timeline

Audio disc playing speed

Audiovisual Archivist

AV Media Descriptors

B

Base polishing/coating

Black and white film

Buckle and weave

C

Cellulose nitrate

Change-over cues

Characteristic curve

Checkerboard editing

Chemical residue

Chromium dioxide

Cleaning equipment

Collection Risk Assessment Framework

Collodion Photographic Process

Colour temperature

Component video

Composite duplicate negative

Composite master positive

Composite print

Composite video

Consequence of Loss

Contact printer

Contact printing

Continuous printer

Continuous printing

Cross modulation

Curvature error

Cyclical maintenance

D

D1 Digital video

D2 Digital video

D3 Digital video

D5 Digital video

D9 Digital video

Desmet colour method

Digital betacam

Digital intermediate (DI)

Digital recording

Digital-to-analog

Dolby stereo sound

Double perforation 16mm

Dry Plate Photographic Process

Duplicate negative

E

F

Film identification

Frame count cueing

Frameline creep and shift

G

Gelatin Photographic Process

Guidelines for collection development recommendations

H

Helical scan recording

I

Instantaneous disc

Integral tripack colour film

Interlayer adhesion

J

Joining equipment

Jump (vertical)

K

Kodak year symbols

L

Lace-up and sync marks

Last film search

Lenticular color

Life expectancy

Light sensitive emulsion

Longitudinal recording

Low contrast (film)

M

Mag stripe print

Magnetic oxide lift

Magnetic particles

Magnetic pigment

Magnetic recording timeline

Magnetic remanence

Magnetic retentivity

Magnetic soundtrack

Manufacturing surface defect

Master positive

Modulation transfer

Molecular sieve

Mould (on film)

Mould (on tape)

N

Naphthalene syndrome

Narrow gauge film

Nitrogen dioxide

Noise reduction

Notches (grading)

O

Optical printer

Optical printing

Optical recorder

Original composite negative

Original picture negative

Original sound negative

P

Pathe film identification

Peeling (of emulsion)

Perforation damage

Picture duplicate negative

Picture master positive

Preservation copy

Preservation film copying

Preservation Planning

Preservation Project Pro-forma

Primary colours

Print-through (audio)

Print-through (film)

Q

Quality checking

R

Reduction printing

Relative humidity (RH)

Resolution chart

Rips, tears, holes and light notches

Risk assessment

S

Secondary colours

Shrinkage gauge

Signal-to-noise-ratio

Sound bloops and projection prints

Sound defects on film tracks

Sound duping negative

Sound duping positive

Sound master negative

Soundtracks on film

Specific gravity

Spontaneous ignition

Storage of cellulose acetate

Storage of cellulose nitrate

Storage of colour film

Storage of equipment

Storage of magnetic materials

Storage of paper materials

Straight line portion

Subtractive (colour) process

Synchronisation

T

Tape to head speed

Technical codes

Technical selection procedure

Technical sheets

Thermohygrograph

Tramline scratching

Trapezoidal error

Two-colour process

Type 'C' printer

U

Ultrasonic cleaner

Ultrasonic cleaning

Ultraviolet light

V

Variable density

Videotape Formats

Vinegar syndrome

W

Waveform monitor

Weave (horizontal)

Wet gate printing

Wet Plate Photographic Process

Wind (archival)

Wire tangle/knot

X

Y

Z