telecine

[ tel-uh-sin-ee, tel-uh-sin-ee ]

noun

1. equipment used mainly by television studios for converting film images to signals suitable for television transmission.
2. the transmission of a motion picture by television.
3. a motion picture so transmitted.

telecine

/ ˈtɛlɪˌsɪnɪ /

noun

1. apparatus for producing a television signal from cinematograph film

Word History and Origins

Origin of telecine¹

tele- ¹ + cine(matograph)

Example Sentences

I was, however, banned from the telecine labs.

From BBC

For the DVD release, we probably used a high-definition telecine device — which was great technology at that time, but nothing like what we’re using now.

From Time

The operation will be controlled from a prefabricated, soundproofed TV headquarters that includes two full-sized studios, control rooms and a telecine center with twelve videotape machines and a slow-motion converter.

From Time Magazine Archive