Process
Color timing
The shot-by-shot control of color and density, historically through photochemical printer-light decisions and now also used for digital grading.
Inputs
- Approved creative material, production information, and the requirements for the task
Outputs
- A reviewed result with a clear owner, version, and downstream handoff
Handoffs
- In film finishing the timer specifies printing values and evaluates answer prints; modern speakers sometimes use the term broadly, so workflow context matters.
In practice
In film finishing the timer specifies printing values and evaluates answer prints; modern speakers sometimes use the term broadly, so workflow context matters.
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Sources
- Glossary of Motion Picture Terms — Kodak
- ACES Documentation Glossary — Academy Color Encoding System