Meanings
- datednot comparablebroadcastingHaving a separately magnetically recorded soundtrack running concurrently with the film footage.
Sound for these two telecines is reproduced from conventional sepmag tape machines.
1970, BBC Engineering, numbers 81-88, page 131 more example
At the appropriate distances (28, 26 and 20 frames) ahead of the JOIN PICTURE HERE line there are rows of squares, circles and triangles which indicate the correct splicing points for 16-mm sepmag, 16-mm sepopt and […]
1968, D. J. Corbett, Motion Picture and Television Film, page 64Synonyms: double-headed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a separately magnetically recorded soundtrack running concurrently with the film footage.
Origin
Clipping of separate magnetic (“from the magnetic tape used for recording”).
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