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optical printing
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optical printing [′äp·tə·kəl ′print·iŋ]
(graphic arts)
Any printing technique in which a process camera is used in one step to form the end item; enlargements, reductions, or same-size negatives may be formed.


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Dornfeld, who has four employees, started work earlier this year using mostly optical printer techniques for a project that cost the client $20,000 for 600 feet of film; creating the same footage digitally would have cost $65,000.
He spends hours rephotographing and layering images using only his camera and optical printer.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave Ferren a Technical Achievement Award for his computer-controlled lightning effects system and Laser Synchro-Cue System, as well as the Scientific and Engineering Award for an advanced concept optical printer, used for special effects cinematography.
 
 
 
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