release print

noun

: a motion-picture film released for public showing

Examples of release print in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Manthan was restored using the best surviving elements: the 35 mm original camera negative preserved at the NFDC-National Film Archive of India and the sound was digitised from the 35 mm release print preserved at Film Heritage Foundation. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024 It was accomplished in collaboration with the Ové family and producer Robert Buckler, utilizing the original 16mm negative, a 16mm release print and the magnetic final mix soundtrack. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of release print was in 1937

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“Release print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/release%20print. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.

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