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picture lock

picture lock noun: the point at which a film has gone through final editing and will no longer undergo any visual changes.

Noun

picture lock (uncountable)

  1. The point at which a film has gone through final editing and will no longer undergo any visual changes.
    • You should have “picture lock” before the sound work begins. It is possible to begin sound work before picture lock, but additional expense and time may be incurred in re-conforming your audio edits to the newly re-edited picture.2017, Patrick Winters, Sound Design for Low & No Budget Films, page 23

Questions about picture lock

What does picture lock mean?
Picture lock means the point at which a film has gone through final editing and will no longer undergo any visual changes.
What part of speech is picture lock?
Picture lock is a noun.

Words near picture lock in the dictionary

  1. picture framings
  2. picture hat
  3. picture hats
  4. picture house
  5. picture houses
  6. picture lock
  7. picture message
  8. picture messages
  9. picture messaging
  10. picture molding
  11. picture moldings

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