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What is screener ?
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If you mean with respect to movies available for download, then it is a rip/cap/conversion of a VHS tape or sometimes a DVD of a movie that is sent out to industry proffessionals, critics etc, often before a movie hits the theaters. Occasionally these get into the hands of some of the major ripping groups and so appear on the internet much earlier than they otherwise would. Unless it was a DVD screener (and the filename will usually say so) the quality is often middling to poor though much better than a 'cam' or Telesync (TS) rip.Originally Posted by shernoam
You can usually tell movies which were ripped from a screener as you will get occasional messages across the screen saying something like 'Not for Rental or retail' or 'properties of Warner Brothers' etc. -
hmmm... thanx!
btw cam is when a person filming the film with a cam right?
but what is Telesync? -
Cam, correct,Originally Posted by shernoam
Telesync, As far as I understand it, is a method of transferring Film to some elctronic form, digital or analog. It is how TV stations can use film for transmission over the air and is probably the start of transferring film to DVD. Other than that I don't really know how it works. -
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Telesync - Is when a high quality camera is used in a theatre to record the movie. It is used in conjuction with a tripod so the image quality is better and more stable. The audio is taken from another source - direct. These sources range from using a shotgun microphone, by recording from the hearing impaired headphones some cinema's use or other methods.
Screener - Is a preview copy of the film sent out to critics who cant make it to a proper screening of the film or to other places like TV stations for marketing reasons. If done correctly (TCF are the masters of doing screeners right) these will be equal to VHS quality. However if the tape is 2nd or more generation old the picture quality degrades the same if bad encoding is used.
DVD Screener - The same as a VHS screener but has a much higher quality picture and sound. They are issued on DVD instead of VHS and are becoming more popular. Some studios still do not issue these so they are much rarer than a normal screener to find. They usually are used by studios around Oscar time (and other award shows) to promote their movie for awards with the judges.
Usually screeners may have either a counter/timer/serial or a 'property of...' message so that if it is leaked the studio can trace it. Most (smart groups anyway) get around these by either blurring over the area or cropping the video.
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