Toe recording

A variable density film sound recording obtained by reducing the exposure to correspond with the toe of the characteristic curve of the film. ¹

Variable density recordings can either be ‘straight-line recordings’ or ‘toe-recordings’, depending on exposure.

References

¹ British Standard Glossary of Terms used in the Motion Picture Industry BS 5196:1975

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