Common Terms
The words you will see most.
Process
C-41
The standard color negative film process used by most consumer color film.
Process
E-6
The color reversal process used for slide film.
Process
ECN-2
Motion picture color negative chemistry used for cinema stocks.
Scan
TIFF
A larger, edit-friendly file format with more bit depth than standard JPEG delivery.
C-print
A true photographic print exposed onto light-sensitive paper and chemically processed.
Giclee
Archival inkjet printing on fine art papers, usually for exhibition or edition work.
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