5F. Generation (Physical Description Area)
Generation is a designation used to differentiate original material and successive duplicates (e.g., original reversal pos, dupe neg). In AMIM2, video generation terms are not standardized and therefore are not given.
Give the generation of a film following the film base if the film base is given. Otherwise, give the generation following the dimension.
300 ## $a 10 film reels of 10 (ca. 105 min., 9,431 ft.) : $b si., b&w ; $c 35 mm. $3 nitrate pos pic.
300 ## $a 2 film reels of 2 (55 min., 1,980 ft.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 16 mm. $3 dupe neg.
Optionally, give a term that describes the level of accessibility of the material. This term may be given in place of a generation term. A few access terms have been included in the list of generations. However, archives may need to develop more terms for local use.
300 ## $a 4 film reels of 4 (48 min., ca. 4,320 ft.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 16 mm. $3 triacetate viewing print.
300 ## $a 1 videodisc of 1 (CED) (60 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 12 in. $3 viewing copy.
300 ## $a 2 videoreels of 2 (ca. 120 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 2 in. $3 master.
Film generation terms and their abbreviations are listed below. Use abbreviations, if given. The list contains both general and specific terms. Several of the broadest terms (e.g., neg, pos, pic, track, print) are to be used only if more detailed information about the film generation has not been determined.
Generation |
Abbreviation |
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CRI |
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double edge negative track |
double edge neg track |
double edge positive track |
double edge pos track |
double edge track |
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dupe mag track |
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dupe neg |
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dupe neg pic |
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dupe neg track |
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duplicate positive track |
dupe pos track |
internegative [Use only for color] |
interneg |
interpositive [Use only for color] |
interpos |
kinescope negative |
kine neg |
kinescope positive |
kine pos |
mag track |
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mag work track |
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master [Optional access term for video] |
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master pos |
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master pos pic |
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master pos track |
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neg |
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neg pic |
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neg track |
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neg work track |
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neopilotone sync |
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original mag track |
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original neg |
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original neg pic |
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original neg track |
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original pos track |
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original reversal pos |
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paper pos |
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pic |
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pos |
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pos pic |
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pos track |
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pos work track |
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rerecorded negative track |
rerecorded neg track |
rerecorded positive track |
rerecorded pos track |
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reversal dupe neg |
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reversal master pos |
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reversal pos |
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theatrical projection print [Optional access term for film] |
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successive exposure master pos |
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successive exposure neg |
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viewing copy [Optional access term for video] |
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viewing print [Optional access term for film] |
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Optionally, use the abbreviation "comp" for "composite" before several generation terms to indicate that the film contains a combination of picture and track. The composite designation is not required because the line of physical description includes the term "sd." as the sound characteristic for this material. See 5C3.
comp answer print
comp dupe neg
comp master pos
comp neg
comp original neg
comp original pos
comp pos
comp print
comp reversal print
comp theatrical projection print
comp viewing print
comp work print
Optionally, do not abbreviate generation terms.
See also: