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picture lock en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: