State of the Art Telecine?

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Originally Posted by NewVista

Question: What happens if they run a color-negative print on a telecine, can they derive a normal picture like they can with a B&W-negative?

As MIPS said, yes.

If shooting on film today, normal practice is to scan the negatives and do all subsequent processes digitally ("digital intermediates").

When restoring old three strip Technicolor, best technique is to scan the three original black and white negatives, assuming they are well preserved. When restoring film that was shot on color negative but printed by Technicolor, they have to examine which of the available elements is in better condition, the color negative or the secondary three strip intermediates. Use of three strip cameras stopped in the early 1950s, plus they could not be used for widescreen processes like Cinemascope and VistaVision.