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Color negatives

Scope note

Use for photographic negatives that record on a single base the hue and lightness of a scene in complementary relation to the scene's perceived values; e.g., light blue is recorded as dark yellow. Use "color separation negatives" for images in which each color is recorded on a physically separate negative.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000128357

Broader Terms used

<negatives by color>

Term used for

negatives, color

Equivalent Terms used

color negative

Created

13yrs ago

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