verb
- the present participle of kinescope; to record (a live television broadcast) on film using a kinescope camera
Usage: historical; television industry
noun
- the process or act of recording television broadcasts on film
Usage: historical; television industry
Examples
- Before videotape became standard, kinescoping was the primary method for preserving live television programs.
- The studio began kinescoping all broadcasts to create an archive for later rebroadcast.
- Kinescoping allowed networks to show programs at different times across time zones.
- Many classic television episodes survive today only because of kinescoping.
- The technician was responsible for kinescoping the evening news broadcast.