workprint
/ˈwɜrkˌprɪnt/
noun
- A rough, early version of a film or video that is used for editing and review before the final version is made.
- The director watched the workprint to decide which scenes needed to be cut.
- Before the movie hit theaters, the studio screened a workprint for test audiences.
- The editor spent all night assembling the workprint from the raw footage.
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