How to say "footage" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 絵えnounIn television and film, 絵 can refer to the picture or footage as opposed to sound, but elsewhere it simply means a picture, so it is seldom the word you want for footage.
- 映像えいぞうnounThe usual word for footage: 映像 means video or film imagery, so use it for recorded or broadcast moving pictures, as in news or documentary material.
For footage as recorded moving images, 映像 is the usual word; 絵 covers footage only in the television and film sense of the picture itself, and otherwise simply means a picture.
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