Apr 16, 2022 20:59
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French term
United Kingdom
Reliable German/French to English
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
graduation
French to English
Marketing
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Camera
Donc c'est une graduation sur l'iris,
c'est une gravure.
Je saute de gravure en gravure.
(Text about a video camera).
c'est une gravure.
Je saute de gravure en gravure.
(Text about a video camera).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | graduation |
Becaye Guindo
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| 4 | a setting shown on the iris ring |
Daryo
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Proposed translations
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Becaye Guindo
Senegal
Senegal
Native in French
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Native in: French (Variant: African) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Wolof to French, and 6 more.
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graduation
Example: The graduation of a ruler.
Synonym: scale, division, degree
English translation: graduation
Synonym: scale, division, degree
English translation: graduation
Example sentence:
The graduation on the measuring cup is very accurate.
La graduation du verre doseur est très précise.
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: you might be right, or not - but with a context "qui brille par son absence" it's just pointless guessing // About as much helpful as giving directions to s.o. who didn't tell you where they want to go.
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Tony M
: In the light of the additional context provided, this would appear to be correct.
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Samuël Buysschaert
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Bourth
: I imagine the graduations are those on the iris RING, not on the iris itself.
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Cyril Tollari
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3 days 19 hrs
French term (edited):
une graduation sur l'iris
a setting shown on the iris ring
"Donc c'est une graduation sur l'iris, c'est une gravure."
=
"So this is a a setting shown on the iris ring, engraved on it / marked on it"
IOW
(this f-number shows how much light is getting in,) it's a setting marked on the iris ring
"Donc c'est une graduation sur l'iris"
=>
"c'est" implies that in the preceding text the narrator mentioned s.t. (a number) and is now explaining where to look for that number / how to use that number.
Before the advent of "automatic" this and that, there was a gadget that went together with the camera, if you wanted to know how to best set the camera (instead of guessing).
That gadget is STILL a "must have" for professional video making. It's the lightmeter.
A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter (more correctly an exposure meter) is used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. The meter will include either a digital or analog calculator which displays the correct shutter speed and f-number for optimum exposure, given a certain lighting situation and film speed. Similarly, exposure meters are also used in the fields of cinematography and scenic design, in order to determine the optimum light level for a scene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_meter
After using a light meter, you get a reading that includes an "f-setting" / "f-number" and this text explains what to do with that "f-number": look for it on the iris ring, that number is the setting you need to select.
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Note added at 3 days 19 hrs (2022-04-20 16:46:23 GMT)
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IRIS (EXPOSURE) SETTINGS
Iris (Exposure)
The IRIS is an adjustable ring that controls the amount of light coming into the camera. Iris (or aperture) is measured in f-stops. The smaller the number, the larger the opening.
http://www.studio424guide.com/exposure-iris.html
https://www.tv-handbook.com/images/lens.jpg
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Note added at 3 days 19 hrs (2022-04-20 16:48:20 GMT)
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=
"So this is a a setting shown on the iris ring, engraved on it / marked on it"
IOW
(this f-number shows how much light is getting in,) it's a setting marked on the iris ring
"Donc c'est une graduation sur l'iris"
=>
"c'est" implies that in the preceding text the narrator mentioned s.t. (a number) and is now explaining where to look for that number / how to use that number.
Before the advent of "automatic" this and that, there was a gadget that went together with the camera, if you wanted to know how to best set the camera (instead of guessing).
That gadget is STILL a "must have" for professional video making. It's the lightmeter.
A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter (more correctly an exposure meter) is used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. The meter will include either a digital or analog calculator which displays the correct shutter speed and f-number for optimum exposure, given a certain lighting situation and film speed. Similarly, exposure meters are also used in the fields of cinematography and scenic design, in order to determine the optimum light level for a scene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_meter
After using a light meter, you get a reading that includes an "f-setting" / "f-number" and this text explains what to do with that "f-number": look for it on the iris ring, that number is the setting you need to select.
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Note added at 3 days 19 hrs (2022-04-20 16:46:23 GMT)
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IRIS (EXPOSURE) SETTINGS
Iris (Exposure)
The IRIS is an adjustable ring that controls the amount of light coming into the camera. Iris (or aperture) is measured in f-stops. The smaller the number, the larger the opening.
http://www.studio424guide.com/exposure-iris.html
https://www.tv-handbook.com/images/lens.jpg
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Note added at 3 days 19 hrs (2022-04-20 16:48:20 GMT)
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Discussion
One way of testing a camera is to point it at something with lots of very fine details and see how well the camera can reproduce them. Like trying to take a picture of "une gravure" = an etching made by an artist.
With your additional context it's clear that "une graduation" and "les gravures" are about s.t. entirely else: markings on the "iris ring" of the objective of a video camera, showing possible settings for the opening of the iris.
Just an idea: if your text is about a video camera, try to find an instruction manual for a professional video camera made in an English speaking country. (only "pro" video cameras have an iris ring, and you want to avoid Chinglish)
"Donc c'est une graduation sur l'iris,
c'est une gravure.
Je saute de gravure en gravure"
is all of this a quote from the ST?
When you say (Text about a video camera) does that mean that your text is about s.o. testing a specific camera or model of camera?
"Je saute de gravure en gravure" sounds like someone testing a camera on different etchings, but it could also be a lot of other things. Not to mention that you would expect the testing of a video camera to be done on s.t. less static than "une gravure" ...
Definitely a bigger sample of the ST is needed.
This could be totally literal: the graduations engraved around the aperture ring on the lens; BUT it is also possibly this is some kind of figurative allusion, which we cannot guess at without seeing a lot more of the woder context.