Digital Video Editing Explained
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What is it?
Digital video editing or non-linear is the way video programmes are edited today. This software technology has impacted in much the same way that Desktop Publishing replaced manual cut and paste in Print & Design studios.
Advanced digital editing and compositing is also available, offering sophisticated features that raise corporate video production to the level of television commercials and even film if a HD camera is used..
How It Works
Raw video footage, the rushes, are digitally transferred to a high speed AV hard disk, at broadcast quality. The digital video footage is now ready to edit on a twin processor PC specifically dedicated to this process.
Once the footage is on disk, non-linear video editing software permits greater flexibility and cost-effectiveness compared with traditional reel-to-reel. Editing time is significantly reduced.
It works in a similar way to word processing text. For example, a clip of images can be cut and pasted, cut again if required, and re-pasted anywhere within the programme. All this is done without any compromise in picture quality. In addition it allows numerous attractive editing effects, great audio, and it’s relatively easy to learn. These days there is even free public domain software so a novice could learn the basics without a cost penalty.
Why is it better?
Non-linear offers four major benefits that the traditional reel-to-reel edit cannot, or can only do with expenditure of great time and effort. None of this compromises the rights reserved of content..
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