Videotape Post Production: A Survey of Methods and Equipment

Alfred Muller

Videotape post production today differs vastly from that of the early 1960s. Even after the introduction of the editing room in 1967, videotape editing could not compare with what is routinely accomplished with the sophisticated systems of today. Not only did the computer make post production easier, but it bridged an abyss that had always existed between tape and film. Now, for the first time, tape also can be edited with frame accuracy, and dissolves can be started at precise video frames and extended over a chosen number of frames. Color framing off the time code keeps roll cues short and pickup edits (jump cuts) invisible. The computer has freed the operator from machine operation and permitted him to take on creative tasks.

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Published
1977-04
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J14836