Edit List Management

As the number of computerized videotape editing systems increases, editors have to deal ever more with numbers which provide the instructions for the automated assembly (on a workprint or intermediate tape) of a number of scenes or edits coming from diverse original tapes. These numbers, or assembly instructions, form a list of a quite complex nature. In dealing with a huge quantity of numbers, errors can easily be made. After describing first the characteristics of the basic edit list line, a number of frequently occurring errors, their remedies, and general edit instructions are described, such as over-recordings, the use of tracking edits, instructions for optical effects, instructions for wipes, and the matting of titles and keys. Editing is an aesthetic activity, and the relation of the editor as an artist to the computer which is to follow his instructions is analyzed briefly. The conclusion is reached that great care must be exercised in setting up an edit list. Rules for efficient performance in this endeavor are given.

Print ISSN

0036-1682

Published

1979-08

Content type

Information

DOI

10.5594/J13182