Real World Digital Video, Second Edition

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Edit decision list (EDL):

Text file identifying all clip files, sequences, and transitions in an edited show, including instructions for assembling the finished presentation. Chapter 10.

Edit point:

Position in the NLE timeline at which the next edit will occur. Chapter 10.

Edit smoothing:

Sound editing feature that blends audio waveforms at cuts. Chapter 11.

Effective pixel count:

Number of pixels on a CCD that show up in the active picture area— the image on the screen. Chapter 3.

Electron gun:

Device in a television picture tube that directs beams of electrons to paint scan lines on the face of the tube. Appendix A.

Equalization:

Adjusting frequency response of audio lines in relation to one another. Chapter 7.

Establishing shot:

Image that introduces ...