CHAPTER 10
Getting Ready to Edit
Working with SMPTE Time Code and Postproduction Planning
Whether you will be using a linear editing system or a digital nonlinear editing system, it is important to prepare thoroughly for your editing session (see Figure 10.1). This chapter presents an overview of SMPTE time code, explains how to use it effectively during the editing process, and discusses the principal postproduction planning elements that are common to most projects.
FIGURE 10.1 Efficient Editing Demands Thorough Planning
SMPTE TIME CODE
One of the most useful editing tools available to the video editor is SMPTE time code. (The complete ...
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