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The Editor The next step is adding in special effects. In linear editing, this is accomplished during the editing process if the equipment has wipe and fade effects built in; if not, the tape must be re-edited with the appropriate wipes and fades inserted at the appropriate times. Loss of quality occurs when the tape is edited this way during many editing sessions, and also when copies are made from the master. Computer editing is preferred because the rough cut edit that was just produced can then be used with no loss of quality and wipes and fades can just be inserted between the clips and the editor re-saves his work after that process is done. Once the final transition has been added the process is over for the linear editor. For the non-linear editor two steps remain. The first is to render all the effects that have been added (wipes, fades, dissolves). Rendering takes some time, and most professional programs can render more than one effect at a time, so a rendering queue is set up and the editor goes out to grab a bite to eat. Rendering creates, frame by frame, the final wiping and dissolving between the two video clips so that a smooth transition is viewed by the audience where the transition was inserted between two clips. The final step the computer editor must go through is dumping the project back onto tape (or saving it on a DVD (digital video disc)) to be sent to the duplicating facility for final copies. This requires the editor to play through the entire project and have a video recorder recording the project onto tape. Beta tape is used with the least amount of loss of quality, 3/4” decks can be used with slightly more loss in quality, after that, most other tape is inferior and cannot be copied more than a few times before the image gets smeary and the audio gets foggy. Once this final step is done, the tape is ready for graphics to be added and then can be sent to the duplication room for copies to be made. This paper originated as a paper for Video Production I, Missouri Baptist College, Spring 2002. ©Copyright 2002 by Aaron Eggers Page last updated 8/1/04. |
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