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Figure 8A

"Dirty" edit decision list before 409 cleanup.

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Edit decision list after 409

Figure 8B

cleanup

program.

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Nevertheless, for those pro¬

jects going to time code online editing,
control track offline editing consumes
far

more

cess

as

time in the actual editing pro¬
well as the additional time

requirement of manually handlogging
edit numbers. Consequently, the com¬
plexity of the project will determine
whether the cost savings with control
track edit equipment outweighs the ex¬
tra man hours involved to complete the
project.
Automatic Time Code
A more expensive but quicker
method of offline editing is to use auto¬
matic edit systems using SMPTE Time
Code. Depending upon the level of the

equipment, edit points may be quickly
entered in time code, split edits can be
done in
lists

one

his

assembly. There is

particular
handlog¬
ging edit lists, only that the list is read¬
able and in some logical order.
The basic information needed
list includes: A) Which edit number
in order. B) Which reel number the shot

on a

is on. C) Which mode of edit (Audio,
Video, Both Audio and Video plus the

audio track

is also

or

can

readily be interpreted for the

which

to

record the

ma¬

cam-remote™
by matthews

360° continuous rotation
in any

direction

No cables to wrap

Lens and

camera

controlled
any

remotely from
distance

during the insert. The reverse
for audio only edits.

true

Paper Punch Tape

are

Handlogging
Each videotape editor devises
her own way of logging edits so

on

terial). D) Which type of transition. (Cut,
dissolve, wipe, etc.) E) The time code of
the edit start point. F) A duration of the
edit for timing purposes. G) A shot de¬
scription for reference. The list may be
further refined by bracketing video only
edits with the corresponding audio to be
recorded

nettmann

no

incorrect method for

correct or

edit function, edit decision

automatically printed out as
well as dumped onto paper punch tape
or floppy disk; in short, all things per¬
taining to the preparation of a final edit
decision list for online assembly are
handled by the features of the auto¬
matic time code edit system, thus free¬
ing the editor to concentrate more on
the aesthetics of the project.

they

online

Before the

introduction of

magnetic floppy disks, all final edit deci¬
sion lists for automatic assembly were
in the form of a paper punch tape with
a line printer hard copy readout (as
illustrated in Figure 6), and is still being
used

as a

form of decision list output¬

ting today.
The paper punch tape is a
standard one inch wide thin paper tape.
It comes in either 1000 foot rolls or in
boxes of 1000 feet of fanfold tape,
whichever type your reader/punch

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