Tooltip Tags: Editing

The list of SMPTE codes, in footage and frames, and including instructions for fades, dissolves and other special effects which corresponds to all the segments that the editor of a film or videotape production has decided to use in the final cut.

Video industry term for the tape containing the finished (edited) program.

The acronym for megabytes which is a measure of computer storage capability; the equivalent of 1,000 bytes.

An indeterminate number of more detailed shots which are intended to be intercut with a master shot or scene.

The gradual mix of sound sources accomplished by the simultaneous manipulation of two or more mix console faders.

The selection and assembly of the various shots or sequences for a reel of film.

A transition between two scenes where the first merges imperceptibly into the second.

American system of time code generation that adjusts the generated data every minute to compensate for the spread of the NTSC television system running at 29.97 frames per second.

A short duration sound track tone aligned to a point on the film for precise reference in synchronization in the editing and printing processes.

The separation of a roll of camera original negative (or in some cases a workprint) into it’s individual takes or scenes.