By Lauren Schwab

Topics Discussed

• Final Cut Pro– The 4 main windows– Final Cut Express– Final Cut Pro 3

• Avid– Avid Symphony– Avid Media Composer– Avid Media Composer XL

• iMovie – the 6 required steps

• Editing – Jobs of the editor

• Non-Linear Editing

Final Cut Pro

• Final Cut Pro runs at about $999• Final Cut Pro has 4 main windows

– The Browser– The Viewer– The Canvas– The Timeline (has up to 99 layers)

• There is also the Final Cut Express which is a lot less expensive and less complex than Final Cut Pro

• The latest version is Final Cut Pro 3• Final Cut refers to the finished version of the film

Avid

• There are different types of Avid– Avid Symphony– Avid Media Composer – Avid Media Composer XL

• Interesting fact about Avid…– 96% of fall 1999 primetime TV shows are cut

on Avid Media Composer – The kind of Avid that TV and film industries

use can range up to $50,000

iMovie

• 6 steps required for iMovie…

1. Log and Capture2. Basic Video and Audio Editing3. Compositing and Effects4. Transitions5. Titles6. Out or Exporting your movie

• iMovie is used for more simple projects• Helps you to learn the basics

Editing

• The editor has a huge responsibility • Works with the Director to put film into its final

form and to pull everything together• The editor gets together with Sound Designer

and Music Composer for the final cut of the film

• The editor has to think about the transitions between the scenes as well

Non-Linear Editing

• You can assemble the film in any order• Changes can be made at any time• Allows 3-D effects• “Non-linear editing combines the best of both

film and video into one editor.”• Non-linear editing is a lot easier

For More Information…

• Visit Websites– http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/02/15/index4a_

page2.html?tw=multimedia

– http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=24496

– http://www.finalcutpro411.net/

• Digital Editing Courses– http://www.nyfa.com/SAMPLE/sample.acting.htm