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■ INTO NONLINEAR EDITING

The history of editing is fascinating. In the old days, a film editor would work

on a bench with razor blades, splicing tape, and a splicer. After making some edits, the

editor would have to walk down the hall to the screening room and project it.

In 1924, a man named Iwan Serrurier came up with an idea for showing movies

in homes without the use of a projector. Serrurier’s device, the Moviola flatbed, projected

movies inside an elaborate wooden box. It wasn’t popular with consumers because the

fancy wood and ornate detail made it too pricey. But an editor at Douglas Fairbanks

Jr.’s studio saw it and asked if it could be used for projecting cut scenes. Serurrier said

that it could, and the first editing system was born. It was called the Moviola because,

like a Victrola that played music, this primitive machine could play films.

To edit videotape prior to nonlinear days, an editor required some kind of certi-

fication as a technician, a license from the Federal Communication Commission, or a

high score on a standard test of engineering measurements and calculations. Those

items are rarely used today, although for some circumstances, they are still mandatory

for broadcast on some networks.

In fact, an old story that made the rounds on the West Coast was that a well-

known Hollywood producer was dining with a network executive. “Bill,” (not his

actual name) said the network executive, “why are you playing around with all of this

nonlinear stuff? You know the resolution will never be good enough to broadcast.”

“Frank,” (again, not his actual name) replied the producer, “you have been

broadcasting it on your network with my show for the last seven weeks.”

Is the story true? I have no idea, but it certainly made the rounds quickly. What

I do know is that shortly after this story spread, networks began broadcasting Avid

output openly.

The first Avid systems were pricey. A full-blown Media Composer was around

$80,000 (USD). Not exactly pocket change. But through the miracle of development of

technology, we’ve enclosed a copy of Avid Free DV on the companion DVD, an incred-

ible application that actually does much more than the first Avids could do.

This free software from Avid has some shortcomings, and we’ll discuss those in

the book. Xpress Pro and Xpress DV are both very good systems and cost relatively

little for the professional. For the hobbyist, they may seem pricey, but they are loaded

with just about every feature Avid could think of.

Figure 1.1 Editing has come a long way, as

demonstrated by this Moviola editing system.

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