Development and editing of technology.


Movolia - allows a film editor to view a film whilst editing, it was invented by Iwan Serruier in 1994.




Flat bed edit suites - type of machine used to edit film together for a motion picture. Picture and sound roll onto separate disks, they move forward and backward separately or are locked together to create synchronisation between picture and sound.


linear editing - you can select, arrange and modify images into a pre - determined ordered sequence. Most commonly start to finish its used working with video tape.


Non - liner editing - random access editing, instant access to whatever clip you want, whenever you want it. you're able to work on any segment of the project at any time instead of a set order.


online editing - final cut of project. editing high quality footage together.


offline editing- rough or draft cut of the project by editing low quality footage together so the main editor can get ideas for the final cut.


The digital era


Edit Droid - computerised analog non - liner editing system.


Avid 1 - non linear editing system based around an apple Macintosh II computer, an editor was freed to make as many cuts as they want.


CMX 600 -  first non linear editing system.