Nonlinear Editing Book

	Acknowledgements	6
	Introduction	7
	What is linear editing?	8
	What is nonlinear editing?	12
	The interlaced scanning system	16
	The waveform monitor	18
	The vectorscope	18
	The video monitor	20
	The computer monitor	20
	Audio	20
	Summary	22
	Digital signals and sampling	24
	Disk drives	26
	Disk capacity	28
	Compression	32
	Summary	36
	Off-line and on-line editing	38
	The digitizing process	42
	Some special cases	48
	Editing	50
	Output	58
	Project and system management	60
	Timecode	60
	Media logging	68
	Batch digitizing	70
	System management	72
	Summary	76
	Dissolve/wipe	78
	Motion effects	80
	Multi-layer effects	82
	Summary	82
	Hole cutters	84
	Luminance key	84
	Chrominance key	86
	Matte key	88
	Alpha channels	88
	Working with titles and captions	90
	Style	94
	Working with third party graphics applications	96
	Safe title area	98
	Saving time	100
	File type and cross-platform compatibility	100
	Summary	100
	Working with audio	102
	Audio options for the nonlinear suite	104
	Summary	106
	The future	107
	App. A: Glossary	110
App. B	Edit decision lists	127
App. C	Recording formats and what they offer	131
	Further reading	134