Whats non-linear editing?
Non-linear editing (NLE) is editing using random-access video storage, so that you don’t have to wait for tape to shuttle to see a scene at the other end of the reel. Nowadays, this almost always means computer-based editing where you’ve transferred the video from tape to hard disk, and you assemble a show by arranging the clips along a timeline on the computer screen. When you’re done, you output to tape, which happens either immediately (if you’ve spent a lot of money on gear) or after a rendering operation (if you’ve spent less money). The “big names” in hardware-assisted NLE are Avid (Media Composers of various flavors, models, qualities, and capabilities), Quantel (Harry, Henry, Harriet, EditBox, iQ, etc.), Apple (Final Cut Studio), and half a dozen more up-and-coming, hanging-in-there, and/or where-are-they-now companies. They typically supply turn-key systems in the $15,000 to $150,000+ range, even though some are built using open platforms such as MacOS, Windows 2000, Pinnacle
