WHAT DOES NLE MEAN?
NLE = Non-Linear Editing. It is so named to contrast with film and tape based systems that are necessarily linear. If I’m looking for the 3rd shot on a cassette, I have to fast forward through shots 1& 2. On a disk-based NLE, I can jump to exactly the frame I want. This saves an amazing amount of time. NLE nowadays refers primarily to systems like Lightworks, D-Vision, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, and principally Avid, in which media – video, audio, stills, film, etc., – can be turned into computer readable form, stored on (typically) hard disk and recovered in random access fashion. The Editor can then assemble the digitized material into a sequence. The computer will display the material exactly as instructed, and since the sequence exists only as computer instructions; changes can be made almost instantly. No film needs to be handled, no tape needs to be loaded into a deck. This makes editing much more intuitive in that an Editor can explore an innovative approach to a scene. If she is
