The process of creatively assembling the elements of a production, to communicate the appropriate message or story, and/or calculating the order, timing and pace with user-friendly equipment such as film, 3/4" videotape or non-linear computer editing systems.
Editing which involves the transfer of tape to and from multiple sources.
Editing that is done using inexpensive, non-broadcast-quality equipment to produce an Edit Decision List (EDL) which will be used later for assembling a broadcast quality program using more expensive, high quality equipment.
Preliminary post-production editing session, used to establish editing points and to prepare an edit decision list (EDL). The result of an off-line edit is a rough cut. Compare to on-line editing.
Off-line editing is the process of editing low-quality copies of the original footage, for the sake of cost efficiency, to generate an Edit Decision List. The editor will then apply the EDL toward editing the high-quality footage.
Editing from a copy of original footage in order to try out various options and create a blueprint for the final on-line edit.
Edits performed on a working copy of video footage, for reference and approval.