POST-PRODUCTION

Introduction
  • post-production strategy
  • rough vs. fine cuts
  • offline & online
  • edit decision lists (EDLs)
  • list cleaning & management

    Scopes and TBCs

  • setting playback levels
  • timebase correctors (TBCs)
  • waveform monitors
  • vectorscopes
  • improper levels

    Analog Editing

  • analog & digital
  • linear & non-linear
  • assemble vs. insert
  • importance of control track
  • making a black burst tape
  • basic editing
  • sophisticated systems

    Digital Editing

  • how it works
  • digitizing material
  • TV vs. computers
  • storage requirements

    Compression

  • ASCII
  • analog to digital conversion
  • lossy vs. lossless
  • chroma subsampling
  • resolution
  • JPEG compression
  • fixed vs. variable frame size
  • interframe & intraframe

    The Post-Production Suite

  • overview
  • switchers
  • decks