About online editing

Online editing is the practice of doing all editing (including the rough cut) on the same clips that will be used to product the final cut. Previously, online editing had to be done on expensive high-end workstations designed to meet the picture quality and data-processing requirements of broadcast-quality video. Editors with high-end requirements who could not afford a suitable online system had to rent time at a production facility that owned one. As high-end personal computers have become more powerful, online editing has become practical for a wider range of productions such as broadcast television or motion-picture film productions.

For online editing, you'll capture clips once at the highest level of quality your computer and peripherals can handle.

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