ABSTRACT
You’ve identifi ed the footage and/or stills you hope to use. Now begins the process of ordering copies so that you can incorporate them into your edit. Your source material may be fi lm (8 mm, 16 mm, 35 mm, Super8, positives or negatives, single system or double), videotape (2-inch, 1-inch, 3/4-inch, U-matic, 1/2-inch VHS, BetaSP, Digital Betacam, DVCPRO, BetaSX, or HD), or photographic positives, negatives, or digital fi les. And you may be working in one or more of these formats-perhaps digital or HD video, or possibly fi lm. Depending on what format you’re ordering your copy from (the preprint) and what format you need, what’s the best route to get there?
