ABSTRACT
Virtually all film projects, whether they're destined for broadcast, web streaming, or theatrical release, are edited on a digital, nonlinear editing system (NLE). Editing in the digital domain means that all visual and sound components of the project, no matter what their original form, must be transferred as digital data called media files and brought into a computer running specialized editing software. Digital NLE is also referred to as "non-destructive" editing, which means that any cutting, arranging, and effects filmmakers might perform occur only virtually. Good organization is the basis of all good editing. Organizing edit assets is done by creating a series of bins in the program panel. The three-point edit technique is useful for introducing new shots within a time-line that has already been constructed, or breaking up a long shot by inserting another shot within it. Some of the most effective, workhorse editing tools in an NLE system are the trim function tools.
