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This week, we talk about the differences between approaching an audio editing session and a video editing session. Rob and Chris have worked with and edited both, but each has their specialty. This week they have a candid discussion about the differences they see in the philosophy of editing audio and editing video. Learning the differences between the different approaches is key to understanding the basics.

Discussed links:
WNYC’s Radio Lab
The Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations
Fox’s Lie to Me on Hulu
CCD on Facebook
Chris Cavs on the Word on the Tweet podcast
Rob Blatt featured on the Disqus blog

Green reel tangible by Far0_RC1

Once you’ve recorded your video, the next step is editing. There are two ways to edit. the first is called linear ot tape to tape editing. This is the analog way of editing where you are physically handling strips of tape. Often, this kind of editing happens with an EDL or edit decision list.

The digital way of editing is called non-linear editing. Some applications that edit in a non-linear fashion is Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere and Vegas. Non-linear allows you to be more experimental and flexible in your edits.

An analogy would be creating a mixtape vs. creating a playlist. In order to create a mixtape, you have to commit the songs you want in the order you want as you record them. When you create a playlist, you have the option to test out the order of songs to hear how they sound before calling it finished.