1. Digital vs. Analog What’s the difference? Analog is VHS/NTSC Digital is DV/HDTV

2. Digital vs. Analog PriceSizeVideo Quality Purity & Scaling NoiseCopy Quality VHS Analog $1/120 min. LargeFairly Good Full, rich audio & video Electrical Hum, crackle, dropout Degrades Quickly DV Digtial $3/60 min. SmallGoodDigital loses some richness, pixelates Almost none, signal is either good or gone Infinite

3. Linear vs. NLE Linear = assembly editing, like putting together a train, one car at a time NLE = drag and drop, computer allows it to all be moved around

4. NON LINEAR EDITING (NLE) What is NLE?

5. NLE NLE - is any computer based editing system where video can be easily moved around.

6. NLE Consumer Level iMovie (Mac) -To install iMovie HD 6 you need: Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel Core processor 512 MB RAM recommended Mac OS X v10.4.4 recommended QuickTime v7.0.4 or later Price: Free with OS Windows Movie Maker -To install Movie Maker 2.1 you need: Windows SP2 for XP Home, Pro or x64 Pro 1.5 GHz Processor 256 MB RAM recommended Price: Often bundled free with OS

7. NLE Professional Level Avid Xpress Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Studio 2 RAM 1 GBRAM 2 GBRAM 1 GB Windows/Mac Mac $800$790$1,400