digital editing

Software-based file modification

Digital editing is the manipulation of media—video, audio, images, or text—using computer software rather than physical tools.

Where film editors once cut and spliced celluloid, digital editors work with files: She learned digital editing on her laptop.

The term encompasses everything from trimming a home video to professional post-production work in film and music studios.

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aspect ratio · color grading · before and after · trim · layering · green screen · masking · keyframing · split · cut and paste · copy paste · drag and drop · photo retouching · transitions · rendering · timeline · noise reduction · word processor

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technology/method

digital editingtape splicing

Joining recorded strips together

production stage

digital editinglive recording

Audio from real event

raw footage · principal photography · live production

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digital, editing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G