So how do we choose a set of nonlinear editing system that belongs to us and suits us?
Compared with any creative tool, we need it to have higher creative efficiency and a technical creative module that matches our imagination. So for the nonlinear editing system, the speed of creation and the related tools of creation must be our first consideration. A good nonlinear editing system will provide many modular creative tools, which can be directly applied without our efforts, greatly saving our creative time and greatly improving our creative efficiency. Taking Qedit700S blade integrated nonlinear editing system as an example, we show that a good nonlinear editing system must have the following basic technical modules:
Visual editing module, rich fixed creative templates that can be directly applied;
Collection and editing of original materials, and compatibility of multiple formats;
Basic media management functions, such as classification, cataloging and retrieval technology;
Customize the ability to create special effects;
Real time;
Standard image quality;
Standard audio editing;
Data storage and backup technology.
(1) visual editing module, rich fixed creative templates that can be directly applied. Visual editing module and rich fixed creation templates can make us produce the desired effect quickly when creating videos. This kind of fool-like production technology can facilitate us to make some common shots without over-creating, which greatly saves our creative time. Visualization allows us to see the basic outline of the effect to be made at a glance.
(2) Collection and editing of materials and compatibility of various formats. For a director, editing with source material is a strict requirement for the quality of video indicators. This method of maintaining the originality of the material can greatly maintain the authenticity and authenticity of the video. At the same time, however, the nonlinear editing system is based on digital technology. In today's increasingly developed media, our material sources are diverse, and different video material sources have different formats. To be compatible with most video formats, a good nonlinear editing system is needed. Otherwise, transcoding back and forth will not only reduce the video index, but also waste time greatly. Therefore, the collection and editing of source materials and the compatibility of various formats are of great significance.
(3) Basic media material management functions, such as classification, cataloging and retrieval technology. The ultra-fast Qedit700s blade integrated nonlinear editing system embeds the media asset management module. Why should a nonlinear editing system be embedded in the media asset management function module? It is said that today's society is a society of multimedia information explosion. Without the help of retrieval technology, it is difficult to find what we want from the massive video materials. As film and television producers, we also have a lot of material, which will be stored in our nonlinear editing system. Nowadays, it is very common to equip a nonlinear editing system with a dedicated large-capacity disk array. This large-capacity disk array often has a capacity of tens of thousands of GB. Imagine, in such a large space, if we fill all the information we want, if there is no basic management and retrieval technology, it is not a needle in a haystack! A nonlinear editing system must have basic media asset management and video and audio retrieval technology for video and audio materials, so that we can find the materials we want and unfinished projects at will!
(4) the ability to customize special effects. Audio-visual programs are cultural and creative industries. Without creativity, audio-visual programs have no vitality, and special effects technology is the expression of creativity. There are many special effect templates in the general nonlinear editing system, but these special effect templates are only the crystallization of some people. In the actual program production process, each of us and each unit has our own creativity and expression, so the inherent template may not be able to achieve the creativity we want. A good nonlinear editing system must have the freedom to create its own special effects, or it can be saved as a template so that we can continue to use it next time. In other words, a good nonlinear editing system should be an open platform, and we can't let the nonlinear editing system itself limit our creative space.
(5) Real-time. Anyone who has done the program knows that it is the most pleasant thing to add a special effect to the video and see the effect in real time. However, the ordinary nonlinear editing system is far from achieving the effect of what you see is what you get for all special effects. What should I do if I can't see it immediately after doing special effects? There is a rendering technique here, which is packaging. We made a complex non-real-time special effect, and it took time to render and package it. Are we upset when we watch the progress bar run slowly? If everything is real-time, why should we spend time on these things that have nothing to do with art and quality? A good nonlinear editing system must be a highly perfect combination of software and hardware. Although all special effects can't be completely real-time, most of them can be made in real time!
(6) Standard image quality. Imagine spending a lot of money to buy a nonlinear editing system, and the result can only be a very blurred film. What do we think? Even for movies with the same resolution, the final visual effect is different due to the surprise of coding and decoding. Different compression technologies, even movies with the same resolution, will cause different visual feelings! Nowadays, the development of high-definition technology is changing with each passing day. Do we still want to be limited to the standard definition of 720*486? A good nonlinear editing system is of course compatible with high standard definition, with excellent coding and decoding technology, and can make films with different resolutions to meet the needs of different users.
(7) Standard audio editing. Don't think that nonlinear editing system only belongs to the scope of video production, and audio is also the scope of its production. But many of us only pay attention to the production of video and ignore the production of audio. A good movie must be a perfect combination of video and audio, and only the combination of vision and hearing can make a pleasing artistic effect. A good nonlinear editing system provides industry standard sampling rates of 44. 1kHz and 48kHz, with digital and analog input and output, and can provide level and audio-visual position adjustment when editing audio, with waveform display and real-time equalization functions, which can produce very realistic sound effects and restore the most original sound.
(8) Data storage and backup technology. The Extreme Qedit700s nonlinear editing system is a blade integrated nonlinear editing system. The so-called blade integrated nonlinear editing system is an integrated editing system and storage system. The storage system has large capacity and high speed, which can meet the production environment of high standard definition. The blade integrated non-editing system has redundant backup technology, which can ensure that the material will never be lost. Materials and engineering files of nonlinear editing system are placed in storage space. Imagine, as a director, what kind of mood would it be if all the work data were lost because of viruses, system damage and software crash? Editing a program is not a simple job. Even a finished program with only five minutes often takes us several days, so let's try our best to turn these days into running water. How can we be ashamed!
Therefore, the backup technology of mass storage is one of the necessary technologies for a good nonlinear editing system!
Blade integrated nonlinear editing system introduces disk array technology, the system is equipped with raid backup technology, and the system disk and the material disk are placed separately to ensure that even if the system is damaged, crashed or collapsed, the materials stored in the material disk will not be affected at all. If the disk of the material disk is damaged, raid backup technology ensures that as long as a new disk is replaced, the data will be automatically restored to its original state and will not affect our normal use!
To sum up, with the comparison and selection of these eight aspects, you will definitely buy your favorite nonlinear editing system and bring unexpected gains to your program production.