History of Video Editing As Fast As Possible

Before the advent of video editing, films were very similar to stage plays! How did we get from there to where we are now?

[SuperSaf]

Imagine editing a YouTube video the old school way :-/

[xilanceylan]

it's like film school all over again

[LazerLord]

My mom used to work for a local news station. She did all that video tape editing stuff, and she finds it really cool how things are done these days. My, how times change.

[JavierselPapiChulo]

The video editors did an amazing job editing this video.

[brendanturner]

This is the best video (editing wise) that has been made on this channel.

[ObnosisJones]

The first practical video tape recorder actually marketed to networks and television stations was released in 1956 by Ampex corporation. This format became the world standard for videotape for nearly 30 years. One of these machines is shown at 4:14 in this video. It used 2" wide tape and employed a headwheel spinning at over 14, 000 rpm to record the TV picture in 17 (scan) line segments across the width of the tape from top to bottom (shown at 4:24), therefore making it possible to do cut and splice editing (nearly analogous to film editing) by cutting between the right tracks as described.

[choco_easty]

Thank you for this, Linus! Very well done! And Merry Christmas from the Philippines!

[superbnns]

That squeaking sound effect at 0:15 is my Facebook notification sound. I thought I was popular for a second.

[MuazOsman]

SuperSaf TV sent me here, and I am not disappointed. GREAT VIDEO!

[landryprichard]

Great breakdown. Only one thing missing: In the 50s and 60s, they would often time reserve a monitor just for a film camera that would film the video on the screen. That is how we have at least SOME of what was aired live available for the archives now.

[betaneptune]

More about the splicing. You can't see the splices on professional films. They made edit lists and perhaps cut the negatives and made positives. Would like to see a little more detail on that. I've made some Super 8 films and the splices, while clear, tend to attract dust and dirt, and sometimes don't go smoothly through the projector. So I'm curious how the pros did it.

[TheUnfinishedPotato]

Im so amazed on how far we have came, I honestly respect the old school methods alot💯

[Neilx]

If you're interested in the history of filmography. You've got to watch the film "Hugo". The Lumiere brothers is mentioned and George Melies is a striking plot protagonist.

[ericclements]

I got to use Avid while in college and during an internship at Montana PBS, and I loved it. I have to use Velocity ESX at work, and while it gets the job done, it leaves a lot to be desired.

[uberhaxormasterborg]

I've been waiting for this. Thanks, Linus

[eshan]

Great topic, great video!
Can you do a video on how graphics (like titles, names etc.) were added back in the old days on the films?

[samguapo]

I think this video could have added the significance of things such as Apple, modems, internet, all the way to youtube to show how the video industry really exploded. The series of products and factors are what made video editing such a crucial tool nowadays.

[captainkeyboard]

I like your presentation of film and video works because your show is very comprehensive enough to give me an interest in sight and sound.

[TopTributeBands-N-Stuff]

Cool quick history of moving pics. Thanks. In 1987 in Santa Barbara CA I produced a network TV series on 1 inch and 3/4 inch videotape which could only be edited a few generations down. VHS 1/2 inch tape can only be edited about 3 generations down before it is all washed out (a copy from the original is one generation, then a copy from that copy is the second generation etc). BUT, in 1987 the studio switched to digital editing and then we could edit an unlimited number of generations and never loose any quality since it was all digital. The copies came out as good as the original. Awesome technology that allowed editors to now do things that were impossible before (massive multiple layered effects etc).

[TechTVusa]

You should have mentioned the Video Toaster and also made mention of 3/4" tape, Beta Cam and a few other tape formats.