RIM 4580 Final

1kHz tone played for a single frame, 2 seconds before the start of the program

Advanced Authoring Format

interchange file that allows audio editors to import media/edits from a video editor's edit sequence (or vice versa)

Open Media Framework (Interchange) file

precursor to AAF

media and EDL

Automated Dialogue Replacement ("looping")

process of re-recording dialogue by the original actor after filming to improve audio quality or reflect dialogue changes

Sync generators / video reference; similar to a word clock

Additional/supplemental footage edited between A-roll (main action); can provide context or simply aid with viewer's interest

Broadcast Wave File

standard uncompressed audio format; similar to WAV but with metadata

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

set LKFS (Loudness, K-Weigthed, relative to Full Scale) as the standard measurement for loudness
-24dB LKFS is standard

copy retains full clip handles, whereas consolidate only exports defined regions

DSP processesing occurs on an external unit, wheras native processing occurs on the host computer

Sound and picture are recorded on two separate devices (as opposed to single systems which record both on one singular device)

Edit Decision List

list of TIMING INFORMATION for for each edit in a cut (source TC + master TC) and SOURCE INFORMATION (take, ID name/number of src media, etc)

First Frame of Action / Last Frame of Action

sound effects present in dialogue tracks that are recreated in post for foreign dubbing

"Filled Effects" track/stem is the combination of the original FX stem plus the mimic'd production sounds

sound effects created by watching picture and mimicking on-screen actions

the two ends of a clipegion— used to adjust a clip's boundaries

image is split into 2 fields (odd and even lines) updated at separate refreshes

all scan lines displayed as a full picture/frame at each refresh

0 VU = 1.23V @ +4dBu

stereo information is stored in a single file (as opposed to .L and .R)

Longitudinal/Linear Time Code

SMPTE TC info is encoded as audio and sent through either a XLR or BNC port; generally used when sending TC info from one machine to another during production

music and effects mix

National Television System Committee (1941)

525 lines of horizontal resolution displayed 30 times a second using a 2:1 interleave

Phase Alternating Line; standard mostly used overseas to adapt to the 50Hz wall outlet standard (as opposed to the US' 60Hz standard)

625 interlaced scan lines 25 times a second; EVERYTHING IN PAL RUNS AT 25 FPS

used when converting audio to formats running at different speeds (30 fps to 29.97 fps needs a 0.1% pull-down)

- contain script (duh) so actors know their lines in advance
- broken into scenes
- scenes [can be] broken into shots
- each record is a "take"

- director may have an idea of what may unfold, but unsure (documentaries)
- storyline comes together during post prod

picture editor's equivalent of a PT session

48kHz

all the documentation for each take; compiled by the Production Sound Mixer before delivery to post

any point where a sound effect is marked to be recorded/edited/created

each individual element of VoDME

cue that uses a vertical line tracing across the screen

an editing process that cuts room tone from takes by trimming out what isn't needed

American Cinema Editors (Eddie Awards)

Cinema Audio Society

Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel)

reviews the project with the director and to decides what sound design will be required for the project; with their team, reconstructs and further enhances non-dialogue/non-musical elements

responsible for planning and directing the overall sound of a film through to the final mix

selects and secures the rights for songs to be used in the program

records and mixes the musical score for the program

takes notes at spotting session, creates cue sheets, supervises the scoring, attends dubbing; in post, they sync the music to the proper cut and provide a log of all music used`

"dubbing" mixer; blend DME into a composite soundtrack (used to be three people per program: designated dialogue editor, music editor, effects editor; today, often one D/M mixer and one FX mixer); responsible for mixing for multiple formats and multiple end mediums