Moving to the mainstream.(DV Editing)

During the past two years, high-definition video production has taken off as video professionals have embraced the HD format as a less expensive alternative to film. Thanks to the emergence of low-cost HD camcorders from companies like Sony, Panasonic, and JVC, HD production has been widely adopted not only by producers of feature films and episodic television shows, but also by independent documentarians and corporate video professionals previously shooting with DV or even Betacam formats.

The story on the HD editing front has been a little different, however, since that process has remained a fairly expensive proposition. For those working on feature films, ...