Sony sl-hf600 Operating Instructions Manual page 77

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THE IDEAL: EFFICIENT EDITING ADDING A SOUND TRACK
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The editing method of collecting just those scenes that
have been recorded by camera or from the television is
called ASSEMBLE editing, while replacing unwanted
scenes with scenes from other tapes is called INSERT
editing. Selecting scenes for recording on another tape
using another VCR or inserting scenes into tapes with
smooth transitions from the previous scene to the
following scene-both require visual sensitivity and
imagination. And to develop these important talents,
nothing is more important than the experience gained in
editing many tapes. "Efficient editing" is the foundation of
ail your editing operations.
Don't
"00 Easy" on Edltlng
Most of us have special feelings for certain scenes,
especially favorite scenes that we have taken ourseleves,
and are very reluctant to leave them out of the final edited
tape. But however 'beautiful' a scene may be, if it is too
long, or is out of context wlth the previous and following
scenes, it will detract from the overali quality of the
recording. Scenes that have no meaning in the overall
context of the tape, or are out of place, are best
eliminated. Although this is not always easy, you should be
decisive and consistent in editing, eliminating scenes
which do not contribute to making the best edited tape
possible-no matter how good they may be individually.
"Efficient editing" concerns more than skillfully eliminating
unneccessary scenes-It's also important to think about
how to present images which tell your story clearly and in
an easily understood way.
Inevitably, this involves improving your camera-work skills.
An example illustrates this best.
Adding a sound track enhances the drama of your tapes.
By adding narrations to scenes recorded either by camera
or from the TV, or by putting in background music, you can
make your tapes far more interesting.
The SL-HFl O OCI' s audio insert function lets you record over
the original sound track myour tapes to record just the
sound you want. If your original tape was recorded in Beta
hi-fi, you can listen to either the original track or the
inserted track, or both at the
same
time.
Use the REC (mcordlng) LEVEL contrd to
balance
lhre
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Making the best possible live recordings is an important
part of video. However, when you record sound while
shooting, annoying extraneous sounds may be included, or
you may discover while editlng, that a quiet scene is
quickly followed by jarringly noisy one. Unfortunately, these
problems occurs all too often. But by using the SL-HF1000
or any other VCR with a REC (recording) LNEL control as
the recording VCR, you can adjust the sound level together
with the video signal during editing. To do this, use
headphones while editing @lug into the VCR's
HEADPHONES jack) and reduce the volume with the REC
LEVEL control w e n unwanted sound or static is heard.
Playback VCR Recording VCR
Examples 1 and 2 are both simple scenes of two women
drinking tea and chatting, but it's easy to see that the way
in which this scene was shot in example 2 creates a
stronger impression of the viewer.