Editing Digital Film

by Jaime Fowler

At long last, film and video editors are using the same systems to edit their projects, and Editing Digital Film is the guide to show them how to do it. This concise reference provides video and film editors familiar with the Avid, Media 100, and Final Cut Pro systems with crucial information they will need to edit on all three of these systems. In addition to showing film editors and directors working on DV projects how to edit for this new format, this text also clarifies the NLE process to those familiar with traditional film editing.


With its focus on the essentials of integrating nonlinear editing with film, Editing Digital Film is an excellent resource for video editors wishing to edit films, and for film editors wishing to learn how films are integrated into nonlinear systems. With coverage the film cutting process, post production methods, telecine, matchback editing, HDTV, 24P, cutting DV, and all necessary tools to get the job done, this is the perfect guide for those interested in editing digital film.

204 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 2001

About the author

Jaime Fowler is an award winning editor and author of five books on post-production and visual effects about Avid, Final Cut, Sapphire, color correction and the process of editing from film to digital. He has consulted and spoken at conferences including Sundance and DV Expo. Jaime has worked as a post production consultant for several films and situation comedies from Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal. He was instrumental in the development of Avid's multicamera software, for which he and the development team won an Emmy in 1995 (he has edited 5 Emmy-winning television programs as well).
Jaime's editing credits include "The Abyss: Special Edition", "Under Pressure: Making The Abyss" for James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. He also edited many trailers, featurettes and EPKs for Warner Bros, Tri Star and other companies. Jaime was credited as editor on the television series "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" for many years. He became a voting national member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1986.
Jaime is currently professor of Digital Video and Film Production at The Art Institute of Dallas. He recently completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Art and Technology. In 2009, he began writing and directing short films for both web and film festival consumption.