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Jerry <<<Call that feature whatever you want to: without it, you can't seriously cut action or match frames on the Flyer without engaging in a "trial-and-error" process.>>> Tim <<<However, editing, even with this feature, is inherently a trial and error process. Upon previewing an edit, many times you will make adjustments. Seeing the tail doesn't tell exactly how the edit will look and feel. Fortunately with a non-linear system, previewing edits is much quicker than with tape editing. And. of course, once you are happy with the edit, you're done. You don't have to wait for the edit controller and tape machines to actually perform the edit.>>> Hi Tim Thanks for making an appearance here in the forum. Regardless of the prevailing circumstances, it's real show of support for us users. I don't want to knock Jerry here, but all I hear is this phrase "cut on action… cut on action…" That's a pretty broad term in an editing sense. I don't know what dealings or promises are between you guys to cause Jerry to fixate on this proposed function of the Flyer (it's not my business anyway). It seems those dealings may affect how the "cut to action" is received. I would enjoy sitting down with Jerry and demonstrating all the ways you can creatively cut to action. I've done it for classfuls of film students. The simplest 'plain white paper' form of cutting to action is to have two shots, taken from different angles, of one action. The golf swing is a classroom example. Unless you have a very good actor that can match action in successive takes, you need a two camera shoot from two different angles. To be able to match-edit the action (exactly) on the first try, both cameras must be synched to a single time code source so that both reels have the same exact TC numbers for each frame of the action. This can be taken to an editing system with EDL capability where the machines lock together by the numbers. Set an edit point, push the button and the cut is made to the edit master. You don't even have to see it happen during the actual edit and it doesn't need to be on a non-linear system. The advantage of NLE is that an editor/director can conform an edit, while trying various combinations on the fly (no pun) to improve the creativity of the project. The 'trial and error' process, IMHO, brings out the best in a project. I came from a film shooting and editing background into video because I could make money steadily with video in this market. I came into a company that had a history of using the Video Toaster since it's first incarnation. I had never touched a Toaster, much less an Amiga, until this past January when we got a Flyer system. These 'old-timers' tell me that the Flyer NLE has been the original concept that Newtek was shooting for since the beginning. We're still waiting for hardware to catch up with all of our dreams, but the Flyer is still way ahead of the competition in it's price range. Since I've been working with non-linear systems, especially the Flyer, I can't imagine how I did 'tape to tape' editing before. Tim, thanks for a great product. I'm looking forward to the continued growth and capability of the Flyer. BarryVedros ISI