[MacDV] Re: Adobe Premiere 6.5 Mac for sale

[James Asherman]

On Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at 11:41  AM, Claire Hart wrote:

> I've been on this list because I want to understand more about digital 
> video.  However, I've only experimented with iMovie.  I do have a 
> miniDV camera, but I don't yet have the hardware to support iDVD, but 
> I have a G4 powerbook on the way.  The term "editing" seems 
> self-explanatory, but what does "authoring" mean in comparison?  
> Having ONLY worked with iMovie, I don't know anything at this point 
> beyond that realm.
>
> Thanks,
> Claire
>

I guess "authoring" would refer to the creation of a DVD where beyond 
the linear editing that
one does on a linear video there are a host of other possibilities to 
consider.  Menus, sounds, order and behavior of a disc in play would 
all be part of the authoring.
J