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Famous electrician, Robert W. Paul, introduces editing to the world. His film "Come Along, Do" is of the first films to feature cut editing. This is done by physically cutting off parts of the film strips. https://www.sutori.com/story/the-history-of-editing-in-film--QJpt1BGzfkapALSCe9af3Upx
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Technicolor revolutionizes the way color is used in films via a series of color motion picture processes using dye-transfer techniques to produce a color print. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Technicolor
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The world's first successful editing machine invented by Iwan Serrurier. It allows editors to view a film and edit it at the same time. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/moviola
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The company, Ampex, releases the first video tape recorder (VTR) which allows television to be recorded and edited through the use of magnetic tape. http://theinventors.org/library/inventors/blvideo.htm
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The VRX 1000 becomes the most successful video tape recorder being widely used and encouraging new methods of editing. https://www.historyofrecording.com/ampexvrx1000aniv.html
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Film editing evolves beyond early machines using new Intercine and KEM editing tables. http://www.steenbeck.com/history.php
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The EECO 900 electronic editing controller is introduced, using precise On-Time time codes. http://www.vtoldboys.com/editingmuseum/eeco.htm
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Ampex introduces the Electronic Editor. Films and videotapes no longer have to be physically cut. http://www.vtoldboys.com/editingmuseum/
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Introduced for offline editing, the CMX 600 is the first computerized nonlinear editor. https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/3902229
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Lucasfilm creates a non-linear computerized editing system that uses multiple analog LaserDiscs to enable random-access editing.
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An era of professional digital editing suites with the companies EMC and Avid introduces new nonlinear film-editing software to the world. https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2785
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Standard computers are granted the resources to edit digital video at increasingly higher resolutions. https://www.howtogeek.com/194756/cpu-basics-multiple-cpus-cores-and-hyper-threading-explained/
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Digital cameras, film distribution, and editing software now dominate the industry. https://theblog.adobe.com/the-evolution-of-film-editing/
