As Digital video programs get faster and more advanced, people are starting to wonder which is better, Digital or Analogue video editing?
Analogue
The benefits of analogue film are on a steady decline, but it can still beat digital video in some aspects like durability, quality, and detail.
Details When using analogue film instead of digital video, certain details are easer to see. When using film, the details of light, (i.e. contrast, brightness and shadows) are much stronger and more accurate. Since analog uses light directly to cause chemical reactions, those reactions depict the light with such accuracy; it is near identical as when seen with the naked eye. Every detail of light is picked up by the camera, so ideally, every detail is visible when watching the film. Durability Film copies can last for decades, this may seem like a short period of time, but digital video lasts less than a decade. Film is also less vulnerable to against humidity, oxidation and magnetic fields. Quality The quality of film is far superior to that of video. Film picks up every detail, and holds a lot more clarity between objects. Video tends to be ‘fuzzy’ and objects blend together, while film holds a certain resolution (ability to see distance between two objects). As well, any splicing of scenes is done by hand, so perfection is key and present. The overall presentation, with fine details and perfection, raises the quality of film far beyond digital video’s reach.DIGITAL
The benefits of digital video are on a steady increase,not only to production, but to distribution as well.
Production The advances in digital technology allow the production stage of movie making to speed up enormously. Since the actual images are turned into digital signals, shots taken can be viewed, rearranged,cut, and have special effects added with a simple computer. Being a digital signal allows the shots to be fed (transported) digitally, i.e. the Internet, in a short period of time. Directors and editors can save the shots of the day to a hard-drive, cut, splice and edit them until they are in a desired arrangement. Elements can also be changed, even backgrounds and foregrounds. Editing this way does not affect the original video. Analog editing has do be done by manually splicing and rearranging each frame. Distribution/Exhibiting For a digital video to be viewed, a digital signal is sent to projectors (machines that transform the digital signal into an image). This digital signal can originate from anywhere in the world, and be sent to anywhere in the world, making it less expensive. Theatres are gearing towards digital viewing of videos, that is, a satellite uplink will be installed in each theatre. The link will play the movie basically at the same time globally. This cuts costs in duplication of videos to zero. This hasn't been done yet, but you can expect it in the near future.
