shows were shot on film, then edited and delivered on videotape.
The 1980s also brought the rebirth and growth of random-access video editing. Random access means that specific segments of tape, dispersed through one or more reels, can be defined and accessed independently and almost immediately.
Random-access video editing became popular because of its speed and reediting ease. In addition, the high-end random-access systems could provide film key numbers in order to conform the film negative. Random-access systems began to capture television film business and in the 1990s major feature films were being edited on this type of system. Thousands of filmed commercials have been edited on random-access systems, then conformed on video for broadcast.
There are several popular brands of random-access systems. Each has its own