A Real Breakthrough…at the time
Very interesting demo of the first nonlinear editing system from 1971.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bNmsKBqFPQ
The CMX 600 was the very first non-linear video editing system. It was introduced in 1971 by CMX Systems, a joint venture between CBS and Memorex. CMX referr…
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It wasn’t just the first non-linear video editing system. It was the first video editing system, wasn’t it.
cbs memorex experimental CMX
it was “powered” by a 32kbs RAM Digital PDP 11. US$ 250.000 US$ was the price.Light pen was used to mark the inserts and choose commands.Timecodes created were delivered on card punches. First phase of editing was off-line.
And it wouldn’t look or sound like it was edited?
Very state of the art for its day!!! 😀
I am always intrugued by the possibilities of any editing system – linear, non-linear, cuts only, ancient, old or new. I have worked with many different editors over the past 30 years and I have managed to create something on any platform. If you have the vision, you can make it happen. Thank you for posting all these editing videos!
Even watching this video I marvel at the potential, and I work on the damn thing every day. It is far more sophisticated today, but the fundamentals are still there; very little has been taken away: http://youtu.be/js_eS6bFwdc