I worked as a Freelance Editor in Los Angeles while working towards my Masters of Fine Arts in Film in Television Production where I was also a Teaching Assistant. Years of experience as an Assistant Editor coupled with my education at USC is wrapped into the book that you hold in your hands. My interns and night Assistant Editors who worked for me like yourself would walk into my office bay bewildered and mystified by everything, just as I once was. Assistant Editing isn’t really taught at Universities, often jobs above the line or the craft of editing a storyline together is taught instead, not the technical stuff. Technology changes way too quickly, plus people in academia are working on teaching the fundamentals and basics first so key tech points get postponed or ignored. This book is a Computer Technical Manual for people like yourself who want to clarify key points for working at a Post Production Facility, Television Network or Film Production Company.