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Scissors and Tape
The first movies were cut using scissors and tape and did not use any special machine. -
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Moviola
The first ever editing machine using reel to reel was invented by Iwan Serrurier. -
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Video Tape
The Ampex video tape recorder was released allowing for editing to be made across magnetic tape. -
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Non-linear editing
The first computer non-linear editor was introduced called the CMX 600 -
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Editing Software
AVID was introduced to the world as the first non-linear editing software. Although AVID is no longer the main software for editors today, the ideas presented with AVID are still very prevalent.