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100 Words Every Video Editor Should Know

July 6, 2026

100 Words Every Video Editor Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. A-roll main primary footage
2. archive store project for long-term use
3. aspect ratio width compared with height
4. assembly first arranged version of edit
5. autosave automatic project saving
6. B-roll supplementary supporting footage
7. backup copy kept for safety
8. bin folder for organizing assets
9. bitrate data amount per second
10. blend mode rule for combining layers
11. blur soften image detail
12. caption text displaying spoken words
13. clip a piece of recorded video
14. codec method for encoding media
15. color correction fix color and exposure
16. color grading stylize the video’s color
17. crop cut away image edges
18. crossfade overlapping fade between clips
19. cut remove or join footage
20. deliverable required final output file
21. dissolve one shot fades into another
22. drop frame timecode format for accuracy
23. duration total length of clip
24. effect visual or audio alteration
25. export save finished video file
26. exposure overall image brightness level
27. fade gradual appearance or disappearance
28. fine cut more polished edit version
29. footage raw recorded video material
30. format file type or structure
31. frame single still image in video
32. freeze frame single frame held longer
33. gain audio level adjustment
34. green screen colored backdrop for keying
35. handle extra frames beyond edit
36. highlights brightest parts of image
37. histogram graph of tonal distribution
38. import bring media into software
39. in point start mark for selected range
40. insert add clip and push later
41. J-cut next audio starts early
42. jump cut abrupt cut within same shot
43. keyframe point marking a value change
44. L-cut audio continues into next shot
45. lock prevent track from changing
46. lower third text graphic near screen bottom
47. luma brightness information in image
48. LUT preset color conversion table
49. marker timeline note or reference point
50. mask hide or reveal selected areas
51. master final high-quality source version
52. match cut cut linking similar visuals
53. metadata information about a media file
54. montage series of short edited shots
55. mute silence an audio track
56. nest place sequence inside sequence
57. offline media temporarily unavailable
58. online media connected and available
59. opacity degree of transparency
60. out point end mark for selected range
61. overlay element placed over video
62. overwrite replace material on timeline
63. playback video playing in software
64. playhead current position on timeline
65. preset saved group of settings
66. preview watch edit before export
67. project file containing edit decisions
68. proxy lower-quality editing copy
69. relink reconnect missing media files
70. render process final video output
71. resolution image size in pixels
72. reverse play footage backward
73. ripple shift later clips automatically
74. roll adjust edit point both ways
75. room tone natural background sound of space
76. rough cut early unfinished edit version
77. scene series of related shots
78. sequence ordered series of edited clips
79. shot continuous camera recording
80. slip change clip content timing
81. slow motion playback slower than real time
82. split divide a clip into parts
83. subtitle translated or transcribed dialogue text
84. sync match audio and video timing
85. template prebuilt editable project layout
86. tilt move view vertically
87. time-lapse sped-up passage of time
88. timeline editing workspace for arranging media
89. title text shown on screen
90. track layer for audio or video
91. transition effect between two shots
92. trim shorten a clip’s length
93. unlink separate audio from video
94. vectorscope graph showing color information
95. vignette darkening around frame edges
96. voice-over narration recorded separately
97. watermark identifying mark over image
98. waveform visual shape of sound
99. white balance color temperature correction
100. wipe transition replacing one image

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