Video logging

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Video logging is a process in which video footage is watched and labelled according to its content. When a video is being made, there is typically much more material shot than is used in the final video.

It is often impractical to remember exactly where each shot is on each source tap and finding a particular source shot by searching through hours of video during editing can be time consuming, as well as tie up expensive editing equipment and editors' time.

A solution widely employed in the professional industry is to log the content prior to editing. Relatively cheap equipment is used, with a relatively lower cost staff of loggers. The loggers go through the source video material, labeling it according to its contents with metadata. This data is then available during editing, making the editing more efficient.