Students are getting hands-on experience. That experience will make them competitive in a tough field, he said. Briar Cliff is one of only two educational institutions in Iowa to offer students access to this equipment. Swain demonstrated the new equipment Tuesday. Because it's digital and computerized, the equipment allows the video editor to move segments, replace them or even delete them entirely without being forced to re-edit the entire rest of the piece, as the old style of video editing required.
Flexibility is another advantage.
The equipment has a full range of special effects, allowing the editor to modify the picture, freeze it, add a strobe effect, add color or other effects.