On Jul 16, 2009, at 12:42 AM, Kerry Soloway wrote:

> I have a client that needs to cut down a 90 minute show. It is on
HDCam with audio channels 1 and 2 as Stereo Left and Right and channels
3 and 4 Dolby E.
> They really only need a simply extraction, cut to cut. Is this
something that I can do on a non-linear system or must I do this as a
machine to machine edit? I suggested machine to machine but they prefer
non-linearly.

I say:

I believe Dolby E is editable in Avid, FCP, or another non-linear
system if you don't alter the Dolby data in any way, but I've never had
a need to do it.

Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
NBC Today Show, New York