The ambient sound that is used from the source videotape.
Nest
To place a sequence that is edited within another sequence.
Non-drop frame timecode
A type of timecode, in which frames are numbered sequentially. Non-drop frame timecode is off by 3 seconds and 18 frames per hour in comparison to actual elapsed time.
Noninterlaced video
The standard representation of images on a computer, also referred to as progressive scan. The monitor displays the image by drawing each line, continuously one after the other, from top to bottom.
Nonlinear editing (NLE)
A video editing process that uses computer hard disks to randomly access the media. It allows the editor to reorganize clips very quickly or make changes to sections without having to re-create the entire program.
Nonsquare pixel
A pixel whose height is different than its width. An NTSC pixel is taller than it is wide, and a PAL pixel is wider than it is tall.
NTSC(National Television Systems Committee)
Standard of color TV broadcasting used mainly in North America, Mexico, and Japan, consisting of 525 lines per frame, 29.97 frames per second, and 720 x 486 pixels per frame (720 x 480 for DV).
