To place a layer into another layer so that it effectively acts as a single object in the new layer.
nondrop frame timecode
NTSC timecode in which frames are numbered sequentially and run at 30 fps. NTSC's frame rate, however, is actually 29.97 fps; therefore, nondrop 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
A video-editing process that uses hard disks to randomly access media. It allows the editor to reorganize clips quickly or make changes to sections without having to re-create the entire program.
See also [linear editing]
nonlinear editor
(NLE) An editing platform (usually on a computer) used to perform nonlinear editing.
nonsquare pixel
A pixel whose height is different from 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) The 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 720x486 pixels per frame (720x480 for DV).
See also [PAL]
NTSC legal
The range of color that can be broadcast free of distortion according to the NTSC standards, with maximum allowable video at 100 IRE units and black at 7.5 IRE units.
