Short Video Editing Encyclopedia (page 3)
RS-232
If you have ever hooked up an older computer system, you have used RS-232 connectors. The editing protocol, named after its cable connector, is an updated version of an old computer protocol that now enables you to hook your editing decks to a computer or compatible edit controller and use the computer to control all of your editing. The cables for this system are standard computer cables with 9-pin or 25-pin connectors at both ends. When you connect your computer to an editing deck with internal time code, you create a very accurate editor.
The RS-232 editing protocol is used by a number of prosumer editing decks. However, it is only supported by the more expensive edit controllers. If accuracy is important and you have the prosumer gear to support it, this is a very rigorous, function-filled editing pro…
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