Media 183
Online edit
The finishing pass: original media relinked, effects finalised, every frame made technically impeccable for delivery.
The online is where the film's body catches up with its soul: proxies swap for camera originals, resolutions go native, effects render at full weight, and the technical sins tolerable in the offline, soft frames, placeholder plates, misaligned cuts, are hunted one by one.
It is checklist work by temperament: relink verified shot by shot, framing checked at true size, deliverables exported against spec. Creativity is not the online's job; fidelity is, which is precisely why it must not be rushed. The audience never sees the offline that found the film; they see only what the online made of it.
See also Offline editExportPicture lock
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