Editorial roles & workflow · Core
Offline edit
Also called: offline
ELI5
Editing with lighter working files before the final high-quality finish.
Used in conversation
“Can editorial try the offline edit before tomorrow’s review?”
Definition
Creative editorial performed with proxy or non-final media before high-resolution finishing.
Here “Offline edit” means: Creative editorial performed with proxy or non-final media before high-resolution finishing.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Offline edit” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Connected terms
- Online editOffline edit shapes story and timing, often with proxies; online edit conforms and finishes high-resolution picture.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14