Film Editing vs Digital Editing

Working on 8mm film and editing:

You would use an 8mm Celluloid film. Unlike footage stored in SD cards this is footage you can psychically touch. After filming your footage the film is then placed on a reel.

The reels of film are then carefully analysed and proof checked. You would place the film on a Steenbeck on these turn tables. The gears and wheels are where the film is stretched out to be previewed on the screen.
On-top of the screen is the speaker for the audio. Cuts are made with a film slicer. A film slicer works really similar to a hole punch that you would use for paper. You feed the film through and position the part you wish to cut under the blade and press down. then you would stick the film to another piece of film so it looks like a cut.

Now we use digital footage with HD 1080P recording cameras and IMAX cameras. Most people use programs like Sony Vegas or Premier (Adobe) but some use simple ones like Microsoft Movie Maker.

Programs like this have a preview window where you can see what your footage looks like, A transitions view window, A timeline and a lot of options. This is much quicker and more creative for editing. You can also render your footage out in multiple formats.

In conclusion with he technology developments it is much more effective to use digital editing.