Initial State, Early Creative Processes
Example for sound recording
• Multiple separate tracks in a recording studio
• Complex multipart entity, e.g., twelve tracks for instruments and voices
• “Edit decision list" manages elements
• Very high fidelity
• Specialized production formats, e.g., proprietary format produced by the
SADiE digital audio workstation
Other examples
• Text: writer using word processing software, e.g., MS-Word
• Video: multi-segment work in progress has elements in AAF wrapper
Initial state formats are often proprietary and may be
limited to creator's favorite software package