Almost every other televised event, people head for the fridge, the bathroom, or punch the fast forward button on the DVR.

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As to editing, which video makes almost costless, he recommends this simple but effective discipline: each evening, watch everything you have shot that day, without using the fast-forward button.

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How about this: Dump the fast-forward and fast-rewind modes on DVD players, and put in a "Replay" button that backs up ten seconds and turns on the subtitles for 30 seconds to catch the dialog that was too fast or mumbled.

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