Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art (2nd Edition)
by John Purcell · Focal Press / Routledge
A working feature dialogue editor's manual on production-track repair: matching room tone, splitting tracks for the mix, handling ADR and group loop, fixing sync drift, and choosing between takes. Assumes DAW fluency and a working post pipeline.
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