came here to say the same thing. the same ideas apply to frames, if you drop one from a scene you'd have to add it back elsewhere. it just means comparing two

came here to say the same thing. the same ideas apply to frames, if you drop one from a scene you'd have to add it back elsewhere. it just means comparing two copies would be easier to check for this technique than with a ms-based approach. i think it also reduces your problem space as cutting a scene by over a few frames would be extremely obvious in most shows with competent editors.