Abstract: The present invention is a post production process for assembling a video program from a body of source material by adding source materials to the master program in a series of jobs. During the initial job, edited source materials are simultaneously recorded in the master program medium and a temporary archive media which temporarily stores each program segment. During each subsequent job, the new program segment recorded into the program is simultaneously recorded in the temporary archive media, and the previously recorded program segment is played back from the temporary archive media synchronously and automatically with the program so that it is available as a source material to which additional source materials can be added in layers to create the next program segment.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for controlling customer access to rental appliances located in the customer's home or other location away from the direct physical control of the renter. This is accomplished through use of a control module wired into the appliance with a card reader for programming such module.