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WIP: Intro - section vision reworked -->careful review required.

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Vision
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Lumiera strives towards being a *professional non-linear video editing system*. It is
NOTE: this section is still in discussion
''''
Lumiera strives towards being a *professional non-linear video editor*. It
is important to note that by ``professional'' we do not necessarily imply
``commercial'' or even ``industrial''. We do, however, wish to suggest an
attitude or frame of mind in how this work is approached, but not the goal,
requirement or purpose of this work. The concept of professionality in film
editing can indicate something of an artistic nature, suggest that there is
a narration, meaning or political messages revealed by the work; or, simply,
that the work attempts to convey something to an audience.
Anyhow, for the tools, the editing software used to this end, we can identify
several properties and requirements, to be labelled ``professional'':
With this perspective in mind, we can identify a number of key properties
film production tools should have and be professional
''''
Lumiera strives to be a *professional non-linear video editing system*. It is
important to note that by ``professional'' we do not necessarily imply
``commercial'' or even ``industrial''. We do, however, wish to suggest an
attitude or frame of mind in how this work is approached.
attitude or frame of mind in how an approach to such work is made.
Professionalism implies _doing work with sincerity and being subject to any
Professionalism implies _doing work with sincerity and not being subject to any
kind of wider goal, demand, or purpose._ When it comes to editing film, this
wider goal, demand, or purpose might be artistry, a narration or meaning to convey,
wider goal, demand, or purpose might be artistry, a narration or have meaning to convey,
a political message or commercial revenue -- it might be something to reveal to
your audience, to let them see, feel and perceive.
With this perspective in mind, for the editing software used to this end, we can identify
''''
With this perspective in mind and for the editing software used to this end, we can identify
a number of key properties film production tools should have to be labelled ``professional'':
Reliability::