diff --git a/doc/user/intro/intro.txt b/doc/user/intro/intro.txt index d5518dc0b..577188308 100755 --- a/doc/user/intro/intro.txt +++ b/doc/user/intro/intro.txt @@ -46,20 +46,19 @@ link:{ldoc}/technical/overview.html[The Inner Core] Vision ------ -Lumiera strives towards being a _professional non-linear video editor_. It is +Lumiera strives towards being 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, 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. +attitude or frame of mind in how this work is approached. -Anyhow, for the tools, the editing software used to this end, we can identify -several properties and requirements, to be labelled ``professional'': +Professionalism implies _to do work with sincerity, and to be 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, +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, we can identify a number of key properties -film production tools should have and be professional: +With this perspective in mind, 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:: All work must be secure and be safe against any software glitches,