From 764d21480e242d0d5d73dce94171fa5d7c418e41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benny Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:23:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] DOC: Section Vision completely reworked wrt language. --- doc/user/intro/intro.txt | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/user/intro/intro.txt b/doc/user/intro/intro.txt index 6e77f2523..c09e9b995 100755 --- a/doc/user/intro/intro.txt +++ b/doc/user/intro/intro.txt @@ -36,50 +36,53 @@ Vision // objective and goals of the project -Lumiera strives towards being a _professional non-linear video editor_. To start with, we should -point out that ``professional'' does not necessarily mean ``commercial'' or ``industrial''. -It's more of an attitude or frame of mind -- doing work seriously, and to be subject to any -kind of wider goal, requirement, or purpose. - -The concept of professionality in film editing can mean something of an artistic -nature, a narrative or having a meaning to convey, a political message, or -portray something to an audience. +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 labeled ``professional'': With this perspective in mind, we can identify a number of key properties -of professional film production tools: +film production tools should have and be professional: Reliability:: - Your work must be safe and protected at all costs against software - glitches and incompatibilities. Ideally, Lumiera should be reliable, - very stable and not crash. In practice, even crashes or power outages - should not result in data or work loss.. + All work must be secure and be safe against any software glitches, + incompatibility or instability. Ideally, Lumiera should be reliable, + very stable and not susceptible to software crashes, i.e., crashes or + power failure should ideally not result in data or work loss. Quality:: The demands placed on high-quality, cinema grade digital video material - requires crisp-quality without any compromsise throught the entire work - flow in the final product. All rendering will have to be reproducable - down to the last digit. + requires crisp-quality results with no concessions made throughout the + entire workflow that might compromise quality of the final work. + It will be necessary to be able to reconstruct all rendering down to a + single digit. Performance and Productivity:: - Professionals want to get things done, in time and content, but ideally - with control over all details. The fine balance of these goals is a + Professionals want to get things done in time and content, but, ideally, + with control over all detail. The fine balance of these goals is a central goal of workflow design and usability. Scalability and Adaptability:: - Projects and budgets differ, hardware advances, Lumiera must scale - in different dimensions and use available resources as best it - can. From small Laptops to multi core computers and Renderfarms. + Projects and budgets differ, hardware advances; and Lumiera must scale + in different dimensions and make optimum use of the resources that are + available. From small Laptops to multi-core computers up to render farms, + Lumiera must be adept in optimum use of the hardware at hand. Durability:: - Soft and Hardware advances at a fast pace. We must not lock into the - current state of technology but must be flexible enough to extend the - system without breaking compatibility. Projects you create nowadays with - Lumiera should be usable in the foreseeable future, there at least needs - to be a guaranteed upgrade path. - + The rapid pace at which software and hardware rampage forward is surely + a warning to new software projects and the dangers of locking into any + current technological ``fashion'' to achieve a ``cheap'' goal, feature + or performance boost. Once the fad fades, the software woes begin. + The software must be able to engage new technological developments + without any compromise to functionality or backward compatibility. + Fundamental Forces ------------------