Computer Science

The overall theme or focus:

The media industry is an industry that is resistant to the validity of data mining and the kind of insight data mining in this field could yield.

There are two primary pieces of software with respect to film and television editing. They are Avid and Final Cut Pro, while there are more programs available. The latest version of Final Cut Pro, FCPX, takes more a data mining perspective and approach to nonlinear editing. There were significant changes with respect to aesthetics, interface, and organization. There was a bit of a well documented uproar by various editors and other industry professionals with respect to these changes. There is a great resistance to the use of FCPX because of the data mining approach relative to other upgrades. This is just one example of media's resistance to data mining.

The media industry is still a bit...
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