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Quote from an ad for a new piece of "editing software."

"You simply give the program your video, choose any piece of music (MP3 or WAV) you like, select an editing style and it does the rest.
From one piece of raw video you can create a dozen different productions in a few minutes - each one in a radically different style, each one a polished production with a finished, professional feel."

So a computer can now do my job... I knew the day was coming...

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