Method, apparatus, and program product for authoring video content using stream embedded indicators

An apparatus comprising:

• a video handling device configured to generate a video source stream;
• a video authoring module configured to author a video segment of the received video source stream, the video segment having a first stream associated with a first electro-optical transfer function with at least one portion correctly authored for a lower quality display and at least one portion incorrectly authored relative to the first electro-optical transfer function for a lower quality display, wherein the at least one portion incorrectly authored produces undesired visual artifacts due to an inadequate luminosity or chromacity range;
• and
• a video processor configured to:
• display a single frame of the video segment comprising the at least one portion correctly authored and the at least one portion incorrectly authored;
• embed an indicator into the at least one portion incorrectly authored within a frame of the video segment, wherein the indicator notifies a viewer that the at least one portion incorrectly authored is not playing at its full bit depth in accordance with the video source stream;
• and
• enhance the first stream by adding a bit pattern of a second stream to produce an enhanced stream, wherein the enhanced stream is associated with a second electro-optical transfer function having a higher quality than the first electro-optical transfer function, wherein the second stream includes compensating data for correcting errors associated with the first stream.

A computer program product for enhancing video, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• receive a video source stream captured by a video handling device;
• assist a user with authoring a video segment of the received video source stream, the video segment having a first stream associated with a first electro-optical transfer function with at least one portion correctly authored for a lower quality display and at least one portion incorrectly authored relative to the first electro-optical transfer function for a lower quality display, wherein the at least one portion incorrectly authored produces undesired visual artifacts due to an inadequate luminosity or chromacity range;
• display a single frame of the video segment comprising the at least one portion correctly authored and the at least one portion incorrectly authored;
• embed an indicator into the first stream within a frame of the video segment, wherein the indicator notifies a viewer that the at least one portion incorrectly authored is not playing at its full bit depth in accordance with the video source stream;
• enhance the first stream with a second stream to produce an enhanced stream, wherein the enhanced stream is associated with a second electro-optical transfer function having a higher quality than the first electro-optical transfer function, wherein the second stream includes compensating data for correcting errors associated with the first stream;
• and
• render the enhanced stream.