Media content generation methods and systems
AssigneeUlead Systems, Inc.
InventorsCheng-Feng Wang, Chia-Sheng Su, Sheng-Wen Bai
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Abstract
A playable volume generation method. A playlist comprises a plurality of playlist items, each targeting one of the playable items to be displayed according to the arrangement of the playlist items. A designated inter-item position on the playlist for inserting a new playlist item is received. A former playlist item and a later playlist item adjacent to the new playlist item are automatically retrieved. A second playable item targeted by the new playlist item is automatically generated to simulate a transition effect transitioning from the end of the playable item targeted by the former playlist item to the beginning of the playable item targeted by the later playlist item.
Claims20
A playable media content generation method, comprising:
- retrieving a playlist having a plurality of playlist items, each one of the playable items to be displayed according to the arrangement of the playlist items;
- receiving a designation to an inter-item position on the playlist for inserting a new playlist item;
- automatically retrieving a previous playlist item and a next playlist item adjacent to the new playlist item;
- automatically generating a second playable item simulating a transition effect transitioning from the end of the playable item targeted by the previous playlist item to the beginning of the playable item targeted by the next playlist item;
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- automatically targeting the new playlist item to the second playable item.
A playable media content generation system, comprising:
- an authoring tool retrieving a playlist comprising a plurality of playlist items, each targeting one of the playable items to be displayed according to the arrangement of the playlist items, and receiving a designation to an inter-item position on the playlist for inserting a new playlist item;
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- an effect generator automatically retrieving a previous playlist item and a next playlist item adjacent to the new playlist item, and generating a second playable item simulating a transition effect transitioning from the end of the playable item targeted by the previous playlist item to the beginning of the playable item targeted by the next playlist item, wherein the authoring tool targets the new playlist item to the second playable item.
The system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the storage medium conforms to specifications of digital versatile disc/disk (DVD), video compact disc (VCD), Blu-ray, advanced optical disc (AOD), enhanced versatile disc (EVD), or high-definition DVD(HDDVD).
The system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the system comprises a single media content authoring application recording the playlist and the playable items on the storage medium such that, when the storage medium is played, the second and third playable items are displayed in series following the end of the display of the first playable item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.