Pre-processing and encoding media content
AssigneeTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
InventorsArjun Ramamurthy, Geoffrey Anton Bloder, James Frank Heliker
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to generate a media content deliverable. Media content is defined and template files are established. Each template file contains settings used to generate one or more commands that operate on the media content to output a different deliverable. One or more of the template files are selected and master settings for the media content is specified. Commands are then generated that are based on each of the selected template files and the master settings. Further, the commands are utilized to output one or more of the deliverables.
Claims27
A computer implemented method for simultaneously generating a broadcast media content deliverable, comprising:
- (a) defining media content;
- (b) establishing one or more template files, wherein each template file comprises settings to generate one or more commands that operate on the media content to output a different deliverable;
- (c) selecting one or more of the template files;
- (d) specifying master settings for the media content;
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- (e) generating the one or more commands based on each of the selected template files and the master settings, wherein the one or more commands are utilized to output one or more of the deliverables.
An apparatus for simultaneously generating a media content deliverable in a computer system comprising:
- (a) a computer having a memory;
- (b) an application executing on the computer, wherein the application is configured to
- (i) define media content;
- (ii) establish one or more template files, wherein each template file comprises settings to generate one or more commands that operate on the media content to output a different deliverable;
- (iii) select one or more of the template files;
- (iv) specify master settings for the media content;
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- (v) generate the one or more commands based on each of the selected template files and the master settings, wherein the one or more commands are utilized to output one or more of the deliverables.
A computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program instructions which when accessed by a computer cause the computer to load the program instructions to a memory therein creating a special purpose data structure causing the computer to operate as a specially programmed computer, executing a method of simultaneously generating a media content deliverable, comprising:
- (a) defining, in the specially programmed computer, media content;
- (b) establishing, in the specially programmed computer, one or more template files, wherein each template file comprises settings to generate one or more commands that operate on the media content to output a different deliverable;
- (c) selecting, in the specially programmed computer, one or more of the template files;
- (d) specifying, in the specially programmed computer, master settings for the media content;
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- (e) generating, in the specially programmed computer, the one or more commands based on each of the selected template files and the master settings, wherein the one or more commands are utilized to output one or more of the deliverables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.