Video Editing Methods and Apparatus

Abstract

A method and system are disclosed where a user network processor gathers video, audio, metadata and tags from a network server site and from contributing network sites, the material having been provided thereto by contribution devices from one or more sources. The user network processor stores contributed material and then manipulates and edits video strings and audio strings provided in the contributed material using a process that reads metadata and tags to automatically collate material from each source and then uses an editing display screen where collated material from each source is displayed in horizontal timelines along a time axis and a cursor co-operates with timeline selection buttons to select one item at a time to be included into an edited version. The selections are displayed by a selection line joining nodes on the display screen. An edit decision list is generated by the editing process and can be stored and retrieved to operate once again upon the unchanged collected and stored contribution material from the sources which material is left intact by editing. Audio and video material can be separately edited and a further commentary added. A data carrier is also claimed.

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