Managing storyboards
AssigneesSony Pictures Technologies Inc., Sony Corporation
InventorsYiotis Katsambas, Dave Morehead, Umberto Lazzari
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Abstract
Managing assets in a movie during production, including: storing an image file in a temporary location; storing an XML file containing various metadata; sending a signal including the path the XML filet wherein the XML file contains a path to the image file that it is to be imported. Keywords include Photoshop and XML.
Claims17
A method of managing assets in a movie during production, comprising:
- storing an image file in a temporary location;
- storing an XML file containing various metadata;
- sending a signal including the path the XML filet wherein the XML file contains a path to the image file that it is to be imported.
A storyboard management system, comprising:
- a non-transitory memory configured to receive and store an XML file containing various metadata created by at least one storyboard artist,
- wherein the metadata includes information about an image file generated in a content processing tool;
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- a processor configured to parse the XML file to process the image file, and generate and format a new shot to specific needs of a project.
A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program to manage assets during production of a movie, the computer program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
- store an image file in a temporary location;
- store an XML file containing various metadata;
- send a signal including the path the XML filet wherein the XML file contains a path to the image file that it is to be imported.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.