System and Method for Media Synchronization and Collaboration

Abstract

An improved system and method for media synchronization and collaboration involves a data storage, a plurality of media recording devices used by a plurality of users to independently record an event from multiple locations thereby producing a plurality of recorded media data corresponding to a plurality of views of the event, and a media player comprising a processor and a graphical user interface. Each of the plurality of media recording devices convey to the data storage media data and metadata corresponding to their respective view of the event, where the metadata includes time samples in accordance with a common time reference. The media player uses the metadata to synchronize and play the plurality of views of the event. The graphical user interfaces can be used to select views of the plurality of views of the event to be playing during periods of time as part of an overall timeline of a composite video that consists of a sequence of selected views. The media player is configured to create a multiple view video data package comprising a plurality of media files and metadata files corresponding to multiple views of a recorded event. The multiple view video data package may include a composite video produced using the plurality of media files and metadata files. The media player can be configured to post the multiple view video data package to an internet media-sharing website thereby enabling users of the internet media-sharing website to at least one of comment on the composite video, rate the composite video, or download the plurality of media files and the plurality of metadata files.

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