Interactive video object processing environment having concurrently active subordinate windows

An apparatus embodying an interactive video processing environment, the apparatus comprising:

• means for generating display content in a main display window of the interactive video processing environment;
• means for generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in a first subordinate window displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis;
• and
• means for generating encoding status display content, pertaining to an image encoding process for the segmented video object in the first subordinate window, in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window, said encoding status display content comprising encoding status information for an encoding of a plurality of segmented video objects across a plurality of video frames.

An apparatus embodying an interactive video processing environment, the apparatus comprising:

• means for generating display content in a main display window of the interactive video processing environment;
• means for generating a plurality of first subordinate windows concurrently in the main window, a first one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displaying a time sequence of video frames, a second one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displaying a time line;
• means for generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis,
• wherein said means for generating display content pertaining to the segmented video object generates a marking along the time-line for each video frame that has been segmented to define the segmented video object;
• and
• means for generating display content, pertaining to an image encoding process in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window.

A digital processor readable storage medium for storing processor-executable instructions and processor-accessible data for maintaining an interactive video processing environment of display windows in response to user inputs, the medium comprising:

• code means for generating display content in a main display window of the interactive video processing environment;
• code means for generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in a first subordinate window displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis;
• and
• code means for generating encoding control parameter display content, pertaining to an image encoding process, in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window.

A digital processor readable storage medium for storing processor-executable instructions and processor-accessible data for maintaining an interactive video processing environment of display windows in response to user inputs, the medium comprising:

• code means for generating display content in a main display window of the interactive video processing environment;
• code means for generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in a first subordinate window displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis;
• and
• code means for generating encoding status display content, pertaining to an image encoding process, in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window, said encoding status display content comprising encoding status information for an encoding of a plurality of segmented video objects across a plurality of video frames.

A digital processor readable storage medium for storing processor-executable instructions and processor-accessible data for maintaining an interactive video processing environment of display windows in response to user inputs, the medium comprising:

• code means for generating display content in a main display window of the interactive video processing environment;
• code means for generating a plurality of first subordinate windows concurrently in the main window, a first one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displaying a time sequence of video frames, a second one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displaying a time line;
• code means for generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis,
• wherein said means for generating display content pertaining to the segmented video object generates a marking along the time-line for each video frame that has been segmented to define the segmented video object;
• and
• code means for generating display content, pertaining to an image encoding process, in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window.

A method for interactively processing a video sequence on a system having a display, an input device, and a processor, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating a main display window of a video processing environment;
• generating a first subordinate window within the main display window for displaying a motion video sequence of video frames;
• responding to a user input to hold the motion video sequence at a select video frame;
• outlining a boundary of a semantically meaningful video object portion of an image displayed within the first subordinate window, in which the boundary is displayed at least while being selected, wherein the boundary distinguishes the semantically meaningful portion from a background portion around the semantically meaningful portion;
• segmenting the outlined video object;
• playing at least a portion of the motion video sequence, during which the video object is tracked to define the segmented video object among a plurality of frames of the motion video sequence;
• selectively generating a second subordinate window within the main display window which is concurrently active with the first subordinate window, the second subordinate window displaying encoding information pertaining to an encoding process of said plurality of frames of the motion video sequence;
• and
• encoding said plurality of video frames.

A method for interactively processing a video sequence, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating display content in a main window of the interactive video processing environment;
• generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in a first subordinate window displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis;
• and
• generating encoding control parameter display content, pertaining to an image encoding process for the segmented video object in the first subordinate window, in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window.

A method for interactively processing a video sequence, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating display content in a main window of the interactive video processing environment;
• generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in a first subordinate window displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis;
• and
• generating encoding status display content, pertaining to an image encoding process for the image in the first subordinate window, in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window, said encoding status display content comprising encoding status information for an encoding of a plurality of segmented video objects across a plurality of video frames.

A method for interactively processing a video sequence, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating display content in a main window of the interactive video processing environment;
• generating a plurality of first subordinate windows concurrently in the main window, a first one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displaying a time sequence of video frames, a second one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displaying a time line;
• generating display content, pertaining to a segmented video object of an image, in one of the plurality of first subordinate windows displayed within the main window, the display content indicating a portion corresponding to an outlined part of the object by emphasis, wherein said means for generating display content pertaining to the segmented video object generates a marking along the time-line for each video frame that has been segmented to define the segmented video object;
• and
• generating display content, pertaining to an image encoding process in a second subordinate window concurrently displayed with the first subordinate window within the main window.