Organization, selection, and application of video effects according to zones
AssigneeVictor Company of Japan, Ltd.
InventorsYusuke Ishii, Jingxi Zhang
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Abstract
A storyboard of video clips is divided into zones, or segments. The user selects a zone, and the invention presents a list of effects that are applicable to the selected zone. The user can select among the presented effects in order to apply the effect to the selected zone. Effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone are hidden from view and not displayed. Thus, the overall number of effects that are presented at any given time is reduced, and the process of selecting an appropriate effect is simplified and made easier for novice users.
Claims48
A user interface for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the user interface comprising:
- a first screen area for displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable;
- a second screen area, for, responsive to a selection of a zone, displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone;
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- an effect selector, for accepting a user selection of an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
A user interface for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the user interface comprising:
- a first screen area for displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable, wherein each of at least a subset of the zones is automatically defined based on source clip content;
- a second screen area, for, responsive to a selection of a zone, displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone;
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- an effect selector, for accepting a user selection of an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
A computer-implemented method for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the method comprising:
- displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable;
- receiving user input selecting a zone;
- displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone;
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- receiving user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
A computer-implemented method for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the method comprising:
- automatically defining a plurality of zones based on source clip content;
- displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two of the zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable;
- receiving user input selecting a zone;
- displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone;
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- receiving user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
A system for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the system comprising:
- a storyboard display, for displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable;
- an input device, coupled to the storyboard display, for receiving user input selecting a zone;
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- an effects display, coupled to the input device, for, responsive to a selection of a zone, displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone;
- wherein the input device accepts a user selection of an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
A system for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip the system comprising:
- a storyboard display, for displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable;
- a source clip content analyzer, coupled to the storyboard display, for defining at least a subset of the zones based on source clip content;
- an input device, coupled to the storyboard display, for receiving user input selecting a zone;
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- an effects display, coupled to the input device, for, responsive to a selection of a zone, displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone;
- wherein the input device accepts a user selection of an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the computer program product comprising:
- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable;
- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting a zone;
- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone;
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- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the computer program product comprising:
- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to, automatically define a plurality of zones based on source clip content;
- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two of the zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable;
- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting a zone;
- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone;
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- computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.