Video information editing method and editing device

A method for generating a preview from a video comprising the steps of:

• accessing video data, the video data consisting of a plurality of shots or scenes, each shot or scene being a basic unit of the video data;
• obtaining semantic evaluation information related to the video data, said semantic evaluation information comprising semantic values indicating significance that a shot or scene has in the content represented by the video data;
• wherein a scene or shot representing complication of the content has a positive value while a scene or shot representing tranquility of the content has a negative value, the magnitude of the value represented by an absolute value;
• selecting the scenes or shots such that each of the values of the scenes or shots satisfies a predetermined condition;
• and
• generating a preview video by connecting the selected scenes or shots.

An apparatus for generating a preview from a video comprising:

• a displaying unit that displays videos;
• an accessing unit configured to access video data, the video data consisting of a plurality of shots or scenes, each shot or scene being a basic unit of the video data;
• an obtaining unit configured to obtain semantic evaluation information related to the video data, said semantic evaluation information comprising semantic values indicating the significance that a shot or scene has in the content represented by the video data;
• wherein a scene or shot representing complication of the content has a positive value while a scene or shot representing tranquility of the content has a negative value, the magnitude represented by an absolute value;
• a selection unit configured to select the scenes or shots such that each of the values of the scenes or shots satisfies a predetermined condition;
• and
• a generating unit configured to generate a preview video by connecting the selected scenes or shots.

A computer-readable medium for storing a program that when executed by a computer generates a preview from a video, the program comprising:

• program code for accessing video data, the video data consisting of a plurality of shots or scenes, each shot or scene being a basic unit of the video data;
• program code for obtaining semantic evaluation information related to the video data, said semantic evaluation information comprising semantic values indicating the significance that a shot or scene has in the content represented by the video data;
• wherein a scene or shot representing complication of the content has a positive value while a scene or shot representing tranquility of the content has a negative value, the magnitude represented by an absolute value;
• program code for selecting the scenes or shots such that each of the values of the scenes or shots satisfies a predetermined condition;
• and
• program code for generating a preview video by connecting the selected scenes or shots.

An apparatus for generating a preview from a video comprising:

• a displaying unit that displays videos;
• means for accessing video data, the video data consisting of a plurality of shots or scenes, each shot or scene being a basic unit of the video data;
• means for obtaining semantic evaluation information related to the video data, said semantic evaluation information comprising semantic values indicating the significance that a shot or scene has in the content represented by the video data;
• wherein a scene or shot representing complication of the content has a positive value while a scene or shot representing tranquility of the content has a negative value, the magnitude represented by an absolute value;
• means for selecting the scenes or shots such that each of the values of the scenes or shots satisfies a predetermined condition;
• and
• means for generating a preview video by connecting the selected scenes or shots.