System for and method of adjusting tempo to match audio events to video events or other audio events in a recorded signal
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
InventorsDennis J. Adams, Michael J. Bryant
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Abstract
The system and method herein adjust tempo of an audio recording to match audio events to video events or other audio events in an audio-visual recording. The process of fitting an audio segment to a video or audio segment can include receiving a reference indicating a location in a recorded signal where the reference indicates a desired audio tempo change location in the recorded signal and providing a tempo for an audio recording to be at least partially included in the recorded signal. The tempo is provided to fit the audio recording to a section of the recorded signal marked by the reference.
Claims20
A method of automatically adjusting a tempo of an audio segment, comprising:
- displaying a first sequential depiction of at least some of a video or audio file;
- displaying a second sequential depiction of at least some of the audio segment;
- displaying a marker in response to receiving a first user input, wherein the marker is displayed at or near the first sequential depiction, and wherein the marker defines a portion of the video or audio file;
- displaying a cursor in response to receiving a second user input, wherein the cursor is displayed at or near the second sequential depiction, and wherein the cursor defines the audio segment;
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- automatically adjusting the tempo of the audio segment using the marker and the cursor so that the duration of the audio segment substantially matches the duration of the portion of the video or audio file.
An apparatus for automatically adjusting a tempo of an audio segment, comprising:
- a first sequential depiction of at least some of a video or audio file:
- a second sequential depiction of at least some of the audio segment;
- a marker displayed in response to receiving a first user input, wherein the marker is displayed at or near the first sequential depiction, and wherein the marker defines a portion of the video or audio file;
- a cursor displayed in response to receiving a second user input, wherein the cursor is displayed at or near the second sequential depiction, and wherein the cursor defines the audio segment;
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- a processing unit that automatically adjusts the tempo of the audio segment using the marker and the cursor so that the duration of the audio segment substantially matches the duration of the portion of the video or audio file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.