Image/video data editing apparatus and method for generating image or video soundtracks

A video editing apparatus comprising:

• a memory unit;
• and
• a processor unit connected with the memory unit and configured to
• obtain from the memory unit a first video data set describing a first scene in a first video and second video data sets describing second scenes contained in a plurality of second videos;
• identify, among the second video data sets, third video data sets describing third scenes having the highest degree of similarity with the first scene, wherein identifying the third video data sets includes
• determining, for each second scene, a similarity value representing the degree of similarity with the first scene;
• and
• selecting the second scenes with the highest similarity values as the third scenes;
• evaluate first audio data sets describing first soundtracks assigned to the third scenes;
• and
• combine the first video data set with a new audio data set based on at least one of the first audio data sets for generating a media output data set having the first video data and the new audio data set.

A video editing system comprising:

• a video editing apparatus including a memory unit;
• and
• a processor unit connected with the memory unit and configured to
• obtain from the memory unit a first video data set describing a first scene in a first video and second video data sets describing second scenes contained in a plurality of second videos;
• identify, among the second video data sets, third video data sets describing third scenes having the highest degree of similarity with the first scene, wherein identifying the third video data sets includes
• determining, for each second scene, a similarity value representing the degree of similarity with the first scene;
• and
• selecting the second scenes with the highest similarity values as the third scenes;
• evaluate first audio data sets describing first soundtracks assigned to the third scenes;
• and
• combine the first video data set with a new audio data set based on at least one of the first audio data sets for generating a media output data set having the first video data and the new audio data set,
• and at least one further network device configured to provide a video database including at least some of the second video data sets in a way accessible by the video editing apparatus, wherein the video editing apparatus and the further network device are connected via a communications network.

A method of operating a video editing apparatus, the method comprising:

• obtaining a first video data set describing a first scene in a first video;
• identifying, at the video editing apparatus among second video data sets describing second scenes contained in a plurality of second videos, third video data sets describing third scenes having the highest degree of similarity with the first scene;
• evaluating first audio data sets describing first soundtracks associated with the third scenes;
• and
• combining the first video data set with a new audio data set based on at least one of the first audio data sets for generating a media output data set having the first video and new audio data sets,
• wherein
• the second video data sets are provided in at least one second video database over which the user does not dispose, wherein each second video database is provided in a remote storage apparatus connected to the video editing apparatus via a communications network,
• the first video set is contained in a first video database having a first contents characteristic and wherein each second video database has a second contents characteristic, and
• the method further comprises:
• excepting second videos contained in second video databases with second contents characteristics that do not match with the first contents characteristic from identifying the third scenes.