Video composition by dynamic linking

A computer program product for media content composition from distributed sources, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive one or more media content source locations;
• program instructions to determine two or more media content items associated with the one or more received media content source locations;
• program instructions to negotiate digital rights associated with the two or more media content items;
• responsive to negotiating digital rights associated with the two or more media content items, program instructions to pre-fetch the two or more media content items from the one or more media content source locations;
• program instructions to determine at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items, wherein the at least one digital characteristic of the first media content item and the at least one digital characteristic of the second media content item relate to audio frequency or frame rate;
• responsive to determining at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items, program instructions to resample the first media content item of the two or more media content items;
• and
• program instructions to publish a composition of the two or more media content items to appear as one linked asset with uniform digital characteristics,
• wherein the program instructions to receive one or more media content source locations further comprises program instructions to receive a time index and duration associated with at least one of the two or more media content items associated with the one or more content source locations, wherein the time index and duration are user defined,
• wherein the program instructions to determine at least one of the two or more media content items further comprises program instructions to determine a segment of the at least one of the two or more media content items based on the time index and duration.

A computer system for media content composition from distributed sources, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive one or more media content source locations;
• program instructions to determine two or more media content items associated with the one or more received media content source locations;
• program instructions to negotiate digital rights associated with the two or more media content items;
• responsive to negotiating digital rights associated with the two or more media content items, program instructions to pre-fetch the two or more media content items from the one or more media content source locations;
• program instructions to determine at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items;
• responsive to determining at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items, program instructions to resample the first media content item of the two or more media content items;
• and
• program instructions to publish a composition of the two or more media content items to appear as one linked asset with uniform digital characteristics,
• wherein the program instructions to receive one or more media content source locations further comprises program instructions to receive a time index and duration associated with at least one of the two or more media content items associated with the one or more content source locations, wherein the time index and duration are user defined,
• wherein the program instructions to determine at least one of the two or more media content items further comprises program instructions to determine a segment of the at least one of the two or more media content items based on the time index and duration.