Animated motion and effect modifiers in an intelligent title cache system
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1. In a title cache system for managing a title having a template and a plurality of variables associated with the template, a method comprising:
- instantiating a title cache object by a title instance manager in response to a title instance event;
managing access to the title cache object, including routing a plurality of internal calls and external calls through a scheduler to control a playback of a plurality of frames;
rendering the plurality of frames into a series of rendered frames by a render engine;
applying an animated modifier to a layer defined in the template, wherein the animated modifier includes a loop modifier or a crawl modifier; and
retrieving the plurality of frames by one or more output devices for streaming the playback, wherein the scheduler is configured to manage a queuing during the playback and configured to forward a plurality of schedule requests to the title cache object to control the playback.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to an intelligent title cache system and more particularly to an animated motion and effect modifiers, including loop and crawl modifiers that are applied to a segment of text, graphics, or video in a title template. These animated motion modifiers may define, control and manipulate a sequencing of frames of a title template, adding visual dynamics and enhanced animated behavior to the overall intelligent title cache system.
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1. In a title cache system for managing a title having a template and a plurality of variables associated with the template, a method comprising:
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instantiating a title cache object by a title instance manager in response to a title instance event; managing access to the title cache object, including routing a plurality of internal calls and external calls through a scheduler to control a playback of a plurality of frames; rendering the plurality of frames into a series of rendered frames by a render engine; applying an animated modifier to a layer defined in the template, wherein the animated modifier includes a loop modifier or a crawl modifier; and retrieving the plurality of frames by one or more output devices for streaming the playback, wherein the scheduler is configured to manage a queuing during the playback and configured to forward a plurality of schedule requests to the title cache object to control the playback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A title cache system for managing a title having a template and a plurality of variables associated with the template, the system comprising:
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a title instance manager configured to instantiate a title cache object in response to a title instance event, wherein the title instance event includes a load event and a create event; a scheduler configured to manage access to the title cache object, including routing a plurality of internal calls and external calls through the scheduler to control a playback of a plurality of frames; a render engine configured to render the playback of a plurality of frames into a series of rendered frames; an animated modifier configured to modify a layer defined in the template, wherein the least one animated modifier includes a loop modifier or a crawl modifier; and one or more output devices configured to retrieve the plurality of frames for streaming the playback. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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