Graphical user interface for a video editing system
First Claim
1. A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for a computer program that facilitates editing of a motion picture using motion video data on a computer, wherein the computer program, when executed by a computer provides a graphical user interface, comprising;
a viewer window on a display for the computer for viewing motion video data;
a timeline region on the display and nonoverlapping with the viewer window for displaying a timeline representing selections of the motion video data in a temporal order that specifies the motion picture;
a plurality of selectable, mutually exclusive, interfaces on the display and nonoverlapping with the viewer window and with the timeline region, wherein each selectable interface is selected by user selection of one of a set of graphical elements associated with the selectable interfaces, the selectable interfaces comprising;
an interface for allowing a user to select a clip corresponding to motion video data stored on the computer for placement on the timeline;
a title interface for allowing a user to specify a title for placement on the timeline;
an effect interface for allowing a user to specify an effect for placement on the timeline; and
an audio interface for allowing a user to specify audio operations on audio data on the timeline;
wherein playback of the motion picture represented by the timeline is viewed in the viewer window and is initiated by user selection of a graphical element indicative of a playback operation;
wherein size and position of the viewer window is substantially unchanged by selection of one of the selectable interfaces; and
wherein size and position of the timeline region is substantially unchanged by selection of one of the selectable interfaces.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface for a computer-assisted motion video editing system directs a user through the process of editing a video program. The graphical user interface may also enables a user to plan a video program. Alternatively selectable interfaces within a single window interface, each of which provide a group of planning, capturing, editing, and recording functions can provide such an interface for producing a video program. Other simplifications to the user interface can be provided to assist in editing, such as by maintaining a video display window for displaying the edited video program at a fixed position for all available editing operations. Additionally, video information can be captured directly into a timeline representation of a video program, rather than a bin. Using a storyboard tied to the capturing process, a user is directed through the process of collecting and capturing the video clips to be used in the video program.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for a computer program that facilitates editing of a motion picture using motion video data on a computer, wherein the computer program, when executed by a computer provides a graphical user interface, comprising;
a viewer window on a display for the computer for viewing motion video data;
a timeline region on the display and nonoverlapping with the viewer window for displaying a timeline representing selections of the motion video data in a temporal order that specifies the motion picture;
a plurality of selectable, mutually exclusive, interfaces on the display and nonoverlapping with the viewer window and with the timeline region, wherein each selectable interface is selected by user selection of one of a set of graphical elements associated with the selectable interfaces, the selectable interfaces comprising;
an interface for allowing a user to select a clip corresponding to motion video data stored on the computer for placement on the timeline;
a title interface for allowing a user to specify a title for placement on the timeline;
an effect interface for allowing a user to specify an effect for placement on the timeline; and
an audio interface for allowing a user to specify audio operations on audio data on the timeline;
wherein playback of the motion picture represented by the timeline is viewed in the viewer window and is initiated by user selection of a graphical element indicative of a playback operation;
wherein size and position of the viewer window is substantially unchanged by selection of one of the selectable interfaces; and
wherein size and position of the timeline region is substantially unchanged by selection of one of the selectable interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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