Combined editing system and digital moving picture recording system

• US 20030034997A1
• Filed: 07/03/2001
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1995
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Der, Harry, Tarr, Morton, Greaves, Paul H., McKain, James A., Fasciano, Peter, Vasilevsky, Alex, Kurtze, Jeffrey D., DiSciullo, Stephen M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,230,641 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/723
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/006 with video camera or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/08 Insulation or absorption of undesired vibrations or sounds
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/12 Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/124 of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

A moving picture recording device includes a random-access, computer-readable and writable storage medium to provide non-linear access to recorded clips. The device provides digital capture of both video and audio information. Multiple data paths are provided to allow recording to and playback from the storage medium. Lists are maintained to manage recorded clips and edited events. An outtake list of deleted clips is also maintained. An event list includes a list of video events including clips from the storage medium as well as other video sources including a camera or external video. With switching circuitry, recorded clips can be viewed during editing while live images are output to a program output. An editing interface includes dedicated keys for performing standard recording functions as well as a display with associated input keys having adaptive functions. The textual display indicates the function currently associated with the input key. This display provides a simple interface for editing video without a mouse or other external input device or complex graphical user interface. The interface also may allow a user to input a value, stored as an attribute of a clip, that represents the merit of the clip. These attributes may be used to rank and/or select clips.

Claims

1. A system for capturing video data defining a moving picture, comprising:

means for receiving the video data from a source;

means for storing, in real time as the video data is received, the video data as a clip in a computer data file on a non-volatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium according to a trigger signal associated with the source;

means for providing for storage of an attribute associated with the clip; and

a user interface for allowing user input of an attribute for storage with the clip,

wherein the attribute is value selected by the user from a set of three or more ordered values indicative of an assessment by the user of merit of the clip.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system stores a plurality of clips and further includes:

means for searching the attributes of the clips according to a desired attribute; and

means for displaying an indication of one or more of the clips corresponding to the desired attribute.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for searching includes:

means for ranking the clips according to the attributes.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and the means for searching includes:

means for identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for searching includes:

means for receiving an indication of a value in the set of ordered values; and

means for selecting the clips having the received value as an attribute.

6. A method for capturing video data defining a moving picture, comprising:

receiving the video data from a source;

storing, in real time as the video data is received, the video data as a clip in a computer data file on a non-volatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium according to a trigger signal associated with the source;

receiving user input of an attribute for storage with the clip, wherein the attribute is value selected by the user from a set of three or more ordered values indicative of an assessment by the user of merit of the clip; and

storing the received user input as an attribute associated with the clip.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a plurality of clips are stored and the method further includes:

searching the attributes of the clips according to a desired attribute; and

displaying an indication of one or more of the clips corresponding to the desired attribute.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein searching includes:

ranking the clips according to the attributes.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and searching includes:

identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein searching includes:

receiving an indication of a value in the set of ordered values; and

selecting the clips having the received value as an attribute.

11. A system for editing a motion picture, comprising:

means for storing video data as a plurality of clips in a plurality of computer data files on a non-volatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium, wherein at least some of the plurality of clips have an attribute associated with the clip, wherein the attribute is a value from a set of three or more ordered values indicative of an assessment of merit of the clip;

means for allowing a user to supply a desired attribute;

means for selecting one or more clips from the plurality of clips according to the attribute associated with the clip and the desired attribute supplied by user; and

means for presenting the selected clips as options to the user for insertion into motion picture.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for selecting includes:

means for ranking the clips according to the attributes.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and the means for selecting includes:

means for identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold value.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the desired attribute is a value in the set of ordered values and the means for selecting includes:

means for selecting the clips having the value as an attribute.

15. A method for editing a motion picture, comprising:

storing video data as a plurality of clips in a plurality of computer data files on a non-volatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium, wherein at least some of the plurality of clips have an attribute associated with the clip, wherein the attribute is a value from a set of three or more ordered values indicative of an assessment of merit of the clip;

allowing a user to supply a desired attribute;

selecting one or more clips from the plurality of clips according to the attribute associated with the clip and the desired attribute supplied by user; and

presenting the selected clips as options to the user for insertion into motion picture.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein selecting includes:

ranking the clips according to the attributes.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and selecting includes:

identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold value.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the desired attribute is a value in the set of ordered values and selecting includes:

selecting the clips having the value as an attribute.