Graphical user interface for a motion video planning and editing system for a computer
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; and
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;
wherein each selection of the motion video data is represented by a clip object displayed on the timeline and having a size and a position on the timeline corresponding to a position of the selection in the motion picture being edited and a duration of the selection, and wherein each clip object includes trim handles for the user to select an edge of the clip object to perform a trim operation by dragging the edge of the clip object to a desired trim point, thereby adjusting the size of the clip object and the duration of the corresponding selection of motion video data.
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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:
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; and
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;
wherein each selection of the motion video data is represented by a clip object displayed on the timeline and having a size and a position on the timeline corresponding to a position of the selection in the motion picture being edited and a duration of the selection, and wherein each clip object includes trim handles for the user to select an edge of the clip object to perform a trim operation by dragging the edge of the clip object to a desired trim point, thereby adjusting the size of the clip object and the duration of the corresponding selection of motion video data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. A graphical user interface for computer-based editing of video using a timeline wherein the timeline includes representations of clips of video, wherein each clip has a duration on the timeline, and wherein the graphical user interface includes trim handles for the user to select an edge of a clip and to perform a trim operation by dragging the edge of the clip to a desired trim point.
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