Editing system and software for automatically creating interactive media
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1. A computer storage media comprising instructions for executing a method of creating a DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, ViDVD, or other media, the method comprising:
- converting raw input into separate audio and video streams;
indexing the separate audio and video streams;
synchronizing the indexed and separate audio and video streams;
playing the separate and synchronized audio and video streams; and
creating chapters by marking the indexes of the separate and synchronized audio and video streams and thereafter subdividing the separate and synchronized audio and video streams into separate and synchronized audio and video chapter files.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating interactive media such as DVDs. Raw content is edited into chapters, together with menus that allow quick access to the chapters. A finished multimedia title in various formats may be created. The finished title is pre-mastered and may be duplicated locally or may be sent out for mass production.
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1. A computer storage media comprising instructions for executing a method of creating a DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, ViDVD, or other media, the method comprising:
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converting raw input into separate audio and video streams;
indexing the separate audio and video streams;
synchronizing the indexed and separate audio and video streams;
playing the separate and synchronized audio and video streams; and
creating chapters by marking the indexes of the separate and synchronized audio and video streams and thereafter subdividing the separate and synchronized audio and video streams into separate and synchronized audio and video chapter files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system for creating DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, ViDVD or other media configured to:
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an editing system operable to index separate audio and video files and synchronize the separate audio and video files using the indexes;
a menu creation system operable to create menus comprising backgrounds and buttons;
a file creation system operable to build an output file from the menus and synchronized audio and video files, the output file in a standard DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, ViDVD or other format. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for creating DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, ViDVD or other media comprising:
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an editing system configured to;
index audio and video files;
synchronize the audio and video files using the indexes;
playback the synchronized audio and video files;
divide the played back synchronized audio and video files into chapter files based upon input from a user;
a menu creation system configured to;
create menus comprising background buttons; and
associate the buttons with the playback of the chapters; and
a file creation system configured to;
build an output file from the menus and chapters, the output file in a standard DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, ViDVD or other format. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for creating DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, ViDVD or other media comprising:
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means for indexing and synchronizing audio and video streams;
means for dividing the audio and video streams into synchronized audio and video segments;
means for creating menus to access the synchronized audio and video segments; and
means for creating a single master file from the menus and synchronized audio and video segments. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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- 26. A system for making DVDs or other media, the system comprising an interface for creating menus comprising buttons with underlying linking functionality that automatically links the buttons to chapters or other content when clicked upon, the underlying linking functionality automatically created when the buttons are created therefore requiring no additional steps to link the buttons the underlying functionality.
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