Video-editing workflow methods and apparatus thereof

• US 20040131330A1
• Filed: 08/15/2002
• Published: 07/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: McCoy, William, Crosby, Matt, Wilkins, David C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,783,154 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/55
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Video-editing workflow methods and apparatus thereof are disclosed. A user drops off (or send) to a merchant that provides video-processing services the analog or digital videotape. The videotape can be processed (digitized if necessary) into both a high-resolution and low-resolution video stream. The low-resolution video stream could be provided to a customer either in the form of a CD/DVD or accessible for download from the Internet. While at home on a personal computer or consumer video edition device, the user could perform the edits and cuts on the low-resolution video stream. The edits to the video stream, which are very small, can then be sent into the video processing service and re-rendered on the high-resolution video stream.

Claims

1. A method of processing a stored videostream, comprising:

(a) determining if the stored videostream is a digital videostream;

(b) creating a low resolution digital videostream based upon the stored digital videostrean;

(c) storing the low resolution digital videostream at a digital storage medium;

(d) editting the stored low resolution digital videostream;

(e) creating a resultant digital videostream and an associated edit list based upon the editing;

(f) accessing the edit list by a video processor;

(g) rendering a high resolution videostream by the video processor based upon the edit list; and

(h) storing the rendered high resolution videostream on a selected storage medium.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

if it is determined that the stored digital videostream is an analog videostream,

(i) converting the stored analog videostream to the digital videostream.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the digital storage medium is selected from a group comprising:

a DVD, CD, a digital video tape, a flash memory device, a hard drive.

4. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the operations (a)-(c) and (i) are performed at a first node.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the low resolution videostream is transferred from the first node to a second node coupled thereto.

6. A method s recited in claim 5, wherein the operations (d) and (e) are performed at the second node.

7. A method as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

(j) transferring the edit list to the first node.

8. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein the operations (f)-(h) are performed at the first node.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the selected storage medium is selected from a group comprising:

a DVD, CD, a digital video tape, a flash memory device, a hard drive, analog video tape, VCR tape.

10. A system for processing a stored videostream, comprising:

a first means for determining if the stored video is a digital videostream;

a second means coupled to the first means for creating a low resolution digital videostream based upon the stored digital videostream;

a third means coupled to the second means for storing the low resolution digital videostream at a digital storage medium;

a fourth means coupled to the third means for editting the stored low resolution digital videostrean;

a fifth means coupled to the fourth means for creating a resultant digital videostream and an associated edit list based upon the editing;

a sixth means coupled to the fifth means for accessing the edit list by a video processor;

a seventh means coupled to the sixth means for rendering a high resolution videostream by the video processor based upon the edit list; and

an eighth means coupled to the seventh means for storing the rendered high resolution videostream on a selected storage medium.

11. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the first, second and third means are directly connected to a first node.

12. A system as recited in claim 11, further comprising a means for transferring the low resolution videostream from the first node to a second node coupled thereto.

13. A system as recited in claim 12, wherein the fourth and fifth means are connected to the second node.

14. A system as recited in claim 13, further comprising a means for transferring the edit list from the second node to the first node.

15. A system as recited in claim 14, wherein the sixth, seventh, and eighth means are connected to the first node.

16. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the storage medium is selected from a group comprising:

a DVD, CD, a digital video tape, a flash memory device, a hard drive, analog video tape, VCR tape.