Audio/video editing apparatus

• US 20050002643A1
• Filed: 10/21/2003
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jason W. Smith
• Original Assignee: Jason W. Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Jason W.
• Application Number:
  US10/690,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20050002643A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/280
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable instrument for editing audio/video clips in real time. The instrument includes a processor for processing audio/video clips by applying a special effect to the clip. The instrument also includes a memory for storing the audio/video clips and also be selected to be applied to the selected to be reproduced and a special effect may also be selected to be applied to the selected clip. As the special effect is applied to the clip, the resultant clip is outputted in real time.

Claims

1. A portable instrument for editing audio/video clips in real time, said instrument comprising:

processing means for processing said audio/video clips;

storage means for storing a plurality of said audio/video clips, and a plurality of special effects;

first selecting means for selecting a clip from said plurality of audio/video clip;

second selecting means for selecting a special effect from said plurality of special effects; and

outputting means for outputting the processed audio/video clips in real time,

wherein said processing means applies said selected special effect to said audio/video clips.

2. The portable instrument according to claim 1 further comprising a receiving means for receiving said audio/video clips.

3. The portable instrument according to claim 2 wherein said receiving means is a wireless receiving means.

4. The portable instrument according to claim 1 further comprising a transmitting means for transmitting the processed audio/video clips.

5. The portable instrument according to claim 4 wherein said transmitting means is a wireless transmitting means.

6. A method of controlling a portable instrument for editing an audio/video clip in real time, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving a plurality of said audio/video clips and a plurality of special effects;

storing said plurality of said audio/video clips and said plurality of special effects;

selecting said audio/video clip from said plurality of audio/video clips;

selecting a special effect from said plurality of special effects;

applying the selected special effect to the selected audio/video clip to generate a resultant audio/video clip; and

outputting said resultant audio/video clip.

7. A computer readable medium having a computer readable program, said program comprising the steps of:

receiving a plurality of said audio/video clips and a plurality of special effects;

storing said plurality of said audio/video clips and said plurality of special effects;

selecting said audio/video clip from said plurality of audio/video clips;

selecting a special effect from said plurality of special effects;

applying the selected special effect to the selected audio/video clip to generate a resultant audio/video clip; and

outputting said resultant audio/video clip.