System and related interfaces supporting the processing of media content
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a software-enabled matrix switch comprising;
a scalable plurality of inputs, dynamically coupled to select source(s) to receive media content; and
a scalable plurality of outputs, dynamically coupled to select object(s), wherein the software enabled, matrix switch recursively routes media content through the select object(s) to manipulate the received media content in accordance with a user-defined media processing project, wherein the matrix switch is generated by a render engine in a media processing filter graph to selectively couple one or more inputs to one or more outputs recursively processing media content through a plurality of software objects in accordance with a user-defined media processing project; and
a programming grid, generated by the render engine in accordance with the user-defined media processing project, to control routing of the media content from the scalable plurality of one or more inputs to the scalable plurality of one or more outputs, wherein modifications to the user-defined media processing project are dynamically reflected in an updated version of the programming grid, eliminating the need to tear down and reconstitute an entire filter graph to effect the modification; and
producing, with the matrix switch, a user-defined media processing project.
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Abstract
A software enabled, matrix switch is presented wherein a scalable plurality of inputs, coupled to media content sources, provide media content which is recursively routed through select media processing object(s) coupled to a scalable plurality of matrix switch outputs in accordance with a user-defined media processing project.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a software-enabled matrix switch comprising;
a scalable plurality of inputs, dynamically coupled to select source(s) to receive media content; and
a scalable plurality of outputs, dynamically coupled to select object(s), wherein the software enabled, matrix switch recursively routes media content through the select object(s) to manipulate the received media content in accordance with a user-defined media processing project, wherein the matrix switch is generated by a render engine in a media processing filter graph to selectively couple one or more inputs to one or more outputs recursively processing media content through a plurality of software objects in accordance with a user-defined media processing project; and
a programming grid, generated by the render engine in accordance with the user-defined media processing project, to control routing of the media content from the scalable plurality of one or more inputs to the scalable plurality of one or more outputs, wherein modifications to the user-defined media processing project are dynamically reflected in an updated version of the programming grid, eliminating the need to tear down and reconstitute an entire filter graph to effect the modification; and
producing, with the matrix switch, a user-defined media processing project. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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providing a source to provide media content;
providing a software enabled, matrix switch filter, coupled to the source, to receive the media content on one or more of a scalable plurality of inputs and selectively route the content to object(s) coupled to one or more of a scalable plurality of output(s), to recursively transform the received content prior to rendering;
providing a render engine, exposing the source and the software enabled, matrix switch filter to higher-level applications, to enable a user to generate a media processing project, wherein the render engine automatically generates a filter graph reflecting a user-defined media processing project; and
wherein the matrix switch filter comprises a programming grid, automatically generated by the render engine, to define which of the scalable plurality of inputs are coupled to each of the scalable plurality of outputs during execution of the media processing project, wherein modifications to the user-defined media processing project are dynamically reflected in an updated version of the programming grid, eliminating the need to tear down and reconstitute an entire filter graph to effect the modification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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providing a media content source; and
providing a render engine, coupled to the media content source, to generate a filter graph of media processing objects including a matrix switch filter to recursively process media content through the media processing objects in accordance with a user-defined media processing project, wherein the render engine dynamically generates a programming grid to control routing of media content through the matrix switch filter, wherein modifications to the user-defined media processing project are dynamically reflected in an updated version of the programming grid, eliminating the need to tear down and reconstitute an entire filter graph to effect the modification. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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