METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE MOTION GRAPHICS AUTHORING
First Claim
1. A method of producing a motion graphics presentation comprising:
- receiving one or more multimedia assets from a remote client;
receiving a set of instructions from a remote client associating each said asset with a portion of a multimedia template; and
incorporating said assets into said template in accordance with said set of instructions and rendering a resulting motions graphics presentation.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are presented concerning network-accessible services that provide post-production digital compositing and motion graphics authoring to users who provide their own core content, which the services supplement via a user-driven interface through the inclusion of digital still images, artwork, video, sound, and/or other supplemental content selected by the user. In one embodiment, following selection and sequencing of the various core and supplemental content components, the services automatically generate and make available to a user a finished product that integrates core and supplemental content. To simplify the compositing task, a series of pre-formatted motion graphics video templates may be made available. The end product provided by aspects of the present invention may be a professional-quality ensemble motion graphics video production that may be delivered in any popular format, such as AVI, JPEG, MPEG4 and the like to the customer and or to selected recipients via download or common carrier. To maximize user satisfaction while minimizing user learning curve frustration, the user may be directed to select from multiple skill level user interfaces. Such multiple skill level user interfaces may provide varying degrees of user control over content enhancement and automation or scripting. Other methods and apparatus are presented.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of producing a motion graphics presentation comprising:
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receiving one or more multimedia assets from a remote client;
receiving a set of instructions from a remote client associating each said asset with a portion of a multimedia template; and
incorporating said assets into said template in accordance with said set of instructions and rendering a resulting motions graphics presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9)
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4. A method of incorporating a multimedia asset into a motion graphics presentation comprising:
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receiving a multimedia asset from a remote client;
receiving one or more instructions for modifying said asset from said remote client;
modifying said asset in accordance with said instructions; and
inserting said modified asset into a multimedia presentation template. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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10. An apparatus for producing a motion graphics presentation comprising:
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means for receiving one or more multimedia assets from a remote client;
means for receiving a set of instructions from a remote client associating each said asset with a portion of a multimedia template; and
means for incorporating said assets into said template in accordance with said set of instructions and for rendering a resulting motions graphics presentation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 17, 18)
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13. An apparatus for incorporating a multimedia asset into a motion graphics presentation comprising:
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means for receiving a multimedia asset from a remote client;
means for receiving one or more instructions for modifying said asset from said remote client;
means for modifying said asset in accordance with said instructions; and
means for inserting said modified asset into a multimedia presentation template. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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19. An apparatus for producing a motion graphics presentation comprising:
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a front-end server that receives one or more multimedia assets and a set of instructions for associating each said asset with a portion of a multimedia template from a remote client; and
a render server that incorporates said assets into said template in accordance with said set of instructions and renders a resulting motions graphics presentation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 26, 27)
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22. An apparatus for incorporating a multimedia asset into a motion graphics presentation comprising:
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a front-end server that receives a multimedia asset and one or more instructions for modifying said asset from a remote client, and which modifies said asset in accordance with said instructions; and
a render server that inserts said modified asset into a multimedia presentation template. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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28. A method of modifying a multimedia asset at a network-accessible server, comprising:
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receiving a multimedia asset from a remote client;
receiving one or more instructions for modifying said asset from said remote client;
modifying said asset in accordance with said instructions; and
transmitting said modified asset to said remote client. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for modifying a multimedia asset at a network-accessible server, comprising:
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means for receiving a multimedia asset from a remote client;
means for receiving one or more instructions for modifying said asset from said remote client;
means for modifying said asset in accordance with said instructions; and
means for transmitting said modified asset to said remote client. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions adapted to produce a motion graphics presentation by receiving one or more multimedia assets from a remote client, receiving a set of instructions from a remote client associating each said asset with a portion of a multimedia template, incorporating said assets into said template in accordance with said set of instructions and rendering a resulting motions graphics presentation.
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35. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions adapted to incorporate a multimedia asset into a motion graphics presentation by receiving a multimedia asset from a remote client, receiving one or more instructions for modifying said asset from said remote client, modifying said asset in accordance with said instructions, and inserting said modified asset into a multimedia presentation template.
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36. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions adapted to modify a multimedia asset at a network-accessible server by receiving a multimedia asset from a remote client, receiving one or more instructions for modifying said asset from said remote client, modifying said asset in accordance with said instructions, and transmitting said modified asset to said remote client.
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