SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDITING SLIDESHOW

• US 20080104516A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Corel TW Corporation (Corel Holdings LP)
• Original Assignee: Ulead Systems, Inc (Corel Holdings LP)
• Inventors: Lee, Ying-Chun
• Application Number:
  US11/616,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20080104516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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

Abstract

A slideshow editing system for editing images into slideshow comprises an input device for sending a control signal to a host. The host receives the control signal and executes application programs to preview and edit image files with real time feedback, and interactively edit the slideshow and display the slideshow on a display device. Thus, the user may gain the advantage of not editing images and slideshows on the video timeline.

Claims

1. A system for editing an image file into a slideshow, comprising:

an input device, comprising a group of direction keys and a confirmation key, for sending a control signal;

a host, for receiving said control signal and executing and controlling a program in said host using said input device to preview, edit and adjust said image file without on video timeline, and interactively edit said slideshow without on video timeline; and

a display device, for displaying a frame of said edited and adjusted image file and said slideshow.

2. A method for editing an image file into a slideshow, comprising:

importing one or more image files into a host;

sending a control signal by pressing a direction key and a confirmation key of an input device, wherein said host receives said control signal and executes a program to preview and edit said image file with real time feedback;

generating a slideshow by using said program;

using said input device to control said program to preview and edit said slideshow with real time feedback; and

converting and displaying said edited image file and said edited slideshow.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said step of previewing and editing said image file comprises:

rotating said image file.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said step of previewing and editing said image file comprises:

adjusting said image file.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said step of adjusting said image file comprises:

adjusting an overall exposure.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein said step of adjusting said image file comprises:

adjusting a local exposure.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein said step of adjusting said image file comprises:

adjusting a white balance.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein said step of adjusting said image file comprises:

adjusting a colour saturation.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein said step of adjusting said image file comprises:

adjusting a focus.

10. The method according to claim 4, wherein said step of adjusting said image file comprises:

adjusting a colour for a special area.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein said step of previewing and editing said slideshow comprises:

playing and previewing said slideshow immediately; and

selecting a slide from said slideshow for editing.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said step for selecting said slide from the slideshow for editing comprises:

setting a display duration of said slide.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein said step for selecting said slide from the slideshow for editing comprises:

adding a caption into said slide.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein said step for selecting said slide from the slideshow for editing comprises:

setting a background template of said slide.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein said step for selecting said slide from the slideshow for editing comprises:

setting transition effects of said slide.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein said step for selecting said slide from the slideshow for editing comprises:

undo previous action of said slide.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein said step for selecting said slide from the slideshow for editing comprises:

removing said slide.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein said step for selecting said slide from the slideshow for editing comprises:

forward/backward jumping display position of said slide.