System and Methods for Remote Manipulation of Video over a Network

• US 20080112683A1
• Filed: 11/13/2006
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cyberlink Corporation
• Original Assignee: Cyberlink Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Borching, Huang, Jau Hsiung
• Granted Patent: US 8,577,204 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/52
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A remote video editing system is provided for editing a video from a remote location without the need to locally save the video every time an edit is made. Briefly described, one embodiment, among others, includes the steps of analyzing characteristics of the video and embedding the information into the video; storing the video and the embedded information at an editing server; receiving edit instructions from a client at the editing server; creating a project file containing the edit instructions received; and editing the video based on the project file.

Claims

1. A method for remotely editing a video comprising the steps of:

storing the video at an editing server in a video file;

analyzing characteristics of the video and storing the characteristics as metadata associated with the video;

receiving edit instructions from a client at the editing server;

creating a project file containing the edit instructions received; and

editing video based on the project file and the video file.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of archiving the video file within the editing server upon transmitting an edited video to the client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the project file contains a link to the video file to be edited.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the video file is comprised of the video and a link to the associated metadata.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the video file is comprised of the video and associated metadata.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the edit instructions are comprised of at least one of the following:

edit instructions generated by the client; and

styles comprised of pre-defined edit instructions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of analyzing the characteristics of the video is performed by the client.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of analyzing the characteristics of the video is performed by the editing server.

9. A system for remotely editing a video comprising:

an analysis module for identifying characteristics of the video and associating the characteristics with the video; and

an editing server for storing the video in a video file, creating a project file based on the edit instructions, editing video based on the project file and video file, and transmitting the edited video to the client.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the editing server stores the project file for future access.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the editing server stores the video and a link to the associated characteristics in the video file.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the editing server stores the video and the associated characteristics in the video file.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the editing server only stores the original video upon transmitting the edited video to the client.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the client is coupled to the editing server through a network.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the analysis module is located in the editing server.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the analysis module is located in the client.

17. The system of claim 9, wherein the edit instructions are comprised of at least one of the following:

edit instructions generated by the client; and

styles comprised of pre-defined edit instructions.

18. A system for remotely editing a video comprising, comprising:

one or a plurality of clients for generating edit instructions; and

an editing server in communication with the plurality of clients, the editing server configured to receive the edit instructions, create project files, edit the video based project file.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the editing server is further configured to store the project files for future access.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the edit instructions are comprised of at least one of the following:

edit instructions generated by the client; and

styles comprised of pre-defined edit instructions.

21. A computer-readable medium having a computer program for remotely editing a video comprising:

logic configured to store the video as a video file;

logic configured to identify characteristics of the video and associate the characteristics with the video;

logic configured to process edit instructions for modifying the video file;

logic configured to create a project file; and

logic configured to modify the video file based on the project file.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprised of logic configured to transmit the modified video file to a client requesting the video.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the project file is comprised of the edit instructions.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the project file is comprised of at least one of the following:

custom commands generated by the client; and

selections from a set of pre-defined edit instructions.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the video file is comprised of the video and a link to its associated characteristics.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the video file is comprised of the video and its associated characteristics.