PROXY EDITING AND RENDERING FOR VARIOUS DELIVERY OUTLETS

• US 20080285939A1
• Filed: 05/14/2007
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Balchandani, Lalit, Baum, Geoffrey King
• Granted Patent: US 8,265,457 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 method, apparatus and computer program product provides for a proxy media editor to combine editing, rendering, and a plurality of output specifications via a unified platform. The proxy media editor accesses at least one output specification and an edit decision list stored on a server system. The proxy media editor receives a request for media output at the server system, the media output associated with an edit decision list stored on the server system. The proxy media editor renders, at the server system, the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list. The proxy media editor delivers, from the server system, the media output via a media delivery channel compatible with the output specification. Thus, a user can create a single edited video composition in a hosted web-based environment which can dynamically meet the exact requirements of various delivery channels.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accessing an edit decision list stored on a server system and at least one output specification stored on the server system in response to receiving a request for media output at the server system;

rendering, at the server system, the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list; and

delivering, from the server system, the media output via a media delivery channel compatible with the output specification.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein rendering the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list includes, at a rendering engine associated with the server system:

applying the output specification to the edit decision list; and

executing the edit decision list according to the applied output specification to create the media output, the media output comprising an output format derived from the applied output specification and compatible with the media delivery channel.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein accessing the edit decision list includes accessing an XML-based text file comprising at least one of the group consisting of:

at least one instruction representing modifications to be applied to one or more base media files, at least one instruction representing a media effect to be applied to the one or more base media files, and a generic output format adaptable to the selected output specification.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein accessing the at least one output specification stored on the server system includes:

accessing at least one instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list, the instruction set defining an output format for the media output.

5. The method as in claim 4, wherein accessing the at least one instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list includes:

accessing at least one updateable instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list.

6. The method as in claim 5, wherein accessing at least one updateable instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list includes accessing at least one of the group consisting of:

a mobile device output specification, a television broadcast output specification, a high definition television output specification, an online video sharing output specification, a video output specification, and a digital video output specification.

7. The method as in claim 1, wherein accessing at least one output specification stored on the server system includes:

accessing at least one output specification stored on a database system associated with the server system.

8. The method as in claim 1, wherein receiving the request for media output at the server system includes:

receiving a selection of the output specification for the media output via a network from a client system;

upon receiving the selection of the output specification for the media output, searching the server system for the edit decision list, the edit decision list associated with the media output.

9. A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions encoded thereon operable on a computerized device to perform processing comprising:

instructions for accessing an edit decision list stored on a server system and at least one output specification stored on the server system in response to receiving a request for media output at the server system;

instructions for rendering, at the server system, the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list; and

instructions for delivering, from the server system, the media output via a media delivery channel compatible with the output specification.

10. The computer readable medium as in claim 9, wherein instructions for rendering the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list include, at a rendering engine associated with the server system:

instructions for applying the output specification to the edit decision list; and

instructions for executing the edit decision list according to the applied output specification to create the media output, the media output comprising an output format derived from the applied output specification and compatible with the media delivery channel.

11. The computer readable medium as in claim 9, wherein instructions for accessing the edit decision list include instructions for accessing an XML-based text file which includes at least one of the group consisting of:

at least one instruction representing modifications to be applied to one or more base media files, at least one instruction representing a media effect to be applied to the one or more base media files, and a generic output format adaptable to the selected output specification.

12. The computer readable medium as in claim 9, wherein instructions for accessing the at least one output specification stored on the server system include:

instructions accessing at least one instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list, the instruction set defining an output format for the media output.

13. The computer readable medium as in claim 12, wherein instructions for accessing the at least one instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list include:

instructions for accessing at least one updateable instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list.

14. The computer readable medium as in claim 13, wherein instructions accessing at least one updateable instruction set to be applied to the edit decision list include instructions for accessing at least one of the group consisting of:

a mobile device output specification, a television broadcast output specification, a high definition television output specification, an online video sharing output specification, a video output specification, and a digital video output specification.

15. The computer readable medium as in claim 9, wherein instructions for accessing at least one output specification stored on the server system includes:

instructions for accessing at least one output specification stored on a database system associated with the server system.

16. The computer readable medium as in claim 9, wherein instructions for receiving the request for media output at the server system includes:

instructions for receiving a selection of the output specification for the media output via a network from a client system; and

upon receiving the selection of the output specification for the media output, instructions for searching the server system for the edit decision list, the edit decision list associated with the media output.

17. A computer server system comprising:

a processor;

a memory unit that stores instructions associated with an application executed by the processor; and

an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer server system to execute the application and perform operations of;

accessing an edit decision list stored on the computer server system and at least one output specification stored on the computer server system in response to receiving a request for media output at the computer server system;

rendering, at the computer server system, the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list; and

delivering, from the computer server system, the media output via a media delivery channel compatible with the output specification.

18. The computer server system of claim 17, wherein rendering the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list includes, at a rendering engine associated with the computer server system:

applying the output specification to the edit decision list; and

executing the edit decision list according to the applied output specification to create the media output, the media output comprising an output format derived from the applied output specification and compatible with the media delivery channel.

19. The computer server system of claim 17, wherein accessing the edit decision list includes accessing an XML-based text file comprising at least one of the group consisting of:

at least one instruction representing modifications to be applied to one or more base media files, at least one instruction representing a media effect to be applied to the one or more base media files, and a generic output format adaptable to the selected output specification.

20. The computer server system of claim 17, wherein accessing at least one output specification stored on the computer server system includes:

accessing at least one output specification stored on a Flash Media Server system.