Work Flow Metadata System and Method
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- recording content;
collecting metadata generated in association with the content recording;
associating the metadata with the content; and
utilizing the associated metadata to manipulate the content.
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Abstract
A system for collecting metadata in association with recorded content includes equipment configured to record and process content in the workflow. Metadata collection devices include devices incorporated in the equipment and/or devices configured to externally access the system. The metadata collection devices are configured to collect metadata and associate the metadata with the content at any point and any time in the workflow. The collected metadata can then be used to automate, facilitate and improve content processing in any part of the workflow.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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recording content; collecting metadata generated in association with the content recording; associating the metadata with the content; and utilizing the associated metadata to manipulate the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for recording and using metadata in a workflow, comprising:
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at least one recording device capable of collecting content; metadata devices configured to collect metadata associated with the content in the workflow; a server configured to receive metadata from the metadata devices in the workflow and store the metadata in a database; and at least one usage device configured to access the server and render the metadata in association with the content throughout the workflow. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for recording and using metadata in a movie production, comprising:
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a camera configured to collect content; processing equipment configured to record and process the content in the production; and metadata collection devices including at least one of devices incorporated in the processing equipment and camera, and devices configured to externally access the system, the metadata collection devices being configured to collect metadata and associate the metadata with the motion picture content at any point and any time in the production and record the metadata in one of a metadata database and directly on the content. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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