TELEPROMPTER TOOL FOR VOICE-OVER TOOL

• US 20120033948A1
• Filed: 08/06/2010
• Published: 02/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Rodriguez, Enrique, Garcia, Fernando
• Granted Patent: US 8,744,239 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/282
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2222 Prompting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/802 involving processing of the sound signal H04N9/806, H04N9/835 take precedence

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a method for a media editing application that creates a composite presentation from several different media clips. The method provides a set of editing tools for editing the composite presentation. The method provides a voice-over tool for receiving text for a voice-over that includes a transcript for a voice-over audio clip to be recorded by the media editing application as a clip of the composite presentation. The method provides a display area for scrolling the text when recording the voice-over audio clip. The display area in some embodiments is a preview display area that scrolls the text while displaying a preview of the composite presentation when recording the voice-over audio clip.

Claims

1. A method of providing a media editing application that creates a composite presentation, the method comprising:

providing a set of editing tools for editing the composite presentation;

providing a voice-over tool for receiving text for a voice-over that comprises a transcript for a voice-over audio clip to be recorded by the media editing application as a clip of the composite presentation; and

providing a display area for scrolling the text when recording the voice-over audio clip.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a speech rate controller that defines the speed at which the text scrolls in the display area.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a control for specifying a duration of the voice-over audio clip prior to recording the voice-over audio clip.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the display area is a preview display area for displaying a preview of the composite presentation, wherein the display area scrolls the text in the display area while displaying the preview when recording the voice-over audio clip.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the text is scrolled over the preview displayed in the display area.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice-over tool comprises a text area for receiving the text for the voice-over.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media editing application automatically calculates an estimated duration for the voice-over text.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the display are is a first display area, the method further comprising providing a second display area for displaying one or more timing references for the voice-over audio clip based on the estimated duration.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the second display area is a composite display area that displays a timing reference for the voice-over audio clip along a timeline with another clip in the composite presentation.

10. A computer readable medium storing a computer program that when executed by at least one processor creates a composite presentation from a plurality of different media clips, said computer program comprising:

a set of instructions for receiving text for a voice-over that comprises a transcript for a voice-over audio clip as a clip of the composite presentation; and

a set of instructions for displaying the text with a preview of the composite presentation in a display area when recording the voice-over audio clip for the composite presentation.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the text is scrolled over the preview displayed in the second display area.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11 further comprising a set of instructions for specifying a scroll rate that defines the rate at which the text scrolls in the display area over a set duration.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 10 further comprising a set of instructions for specifying a speech rate that defines the rate at which the text is presented in the display area.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the speech rate is specified to match the timing of the voice-over audio clip with another clip in the composite presentation.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the set of instructions for receiving the text comprises at least one of a set of instructions for importing the text from a file, receiving the text through copy and paste operation, and receiving the text through a typing operation.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer program further comprises a set of instructions for automatically determining an estimated duration for the text for the voice-over.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the estimation is based on a predetermined time for reading one or more words multiplied by the number words in the text for the voice-over.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer program further comprises a set of instructions for displaying a timing reference based on the estimated duration.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer program further comprises a set of instructions for specifying a starting point for the voice-over audio clip in the composite presentation prior to recording the audio.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer program further comprises a set of instructions for specifying a duration for the voice-over audio clip prior to recording the voice-over audio clip.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer program further comprises a set of instructions for sending the text over a network to a client device in order to display the text on a display of the client device.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer program further comprises a set of instructions for saving the received text with the composite presentation for transcription or subtitle use.

23. For a media editing application that creates a composite presentation from a plurality of different media clips, a method comprising:

receiving text for a voice-over that comprises a transcript for a voice-over audio clip as a clip of the composite presentation; and

displaying the text with a preview of the composite presentation in a display area when recording the voice-over audio clip for the composite presentation.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the text is scrolled over the preview displayed in the second display area.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising specifying a scroll rate that defines the rate at which the text scrolls in the display area over a set duration.