Media composer with adjustable source material compression
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1. Media composer for editing source material comprising:
- digitizing apparatus for receiving, and digitizing video and audio source material;
storage to receive the video and audio source material;
computing apparatus including compression apparatus responsive to the digitizing apparatus, said compression apparatus being for compressing and storing the source material in the storage, wherein the computing apparatus is responsive to the storage to determine if the source material occupies more than a target amount of the storage and provide an indication if the source material does occupy more than the target amount of the storage, wherein the compression apparatus is responsive to the indication to adjust its compression if the source material does occupy more than the target amount of the storage, the computing apparatus further being for manipulating the stored source material;
output apparatus communicating with the computing apparatus for displaying the manipulated source material and control information;
wherein the computing apparatus is programmed so that multiple resolutions can be displayed, recorded and played back.
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Abstract
Media composer for editing source material. The media composer includes apparatus for receiving digitizing, storing and editing video and audio source material. Computing apparatus manipulates the stored source material and output apparatus communicates with the computing apparatus to display the manipulated material and control information. The computing apparatus includes JPEG compression techniques and is programmed to provide enhanced editing features.
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1. Media composer for editing source material comprising:
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digitizing apparatus for receiving, and digitizing video and audio source material; storage to receive the video and audio source material; computing apparatus including compression apparatus responsive to the digitizing apparatus, said compression apparatus being for compressing and storing the source material in the storage, wherein the computing apparatus is responsive to the storage to determine if the source material occupies more than a target amount of the storage and provide an indication if the source material does occupy more than the target amount of the storage, wherein the compression apparatus is responsive to the indication to adjust its compression if the source material does occupy more than the target amount of the storage, the computing apparatus further being for manipulating the stored source material; output apparatus communicating with the computing apparatus for displaying the manipulated source material and control information; wherein the computing apparatus is programmed so that multiple resolutions can be displayed, recorded and played back. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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