Digital audio workstations providing digital storage and display of video information
First Claim
1. A digital audio workstation comprising:
- a. means for storing digital audio information;
b. means for selecting a portion of digital audio information at audio sampling times spaced apart by less than one-thirtieth of a second;
c. a computer-readable randomly-accessible storage medium in which digital video information is stored and is associated in time with the digital audio information;
d. means for detecting selection by an operator of the portion of digital audio information; and
e. means for accessing the digital video information based on the selected portion of digital audio information selected by the operator.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein is a digital audio workstation for the audio portions of video programs. It combines audio editing capability with the ability to immediately display video images associated with the audio program. The invention detects an operator'"'"'s indication of a point or segment of audio information and uses it to retrieve and display the video images that correspond to the indicated audio programming. Another aspect of the invention is a labeling and notation system for recorded digitized audio or video information. The system provides a means of storing in association with a particular point of the audio or video information a digitized voice or textual message for later reference regarding that information.
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34 Claims
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1. A digital audio workstation comprising:
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a. means for storing digital audio information; b. means for selecting a portion of digital audio information at audio sampling times spaced apart by less than one-thirtieth of a second; c. a computer-readable randomly-accessible storage medium in which digital video information is stored and is associated in time with the digital audio information; d. means for detecting selection by an operator of the portion of digital audio information; and e. means for accessing the digital video information based on the selected portion of digital audio information selected by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A digital audio workstation comprising:
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means for storing multiple tracks of digital audio information; means for storing video information having frame rate and synchronized to said digital audio information in a storage medium that provides non-linear and random access to any selected portion of said video information; means for selecting a portion of said multiple tracks of digital audio information at a resolution less than the frame rate of the video information; and means for displaying portions of said video information associated with said digital audio information during editing of said digital audio information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for editing digital audio comprising the steps of:
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storing multiple tracks of digital audio information; storing video information having a frame rate and synchronized to said digital audio information in a storage medium that provides non-linear and random access to any selected portion of said video information; selecting a portion of said multiple tracks of digital audio information at a resolution less than the frame rate of the video information; and displaying portions of said video information associated with said digital audio information during editing of said digital audio information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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