Modification of media with common attributes on a digital nonlinear editing system

• US 6,571,255 B1
• Filed: 09/09/1999
• Issued: 05/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Laird, Michael D., Gonsalves, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta
• Assistant Examiner(s): RAYYAN, SUSAN F
• Application Number:
  US09/392,823
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 707/10, 707/201, 707/104.1, 707/500.1, 709/201, 709/104.1, 709/1, 709/500.1, 345/726, 345/722-723, 386/52, 382/167
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00181 using a content identifier, e.g. an international standard recording code [ISRC] or a digital object identifier [DOI]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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 1/62 Retouching, i.e. modification of isolated colours only or in isolated picture areas only
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A modification may be specified for several segments sharing a common attribute. Such a shared modification may be combined with other modifications made to a composition or part of a composition. A modification may be applied to section of digital media, where a first segment of a media composition represents at least a section of a digital media source. An indication of the modification is stored such that the modification is applied to other segments on the system having an attribute in common with the first segment. Such attributes may be related to the source from which the segment originates or the composition in which the segment is used.

Claims

1. A method of processing a modification to be applied to one or more segments of digital media, wherein each segment represents at least a section of a digital media source, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a modification to be applied to a first segment;

receiving an indication of a source relationship of the first segment;

storing a first indication of the modification such that the modification is applied to other segments having the source relationship in common with the first segment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing a common attribute parameter of the first segment to be applied to determine a common attribute that the first segment and other segments on the system share in common,

wherein the first attribute is identified in accordance with the common attribute parameter.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying a first data structure corresponding to the first attribute, the first data structure storing modifications made to segments having the first attribute in common with the first segment; and

storing the modification in the first data structure.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining a first table corresponding to a digital media composition to which first the first segment belongs, the first table including a plurality of entries, each entry containing a segment attribute and an indication of a modification to be applied to segments of the media composition having the segment attribute,

wherein the first indication and the first attribute are stored in a first entry of the first table.

5. The method of claim 1, where in the first attribute is a name of a source data structure from which the first segment originates.

6. The method of claim 1, where in the first segment includes a first identifier that identifies the first data structure, and the step of identifying a first attribute of the first segment includes:

accessing the first identifier of the first segment to determine the first data structure.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a signal indicating the common attribute parameter of the first segment.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sequentially accessing segments on the system, wherein the first indication of the modification is stored in each accessed segment that has the first attribute in common with the first segment.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the first data structure is a source data structure.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein the first data structure is a first table including a plurality of entries, each entry including a modification to be applied to segments having the first attribute in common.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the source data structure is a source clip.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the source data structure is a master clip.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the source data structure is a physical media object.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the first segment is an audio segment.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first segment is a video segment.

16. A method of applying a modification to a first section of a digital media source on a digital nonlinear editing system, wherein a first segment of a media composition represents the first section, the method comprising:

accessing the first segment;

identifying a first source data structure from which the first segment originates, the first source data structure representing at least the first section of the digital media source;

determining whether the first source data structure includes a first indication that defines a first modification to be applied to sections of the digital media source represented by segments that originate from the first source data structure; and

if the first source data structure includes the first indication, applying the first modification to the first section of media represented by the first segment.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

identifying a second source data structure from which the first source data structure originates, the second source data structure representing the digital media source;

determining whether the second source data structure includes a second indication that defines a second modification to be applied to sections of the digital media represented by segments that originate from the second source data structure; and

if the second source data structure includes the second indication and the first source data structure does not include the first indication, applying the second modification to the first section of digital media source.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

identifying a physical media data structure from which the second source data structure originates and that represents a physical media from which the digital media source was created;

determining whether the physical media data structure includes a third indication that defines a third modification to be applied to sections of the digit media represented by segments that originate from the physical media data structure; and

if the physical media data structure includes the third indication and the second source data structure does not include the second indication and the first source data structure does not include the first indication, applying the third modification to the first section of digital media source.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first segment includes a source identifier, and the step of identifying the first source data structure of the first segment includes:

accessing the source identifier of the first segment to determine the first source data structure.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

determining whether the first segment includes a second indication that defines a second modification defined by the composition to be applied to the first section of the digital media source represented by the first segment; and

if the first segment includes the second indication, applying the second modification to the first section of the digital media source, such that, if the first source data structure includes the first indication, a combined modification of the first and second modification is applied to the first section of the digital media.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the first source data structure is a source clip.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the first source data structure is a subclip of a master source clip and the second source data structure is the master source clip.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the first source data structure is a subclip of a master source clip and the second source data structure is the master source clip.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the first segment is an audio segment.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein the first segment is an video segment.

26. A method of applying a modification to a first section of a digital media source on a digital nonlinear editing system, wherein a first segment of a media composition represents the first section, the method comprising:

accessing the first segment;

accessing each entry of a first table that corresponds to the media composition, the first table including a plurality of entries, each entry containing a segment attribute and an indication of a modification to be applied to segments of the composition having the segment attribute;

for each entry, determining whether the first segment has the segment attribute; and

if the segment has the segment attribute, modifying the first section of digital media with the modification contained in the entry.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

determining whether the first segment includes an indication of a modification defined specifically for the composition and to be applied to the first section of the digital media source represented by the first segment; and

if the first segment includes the indication defined specifically for the composition, applying the modification defined specifically for the composition to the first section of the media source, in addition to the modifications applied from the first table.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

for each entry of the first table for which the first segment does have the attribute, receiving an instruction from a user whether to modify the first section of digital media with the modification of the entry,

wherein if the instruction instructs to modify, the first section of digital media is modified with the modification of the entry.

29. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

for each entry of the first table for which the first segment does have the attribute, receiving an instruction from a user whether to modify the first section of digital media with the modification of the entry,

wherein if the instruction instructs to modify, the first section of digital media is modified with the modification of the entry.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the first segment is an audio segment.

31. The method of claim 26, wherein the first segment is an video segment.

32. A system for processing a modification to be applied to one or more segments of digital media, wherein each segment represents at least a section of a digital media source, the system comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a modification to be applied to a first segment;

means for receiving an indication of a source relationship of the first segment; and

means for storing a first indication of the modification such that the modification is applied to other segments having the source relationship in common with the first segment.

33. The system of claim 32, further comprising:

means for accessing a common attribute parameter of the first segment to be applied to determine a common attribute that the first segment and other segments on the system share in common,

wherein the first attribute is identified in accordance with the common attribute parameter.

34. The system of claim 33, further comprising:

means for identifying a first data structure corresponding to the first attribute, the first data structure storing modifications made to segments having the first attribute in common with the first segment; and

means for storing the modification in the first data structure.

35. The system of claim 32, further comprising:

means for maintaining a first table corresponding to a digital media composition to which first the first segment belongs, the first table including a plurality of entries, each entry containing a segment attribute and an indication of a modification to be applied to segments of the media composition having the segment attribute,

wherein the first indication and the first attribute are stored in a first entry of the first table.

36. The system of claim 32, wherein the first attribute is a name of a source data structure from which the first segment originates.

37. The system of claim 32, wherein the first segment includes a first identifier that identifies the first data structure, and the means for identifying a first attributes of the first segment includes:

means for accessing the first identifier of the first segment to determine the first data structure.

38. The system of claim 33, further comprising:

means for receiving a signal indicating the common attribute parameter of the first segment.

39. The system of claim 32, further comprising:

means for sequentially accessing segments on the system, wherein the first indication of the modification is stored in each accessed segment that has the first attribute in common with the first segment.

40. The system of claim 34, wherein the first data structure is a source data structure.

41. The system of claim 34, wherein the first data structure is a first table including a plurality of entries, each entry including a modification to be applied to segments having the first attribute in common.

42. The system of claim 40, wherein the source data structure is a source clip.

43. The system of claim 40, wherein the source data structure is a master clip.

44. The system of claim 40, wherein the source data structure is a physical media object.

45. The system of claim 32, wherein the first segment is an audio segment.

46. The system of claim 32, wherein the first segment is a video segment.

47. A system for applying modification to a first section of a digital media source on a digital nonlinear editing system, wherein a first segment of a media composition represents the first section, the system comprising:

means for accessing the first segment;

means for identifying a first source data structure from which the first segment originates, the first source data structure representing at least the first section of the digital media source;

means for determining whether the first source data structure includes a first indication that defines a first modification to be applied to sections of the digital media source represented by segments that originate from the first source data structure; and

means for applying the first modification to the first section of media represented by the first segment if the first source data structure includes the first indication.

48. The system of claim 47, further comprising:

means for identifying a second source data structure from which the first source data structure originates, the second source data structure representing the digital media source;

means for determining whether the second source data structure includes a second indication that defines a second modification to be applied to sections of the digital media represented by segments that originate from the second source data structure; and

means for applying the second modification to the first section of digital media source if the second source data structure includes the second indication and the first source data structure does not include the first indication.

49. The system of claim 48, further comprising:

means for identifying a physical media data structure from which the second source data structure originates and that represents a physical media from which the digital media source was created;

means for determining whether the physical media data structure includes a third indication that defines a third modification to be applied to sections of the digital media represented by segments that originate from the physical media data structure; and

means for applying the third modification to the first section of digital media source if the physical media data structure includes the third indication and the second source data structure does not include the second indication and the first source data structure does not include the first indication.

50. The system of claim 48, wherein the first segment includes a source identifier, and the means for identifying the first source data structure of the first segment includes:

means for accessing the source identifier of the first segment to determine the first source data structure.

51. The system of claim 48, further comprising:

means for determining whether the first segment includes a second indication that defines a second modification defined by the composition to be applied to the first section of the digital media source represented by the first segment; and

means for applying the second modification to the first section of the digital media source if the first segment includes the second indication, such that, if the first source data structure includes the first indication, a combined modification of the first and second modification is applied to the first section of the digital media.

52. The system of claim 48, wherein the first source data structure is a source clip.

53. The system of claim 49, wherein the first source data structure is a subclip of a master source clip and the second source data structure is the master source clip.

54. The system of claim 50, wherein the first source data structure is a subclip of a master source clip and the second source data structure is the master source clip.

55. The system of claim 47, wherein the first segment is an audio segment.

56. The system of claim 47, wherein the first segment is a video segment.

57. A system for applying modification to a first section of a digital media source on a digital nonlinear editing system, wherein a first segment of a media composition represents the first section, the system comprising:

means for accessing the first segment;

means for accessing each entry of a first table that corresponds to the media composition, the first table including a plurality of entries, each entry containing a segment attribute and an indication of a modification to be applied to segments of the composition having the segment attribute;

means for determining whether the first segment has the segment attribute for each entry; and

means for modifying the first section of digital media with the modification contained in the entry if the segment has the segment attribute.

58. The system of claim 57, farther comprising:

means for determining whether the first segment includes an indication of a modification defined specifically for the composition and to be applied to the first section of the digital media source represented by the first segment; and

means for applying the modification defined specifically for the composition to the first section of the media source, in addition to the modifications applied from the first table, if the first segment includes the indication defined specifically for the composition.

59. The system of claim 57, further comprising:

means receiving an instruction from a user whether to modify the first section of digital media with the modification of the entry for each entry of the first table for which the first segment does have the attribute,

wherein if the instruction instructs to modify, the first section of digital media is modified with the modification of the entry.

60. The system of claim 58, further comprising:

means for receiving an instruction from a user whether to modify the first section of digital media with the modification of the entry for each entry of the first table for which the first segment does have the attribute,

wherein if the instruction instructs to modify, the first section of digital media is modified with the modification of the entry.

61. The system of claim 57, wherein the first segment is an audio segment.

62. The system of claim 57, wherein the first segment is a video segment.

63. A method of processing a color modification to be applied to one or more segments of digital media, wherein a first segment represents a section of a digital media source, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a color modification to be applied to the first segment;

identifying a first source from which the first segment originates; and

storing an indication of the modification such that the color modification is applied to other segments originating from the first source.