Video processing system
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1. A method for producing a video disc comprising:
- acquiring video data from a source;
if the video data is not digitized, then digitizing the video data;
generating scene indexes for the video data including a representative still image for each scene; and
combining the video data and scene indexes along with a media player on a video disc, the media player being a software application that is operable to play the video data in accordance with the scene indexes including playing a scene from the video data on a client computer while displaying the representative stills for other of the scenes available for display on the video disc.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing video content. The method includes acquiring video data from a source. If the video data is not digitized, then the video data is digitized. The method includes generating scene indexes for the video data including a representative still image for each scene and combining the video data and scene indexes along with a media player on a video disc. The video player is operable to play the video data in accordance with the scene indexes including playing a scene from the video data on a client computer while displaying the representative stills for other of the scenes available for display on the video disc.
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1. A method for producing a video disc comprising:
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acquiring video data from a source;
if the video data is not digitized, then digitizing the video data;
generating scene indexes for the video data including a representative still image for each scene; and
combining the video data and scene indexes along with a media player on a video disc, the media player being a software application that is operable to play the video data in accordance with the scene indexes including playing a scene from the video data on a client computer while displaying the representative stills for other of the scenes available for display on the video disc. - 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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21. A method for producing a video based product comprising:
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acquiring video data;
generating temporal indices including analyzing the video data to detect the temporal indices, the temporal indices indicating a division of the video data into distinct segments;
providing a media player, being a software application that is operable to play the video data on a client computer in accordance with the temporal indices; and
packaging the video data, the temporal indices and media player on a physical medium for delivery to the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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