System and method for improved video editing
First Claim
1. A method of assisting a user compose a video work, wherein is provided at least one themed template, each of said at least one themed templates containing a plurality of media cells therein, each of said media cells having a cell theme that is related to the theme of the template containing it, and wherein is further provided a plurality of topically related media clips, comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting one of said at least one themed templates;
(b) selecting a media clip from among said plurality of topically related media clips;
(c) selecting a media cell from among said plurality of media cells in said selected template;
(d) storing said selected media clip in said selected media cell;
(e) performing steps (b) through (d) until substantially all of said media cells are filled, thereby composing said video work; and
,(f) storing at least a portion of said video work on a computer readable medium.
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Abstract
There is provided herein an invention that utilizes a themed template which is designed to assist novice video editors quickly compose a complete video work which memorializes a particular familiar occasion, such as, for example, a birthday, a wedding, a trip to the theme park, etc. The template for each such occasion will be customized with predefined cells that are annotated with descriptions of events that might occur during said occasions. A user will be able to drop his or her own video and/or audio clips taken at the occasions into the cells and, if this is done according to the annotations, thereby create a complete video work that memorializes the selected occasion.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of assisting a user compose a video work, wherein is provided at least one themed template, each of said at least one themed templates containing a plurality of media cells therein, each of said media cells having a cell theme that is related to the theme of the template containing it, and wherein is further provided a plurality of topically related media clips, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting one of said at least one themed templates; (b) selecting a media clip from among said plurality of topically related media clips; (c) selecting a media cell from among said plurality of media cells in said selected template; (d) storing said selected media clip in said selected media cell; (e) performing steps (b) through (d) until substantially all of said media cells are filled, thereby composing said video work; and
,(f) storing at least a portion of said video work on a computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method creating a video composition, wherein is provided a plurality of topically related video clips and a plurality of audio clips, and wherein is provided at least one themed template, each of said at least one themed templates containing a plurality of themed video cells, a plurality of audio tracks, and at least one annotation cell, therein, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting one of said at least one themed templates; (b) selecting a video cell from among said plurality of themed video cells, said selected video cell having a cell theme associated therewith; (c) selecting a video clip from among said plurality of topically related video clips, said selected video clip having a theme at least approximately matching said cell theme; (d) storing said selected video clip in said selected video cell; (e) selecting an audio clip from among said provided audio clips; (f) selecting a track from among said selected template tracks; (g) storing said selected audio clip in said selected template track; (h) selecting one of said at least one annotation cell; (i) requesting from a user a text string for insertion into said selected annotation cell; (j) inserting said user text string into said selected annotation cell; (k) performing at least steps (b) through (j) until at least one audio track has been added to said selected template, until at least one user text string has been inserted into at least one annotation cell, and until at least two of said themed video cells are filled with selected video clips, thereby creating a video composition; and
,(l) viewing at least a portion of said video composition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of assisting a user compose a video work, wherein is provided a plurality of topically related video clips, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing the user with at least one themed template, each of said at least one themed templates containing a plurality of video cells therein, wherein each of said video cells within a particular template has a theme related to a theme of said particular template, and wherein said video cells are ordered within said particular template in an ordering related to said theme of said particular template; (b) receiving a selection of one of said at least one themed templates; (c) receiving a selection of a video clip from among said plurality of topically related video clips; (d) receiving a selection of a video cell from among said plurality of video cells within said selected template, wherein a theme of said selected video clip at least approximately matches a theme of said selected video cell; (e) storing said selected video clip in said selected video cell; (f) performing steps (c) through (e) at least twice, thereby composing a video work; and
,(g) viewing at least a portion of said composed video work. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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