Methods and systems for processing multi-media editing projects
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1. A method of processing a multi-media editing project comprising:
- maintaining a list of one or more user designated directories where multi-media files have been stored in the past, wherein a directory path name is added to the list of one or more user designated directories when the user specifies said directory path name to store the multi-media files;
generating a request for one or more multi-media files for use in a multi-media editing project, the request being generated by a user computer that comprises part of a network where multi-media files are maintained in a network-accessible location;
intercepting the request by the user computer;
ascertaining whether a requested multi-media file is located on the user computer by checking the one or more user designated directories for the requested multi-media file listed in said list of one or more user designated directories;
retrieving the requested multi-media file from the user computer if the file is located on the user computer in said one or more of the user-designated directories; and
seeking the requested multi-media file from the network-accessible location if the multi-media file is not located on the user computer in said one or more of the user-designated directories.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of processing multi-media editing projects are described. In one embodiment, a request for one or more multi-media files is generated on a user computer that comprises part of a network where multi-media files are maintained in a network-accessible location. The request is intercepted and software executing on the user computer ascertains whether one or more of the requested multi-media files are located on the user computer. If the file or files are located on the user computer, they are retrieved and used. If a file or files are not locally available, the file or files are retrieved from the network-accessible location.
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1. A method of processing a multi-media editing project comprising:
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maintaining a list of one or more user designated directories where multi-media files have been stored in the past, wherein a directory path name is added to the list of one or more user designated directories when the user specifies said directory path name to store the multi-media files; generating a request for one or more multi-media files for use in a multi-media editing project, the request being generated by a user computer that comprises part of a network where multi-media files are maintained in a network-accessible location; intercepting the request by the user computer; ascertaining whether a requested multi-media file is located on the user computer by checking the one or more user designated directories for the requested multi-media file listed in said list of one or more user designated directories; retrieving the requested multi-media file from the user computer if the file is located on the user computer in said one or more of the user-designated directories; and seeking the requested multi-media file from the network-accessible location if the multi-media file is not located on the user computer in said one or more of the user-designated directories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a user computer perform the steps comprising:
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maintaining a list of one or more user designated directories where multi-media files have been stored in the past, wherein a directory path name is added to the list of one or more user designated directories when a user specifies said directory path name to store the multi-media files; generating a request for one or more multi-media files for use in a multi-media editing project, the request being generated by the user computer that comprises part of a network where multi-media files are maintained in a network-accessible location; intercepting the request by the user computer; ascertaining whether a requested multi-media file is located on the user computer by checking the one or more user designated directories for the requested multi-media file listed in said list of one or more user designated directories; retrieving the requested multi-media file from the user computer if the file is located in said one or more of the user-designated directories; and seeking the requested multi-media file from the network-accessible location if the multi-media file is not located on the user computer in said one or more of the user-designated directories. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A multi-media project editing application stored on a user computer which, when executed perform the steps comprising:
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maintaining a list of one or more user designated directories where multi-media files have been stored in the past, wherein a directory path name is added to the list of one or more user designated directories when the user specifies said directory path name to store the multi-media files; generating a request for one or more multi-media files for use in a multi-media editing project, the request being generated by the user computer that comprises part of a network where multi-media files are maintained in a network-accessible location; intercepting the request by the user computer; ascertaining whether a requested multi-media file is located on the user computer by checking the one or more user designated directories for the requested multi-media file listed in said list of one or more user designated directories; retrieving the requested multi-media file from the user computer if the file is located in said one or more of the user-designated directories; and seeking the requested multi-media file from the network-accessible location if the multi-media file is not located on the user computer in said one or more of the user-designated directories. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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