Device for creating content from multiple video and/or audio materials and method therefor

• US 7,660,510 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2001
• Issued: 02/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shinkai, Mitsutoshi, Murakami, Yoshihiro, Kawahara, Minoru, Mukai, Masataka
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Thai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhao; Daquan
• Application Number:
  US10/220,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20030026592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,965 Days
• Field of Search: 386/55, 386/52, 386/4, 360/13, 369/83, 715/723
• US Class Current: 386/281
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/415 Redundant array of inexpensive disks [RAID] systems
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence

Abstract

An EPL maker (10) is composed mainly of editing terminals (15), (16) and (17) each reading and decoding each of highly compressed sub materials to produce a material data and make an EPL while displaying, on a monitor, a video based on the material data. The EPL includes identification information for identification of a material used in editing and a format declare state for defining a format of at least a certain material. The EPLs made by the editing terminals (15), (16) and (17) are stored into an EPL storage unit (18). The EPLs stored in the EPL storage unit (18) are read by an edit controller (20). The edit controller (20) makes an edit control signal based on the EPLs, and supplies the signal to a content maker (30). Thus, an editing can be executed with having not to pool the materials once on hand and with labors and costs.

Claims

1. A content forming apparatus for forming a content from multiple video and/or audio materials, the apparatus comprising:

means for making an edit decision list for the video and/or audio materials;

an edit controlling means for making an edit control signal based on the edit decision list made by the edit decision list making means; and

means for forming a content in a predetermined material format from the material based on the edit control signal from the edit controlling means; and

means for displaying the formed content in the predetermined material format,

wherein the edit decision list includes identification information that identifies a material for use in editing, and a format declare statement that defines a format of at least a certain material,

wherein the edit decision list defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein the edit decision list provides an identification code indicating an image processing method that states a process to be applied to the material with a globally unique identification code of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the material identification information is a globally unique identification code and an identification code for identification of a material processing method is determined according to the identification code system.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the format declare statement includes an image format of an input video material and/or an image format of an edit-output material.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image format is a scan format including at least a time for one frame during capturing, a capturing shutter speed, numbers of vertical and longitudinal pixels of an image and an aspect ratio item of each of the pixels.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein sub materials resulted from high compression of the material are used for making an edit decision list of the material.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a source from which the material is acquired is embedded in the edit decision list and specified by either a path in an editing system or an address of an external server connected via a network.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the edit decision list is of a hierarchical structure allowing any other existing edit decision list to be stated with an additional globally unique identification code that identifies the edit decision list itself.

8. A content forming method of forming a content from multiple video and/audio materials, the method comprising steps of:

making on an editing terminal an edit decision list for the video and/or audio materials;

making on an editing controller an edit control signal based on the edit decision list made at the edit decision list making step;

forming a content in a predetermined material format from the material based on the edit control signal made at the edit controlling step; and

displaying on a display device the formed content in the predetermined material format,

wherein the edit decision list includes identification information that identifies a material for use in editing, and a format declare statement that defines a format of at least a certain material,

wherein the edit decision list defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein the edit decision list provides an identification code indicating an image processing method that states a process to be applied to the material with a globally unique identification code of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

9. An edit decision list making method for forming a content from multiple video and/or audio materials, the method comprising steps of:

defining on an editing terminal how the editing is to be done using at least identification information from identification of an edit output and a format declare statement for identification of a format;

defining on an editing controller a process to be applied to an input material while defining the input material using at least identification information for identification of the input material and a format declare statement for identification of a format of the input material; and

providing the defined process to form a content from multiple video and/or audio materials; and

displaying the content on a display device,

wherein the edit decision list defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein the process defining step provides an identification code indicating an image processing method that is to state a process to be applied to the input material with a globally unique identification code of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the output identification information and input material identification information are globally unique identification codes, respectively, of the same system.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the process defining step is to define multiple input materials using at least the identification information and format declare statement and state a process to be applied to each of the input materials with globally unique identification codes of the same system.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein:

the format declare statement for identification of how to process includes an image format of an edit output video; and

the format declare statement for identification of the input material includes an image format of an input video material.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the image format is a scan format including at least a time for one frame during capturing, a capturing shutter speed, numbers of vertical and longitudinal pixels of an image and an aspect ratio item of each of the pixels.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein sub materials resulted from high compression of the input material defined at the process defining step are used for making an edit decision list.

15. The method according to claim 9, further including a step of making an edit decision list by integrating and optimizing at least two edit decision lists having been made at the edit defining step and process defining step.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein identification information is added to the at least two edit decision lists.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least the two edit decision lists have stated therein a position for transfer to an upper edit decision list and/or a position for reception of a lower edit decision list.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the at least two edit decision lists are made at distributed locations.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein the at least two edit decision lists are made in parallel.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein at the integrating/optimizing step, there is made an integrating/optimizing edit decision list of a hierarchical structure allowing to state, in the edit decision list, any other existing edit decision list to be stated with an additional globally unique identification code for identification of the edit decision list itself.

21. The method according to claim 15, wherein the integrating/optimizing step is to make a hierarchical-structured integrating/optimizing edit decision list of the at least two edit decision lists.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the integrating/optimizing step is to make a hierarchical-structured integrating/optimizing edit decision list based on the at least two edit decision lists received via a network.

23. A content making apparatus comprising:

means for making a final edit decision list of a hierarchical structure by integrating and optimizing distributed edit decision lists made of multiple video and/or audio materials at other distributed locations;

means for making the distributed edit decision list of a material corresponding to the edit decision list made by the edit decision list making means;

means for forming a content in an arbitrary format based on the edit decision list made by the edit decision list making means; and

means for displaying the formed content in the arbitrary format,

wherein the edit decision list and/or distributed edit decision list includes identification information that identifies a material for use in editing and a format declare statement that defines a format of at least a certain material,

wherein the edit decision list and/or distributed edit decision list defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein an identification code for identification of a material processing method is determined according to the globally unique identification information of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

24. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the edit decision list made by the edit decision list making means and distributed edit decision list made by the distributed edit decision list making means are stored as a file in a program folder and transmitted via a network.

25. The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising multiple distributed edit decision list making means.

26. The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising means for storing/retrieving a content in a predetermined format, made based on the edit decision list having been made by the edit decision list making means.

27. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the format declare statement includes an image format of an input video material and/or an image format of an edit output.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the image format is a scan format including at least a time for one frame during capturing, a capturing shutter speed, numbers of vertical and longitudinal pixels of an image and an aspect ratio item of each of the pixels.

29. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein sub materials resulted from high compression of the material are used for making an edit decision list of the material.

30. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein a source from which the material is acquired is embedded in the edit decision list and specified by either a path in an editing system or an address of an external server connected via a network.

31. A content making method comprising steps of:

making on an editing terminal a final edit decision list of a hierarchical structure by integrating and optimizing distributed edit decision lists made of multiple video and/or audio materials at other distributed locations;

making the distributed edit decision list of materials corresponding to the edit decision list made at the edit decision list making step;

forming a content on an editing controller in an arbitrary format based on the edit decision list made at the edit decision list making step;

displaying on a display device the formed content in the arbitrary format,

wherein the edit decision list and/or distributed edit decision list includes identification information that identifies a material for use in editing and a format declare statement that defines a format of at least a certain material,

wherein the edit decision list and/or distributed edit decision list defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein an identification code for identification of a material processing method is determined according to the globally unique identification information of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

32. An editing information making apparatus comprising:

means for receiving information as to multiple editing processes to be applied to a source video material;

means for making, based on the information as to the editing processes, a declare statement written by correlating identification information for identification of the source video material with a language for defining multiple editing processes to be applied to the source video material;

means for editing the source video material based upon the declare statement; and

means for displaying the edited source video material,

wherein the declare statement defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel, and

wherein the editing processes provide an identification code indicating an image processing method that state a process to be applied to the input material with a globally unique identification code of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

33. An editing information making method comprising steps of:

receiving information as to multiple editing processes to be applied to a source video material;

making on an editing terminal, based on the information as to the editing processes, a declare statement written by correlating identification information for identification of the source video material with a language for defining multiple editing processes to be applied to the source video material;

editing the source video material on an editing controller based upon the declare statement; and

displaying on a display device the edited source video material,

wherein the declare statement defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein the editing processes provide an identification code indicating an image processing method that state a process to be applied to the input material with a globally unique identification code of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

34. An editing information making apparatus comprising:

means for receiving information as to multiple editing processes to be applied to a source video material; and

means for making, based on the information as to the editing processes, a statement that specifies execution of the multiple editing processes to be written in a predetermined descriptive language for identification of how to process and what to edit in the multiple editing processes; and

means for editing the source video material based upon the statement; and

means for displaying the edited source video material,

wherein the declare statement defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein the editing processes provide an identification code indicating an image processing method that state a process to be applied to the input material with a globally unique identification code of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).

35. An editing information making method comprising steps of:

receiving information as to multiple editing processes to be applied to a source video material;

making on an editing terminal, based on the information as to the editing processes, a statement that specifies execution of the multiple editing processes to be and written in a predetermined descriptive language for identification of how to process and what to be edited in the multiple editing processes; and

editing the source video material on an editing controller based upon the statement; and

displaying on a display device the edited source video material,

wherein the declare statement defines a plurality of image processes including a first code that indicates multiple processes are sequentially performed and a second code that indicates multiple processes are performed in parallel,

wherein the editing processes provide an identification code indicating an image processing method that state a process to be applied to the input material with a globally unique identification code of the same system, and

wherein the identification code is a unique transform identifier (UTID) that is a result of editing by the edit decision list and a unique material identifier (UMID).