Multiple-camera video recording

• US 7,823,056 B1
• Filed: 05/04/2006
• Issued: 10/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Jennings, Michael Gregory, Kuspa, David, Davey, Matthew, Warner, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Hutton; Doug
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mills; Frank D
• Application Number:
  US11/429,134
• Time in Patent Office: 1,636 Days
• Field of Search: 715/216, 715/723
• US Class Current: 715/202
• 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

Abstract

Techniques and systems for recording video and audio in timeline sequences. In some embodiments, a method involves playing video from a timeline sequence that can include footage from portions of video tracks including at least one pre-recorded edit. In response to a selection of footage from the timeline sequence, the method can involve overwriting at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence. Each video track can correspond to a respective camera in a multiple-camera source. The footage can include one or more video clips, still images, frames, and moving images. The overwriting can occur while playing the video at a play rate faster than realtime, a play rate slower than realtime, a user-selected playing rate, during video scrubbing, or during realtime playback. The recording may involve a jump back input, and punch in and punch out locations associated with the timeline sequence.

Claims

1. A method of recording video comprising:

playing video from a timeline sequence, wherein the timeline sequence comprises footage from portions of video tracks, and wherein the timeline sequence includes at least one pre-recorded edit;

in response to a selection of footage from the timeline sequence, overwriting the at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence, wherein the overwriting occurs while the video in the timeline sequence is playing; and

in response to receiving a selection of a jump back input, automatically rewinding the playing video a pre-defined amount of time or frames, playing the video automatically after rewinding at a rewound location in the timeline sequence, and simultaneously overwriting the timeline sequence with the playing video beginning at the rewound location.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the overwriting comprises overwriting while playing the video at a play rate faster than realtime, a play rate slower than realtime, a user-selected playing rate, during video scrubbing, or during realtime playback.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising providing an option in the graphical user interface to re-overwrite the pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence by rewinding the playing video a pre-defined amount of time or frames to position the playing video at a location before at least the one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence, and overwriting the pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence with the playing video commencing at the rewound location.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1,

displaying the playing video in a graphical user interface that includes punch-in and punch-out locations, wherein the punch-in location represents a location to overwrite the pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-in location on the timeline sequence, and wherein the punch-out location represents a location to end the overwriting of the pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-out location on the timeline sequence;

wherein the overwriting comprises;

overwriting in the timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-in location, wherein the overwriting the at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence occurs when the at least one pre-recorded edit is on the punch-in location or between the punch-in and punch-out locations in the timeline sequence; and

stopping the overwriting in the timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-out location on the timeline sequence, and

wherein the selecting comprises a selection of at least one monitor corresponding to a video track to overwrite the at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence.

6. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the operations comprise concurrently presenting video from the timeline sequence and each of the video tracks in a distinct monitor of a plurality of monitors.

7. The computer program product in accordance with claim 6, wherein the selection associated with the multiple-camera source comprises a selection of at least one monitor corresponding to a video track to overwrite the at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence.

8. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the overwriting occurs while playing the video in realtime.

9. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the selection associated with the multiple-camera source comprises a selection of an overwrite selector to enable or disable overwriting.

10. The computer program product in accordance with claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise presenting a preview mode in a graphical user interface for displaying the timeline sequence when the overwrite selector disables overwriting.

11. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the overwriting comprises operations to overwrite a video camera angle on the timeline sequence with a different video camera angle.

12. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying the playing video in a graphical user interface that includes punch-in and punch-out locations, wherein the punch-in location represents a location to overwrite the pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-in location on the timeline sequence, and wherein the punch-out location represents a location to end the overwriting of the pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-out location on the timeline sequence;

displaying a preview mode in the graphical user interface for the playing video corresponding to the punch-in and punch-out locations; and

presenting a jump back input selector in the graphical user interface to receive the selection of the jump back input.

13. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the playing comprises playing video from a target timeline sequence comprising the footage and a target video track, wherein the target video track comprises a source video timeline sequence including the video tracks corresponding to respective camera in a multiple-camera source, and wherein the footage comprises one or more video clips.

14. The computer program product in accordance with claim 13, wherein the selection associated with the multiple-camera source comprises a selection of footage from at least one of the cameras in the multiple-camera source.

15. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, further comprising providing an option in a graphical user interface to re-overwrite at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence before the overwriting commences at the rewound location.

16. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rewinding comprises positioning the playing video at a location before at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence, and overwriting the timeline sequence with the playing video commencing at the location before the pre-recorded edit.

17. The computer program product in accordance with claim 1, wherein the playing of the video resumes immediately after the rewinding at the rewound location in the timeline sequence.

5. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

playing video from a timeline sequence, wherein the timeline sequence comprises footage from portions of video tracks, wherein each video track corresponds to a respective camera in a multiple-camera source, and wherein the timeline sequence includes at least one pre-recorded edit;

in response to a selection associated with the multiple-camera source, overwriting the at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence, wherein the overwriting occurs while the video from the timeline sequence is playing; and

in response to receiving a selection of a jump back input, automatically rewinding the playing video a pre-defined amount of time or frames, playing the video automatically after rewinding at a rewound location in the timeline sequence, and simultaneously overwriting the timeline sequence with the playing video beginning at the rewound location.

18. A system comprising:

a graphical user interface configured to present;

a first video track comprising a first footage;

a first timeline sequence comprising at least some portions from a first set of video tracks, wherein the first set of video tracks comprises at least some portions of the first footage and footage from a plurality of video tracks other than the first footage

a second timeline sequence comprising at least some portions from a second set of video tracks, wherein the second set of video tracks comprises at least some portions of the first timeline sequence; and

a jump back selector;

a plurality of monitors in the graphical user interface configured to concurrently display footage for any of the video tracks and timeline sequences, wherein at least one video track in at least the first timeline sequence corresponds to a distinct monitor in the plurality of monitors, and wherein at least one video track in at least the first set of video tracks corresponds with footage from a distinct camera in a multiple-camera video source;

a monitor selector configured to process information for the graphical user interface, at least one of the plurality of monitors, or the monitor selector, and

wherein the jump back input selector is configured to automatically rewind the playing video a predetermined amount of time or frames, play the video automatically after rewinding at a rewound location, and simultaneously re-overwrite at least one of the pre-recorded edits in at least one of the timeline sequences while the video is playing.

19. The system in accordance with claim 18, wherein at least one monitor is configured to display a preview of potential overwrites of the pre-recorded edits.

20. The system in accordance with claim 18, wherein upon the system receiving a selection of the jump back input selector, the system is configured to:

position the playing video to a rewound location that is before at least one of the pre-recorded edits in the at least one timeline sequence; and

overwrite the at least one pre-recorded edit in the timeline sequence with the playing video beginning at the rewound location.

21. The system in accordance with claim 18, wherein the system is further configured to display video in at least one monitor in the graphical user interface for punch-in and punch-out locations in the first or second timeline sequence,

wherein the punch-in locations represent locations where the system is configured to overwrite the pre-recorded edits in the first or second timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-in locations on the first or second timeline sequence, and wherein the punch-out locations represent locations where the system is configured to end the overwriting of the pre-recorded edits in the first or second timeline sequence when the playing video reaches the punch-out locations on the first or second timeline sequence,

wherein the system is further configured to display video in a preview mode in the monitor in the graphical user interface for the punch-in and punch-out locations in the first or second timeline sequence, and

wherein the system further comprises a recording selector to overwrite pre-recorded edits from at least some portions of any of the timeline sequences.

22. The system in accordance with claim 21, wherein when the recording selector is enabled, the recording selector is configured to create an edit location in at least one of the timeline sequences that is playing, wherein video in the at least one of the timeline sequences is overwritten at the edit location with footage from a selected monitor.