Systems and methods for video editing

• US 7,827,491 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2006
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chemtron Research LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Bao Q. Tran
• Inventors: Tran, Bao Q.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William L
• Assistant Examiner(s): UM, DANIEL H
• Application Number:
  US11/433,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20070262995A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,635 Days
• Field of Search: 715/719
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed to edit video by receiving a source video; processing the source video with a plurality of tasks including one or more transitions, effects, and audio; assigning the tasks to a plurality of general purpose processor cores and a graphics processing unit (GPU); and rendering a video output.

Claims

1. A method to edit video directly on a stand-alone portable device, comprising:

receiving a source video captured by the portable device;

generating on the portable device a plurality of non-linear video editing instructions or tasks including one or more transitions, one or more effects, and one or more audio edits to be applied to the source video;

assigning the tasks to a plurality of low power processor cores in the portable device to process the video editing instructions in parallel on the processing cores and reducing power to the cores when not editing video;

receiving the outputs from the cores and rendering a video clip as an output on the portable device; and

uploading the video clip to a server;

wherein the portable device is a camcorder or a telephone.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each processor comprises a 64-bit processor having a compatible 32-bit mode to execute pre-existing 32-bit Windows software, comprising a graphics system coupled to the processor cores.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising providing a point-to-point direct link between the processor and an Input/Output device.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising distributing tasks among the plurality of processors cores to accelerate the preview and rendering of motion, opacity, color, and image distortion effects.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising scaling the video clip to one of:

DV, Digital Betacam, HDV, HDCAM, DVCPRO HD, and D5 HD.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising capturing and editing HDV or HDTV content.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising playing micro-chunks of video in real-time.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising playing multiple video channels at full resolution and with titles, transitions, effects, and color correction.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising viewing multiple video tracks from a multicam shoot, and switching between tracks in real time.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising performing color correction.

11. The method of claim 1, comprising applying primary and secondary color-correction tools to match shots;

change colors;

correct exposure errors; and

modify highlights, midtones, and shadows across a clip, a sequence, or a project.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising editing comprises switching multiple nestable timelines.

13. The method of claim 1, comprising creating and manipulating multichannel audio to produce surround sound.

14. The method of claim 1, comprising generating interactive DVDs for digital dailies, test discs, or final delivery.

15. The method of claim 1, comprising:

rendering transitions and effects using a first general purpose processor core;

rendering audio using a second general purpose processor core;

processing H.264 compressed video using a plurality of cores in a GPU; and

rendering the video clip output and minimizing power consumption by the cores when H.264 video is not processed.