Method and apparatus for audio/video attribute and relationship storage and retrieval for efficient composition
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1. A method of organizing media files in conjunction with a media authoring application on a computer, comprising:
- populating a media library with a plurality of media files;
associating with said at least one of said plurality of media files at least one creation attribute of the media file, wherein the creation attribute is based on usage of the selected media file in conjunction with the other files in the media library or in other media libraries;
storing the creation attribute used in said associating step as to the at least one of said plurality of media files and as to the other files used in conjunction with the at least one of said plurality of media files, in said media library;
searching said media library, the searching based on the at least one creation attribute; and
viewing the results found in the searching step in a media authoring application associated with the media library.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and software for use within audio and video authoring software applications wherein the relationships between the source media files are saved and used as part of a media manager. The software allows the artist to efficiently recall which files were used together, as well as how they were used together musically or visually.
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1. A method of organizing media files in conjunction with a media authoring application on a computer, comprising:
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populating a media library with a plurality of media files; associating with said at least one of said plurality of media files at least one creation attribute of the media file, wherein the creation attribute is based on usage of the selected media file in conjunction with the other files in the media library or in other media libraries; storing the creation attribute used in said associating step as to the at least one of said plurality of media files and as to the other files used in conjunction with the at least one of said plurality of media files, in said media library; searching said media library, the searching based on the at least one creation attribute; and viewing the results found in the searching step in a media authoring application associated with the media library. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium, encoded with a computer program, the program for organizing media files in conjunction with a media authoring application on a computer, the computer program comprising instructions for causing an apparatus to:
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populate a media library with a plurality of media files; associate with said at least one of said plurality of media files at least one creation attribute of the media file, wherein the creation attribute is based on usage of the selected media file in conjunction with the other files in the media library or in other media libraries; store the creation attribute used in said associating step as to the at least one of said plurality of media files and as to the other files used in conjunction with the at least one of said plurality of media files, in said media library; search said media library, the searching based on the at least one creation attribute; and view the results found in the searching step in a media authoring application associated with the media library. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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