Source color modification on a digital nonlinear editing system

• US 7,973,800 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Laird, Michael D., Gonsalves, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Richer; Aaron M
• Application Number:
  US11/491,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20070046688A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,807 Days
• Field of Search: 345589-605, 715723-726
• US Class Current: 345/589
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• 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

A system and method for generating a representation of a color modification to be applied to segments on a digital nonlinear editing system, where each segment is a component of a media composition, and represents a section of a digital media. An indication of a modification to be applied to a color attribute of a segment is received, and the source from which the segment originates is identified. The indication of the color modification is then stored, and, as a result, the color modification is applied to other segments that originate from the identified source. Source color modification is applied to a section of a digital media on a digital nonlinear editing system. a media segment represents the section of a digital media. The segment is a component of a media composition, and originates from a source data structure. The source data structure also represents the section of the digital media. The section is received, and the first source data structure from which the segment originates is identified. It is determined whether the first source data structure includes a color modification attribute, where the color modification attribute defines a color modification to be applied to sections of the digital media represented by segments that originate from the source data structure. If the source data structure includes the color modification attribute, the color modification is applied to the section of media.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of processing a color modification to be applied to a plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments represents digital media data comprising more than three images, wherein the segment is defined by a reference to a source from which the digital media data originates and a range of images within the source, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a color modification to be applied to a first segment;

identifying at least one other segment in the plurality of segments having data originating from a common source with the first segment, using the references to the sources defining the segments and independently of the temporal ranges and subject matter of images in the source used by the segments; and

storing an indication of the color modification such that the color modification is associated with the at least one other segment identified as having data originating from the common source.

2. A computer-implemented method of processing a color modification to be applied to a plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments represents digital media data comprising more than three images, wherein the segment is defined by a reference to a source from with the digital media data originates and a range of images within the source, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a color modification to be applied to a first segment;

identifying at least one other segment in the plurality of segments having data originating from a common source with the first segment, using the references to the sources defining the segments and independently of the temporal ranges and subject matter of images in the source used by the segments; and

applying the color modification to the at least one other segment identified as having data originating from the common source.

3. Apparatus for processing a color modification to be applied to a plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments represents digital media data comprising more than three images, the apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a memory storing computer program instructions that, when processed by the processor, instruct the processor to;

receive an indication of a color modification to be applied to a first segment;

create in the memory a data structure defining the plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment is defined by a reference to a source from which the digital media data originates and a range of images within the source;

identify at least one other segment in the plurality of segments having data originating from a common source with the first segment, using the references to the sources defining the segments and independently of the temporal ranges and sudject matter of images in the source used by the segments; and

store an indication of the color modification such that the color modification is associated with the at least one other segment identified as having data originating from the common source.

4. Apparatus for processing a color modification to be applied to a plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments represents digital media data comprising more than three images, the apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a memory storing computer program instructions that, when processed by the processor instruct the processor to;

receive an indication of a color modification to be applied to a first segment;

create in the memory a data structure defining the plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment is defined by a reference to a source from which the digital media data originates and a range of images within the source;

identify at least one other segment in the plurality of segments having data originating from a common source with the first segment, using the references to the sources defining the segments and independently of the temporal ranges and subject matter of images in the source used by the segments; and

apply the color modification to the at least one other segment identified as having data originating from the common source.

5. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage device;

computer program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when processed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method for processing a modification to be applied to a plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments represents digital media data comprising more than three images, wherein the segment is defined by a reference to a source from with the digital media data originates and a range of images within the source, the method comprising;

receiving an indication of a color modification to be applied to a first segment;

identifying at least one other segment in the plurality of segments having data originating from a common source with the first segment, using the references to the sources defining the segments and independently of the temporal ranges and subject matter of images in the source used by the segments; and

storing an indication of the color modification such that the color modification is associated with the at least one other segment identified as having data originating from the common source.

6. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage device;

computer program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when processed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method for processing a color modification to be applied to a plurality of segments of digital media data, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments represents digital media data comprising more than three images, wherein the segment is defined by a reference to a source from with the digital media data originates and a range of images within the source, the method comprising;

receiving an indication of a color modification to be applied to a first segment;

identifying at least one other segment in the plurality of segments having data originating from a common source, using the references to the sources defining the segments and independently of the temporal ranges and subject matter of images in the source used by the segments; and

applying the color modification to the at least one other segment identified as having data originating from the common source.