Playlist for real time video production
First Claim
1. A system for producing a video production, comprising:
- a plurality of video production devices;
a processing unit coupled to said plurality of video production devices, said processing unit comprising;
means for creating a plurality of transition macros, wherein each transition macro defines a set of video production commands;
means for saving each transition macro to a unique transition macro file, thereby creating a plurality of transition macro files, wherein each transition macro is stored in a file independent of news content;
means for creating a transition macro play-list, wherein said transition macro play-list defines a group of transition macro files having a predetermined order; and
means for executing each transition macro file within said defined group according to said predetermined order, wherein said means for executing each transition macro file includes means for executing a set of video production commands defined by a transition macro.
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Abstract
A video production system provides a director with-control over video production devices used in producing a show. The video production system allows the director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time.” and then, with a touch of a button, produce the live show. The video production system includes a processing unit in communication with the video production devices. The processing unit displays controls for controlling the video production devices. The director uses a keyboard and mouse to remotely control the video production devices. The director pre-produces the show, defines a set of video production commands (hereafter “transition macro”) executed by the processing unit. By activating a control button, the director instructs the processing unit to execute the transition macro-to control one or more of the video production devices.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for producing a video production, comprising:
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a plurality of video production devices;
a processing unit coupled to said plurality of video production devices, said processing unit comprising;
means for creating a plurality of transition macros, wherein each transition macro defines a set of video production commands;means for saving each transition macro to a unique transition macro file, thereby creating a plurality of transition macro files, wherein each transition macro is stored in a file independent of news content; means for creating a transition macro play-list, wherein said transition macro play-list defines a group of transition macro files having a predetermined order; and means for executing each transition macro file within said defined group according to said predetermined order, wherein said means for executing each transition macro file includes means for executing a set of video production commands defined by a transition macro. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for producing a video production, comprising the steps of:
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creating a plurality of transition macros, wherein each transition macro defines a set of video production commands; saving each transition macro to a unique transition macro file, thereby creating a plurality of transition macro files, each transition macro stored in a file independent of news content; creating a transition macro play-list, wherein said transition macro play-list defines a group of transition macro files having a predetermined order; and executing each transition macro file within said defined group according to said predetermined order, wherein the step of executing a transition macro file includes the step of executing the set of commands defined by the transition macro saved to said transition macro file; and wherein the step of executing said set of commands includes the step of transmitting a control command from a processing unit to a video production device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method for producing a show, comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing two or more separately stored transition macro files, wherein each transition macro file corresponds to a set of video production commands for controlling a plurality of video production devices independent of news content; (b) assembling the two or more transition macro files, each saved as a unique transition macro file, into a preferred order, thereby producing a transition macro playlist; and (c) executing each transition macro file sequentially in the preferred order, wherein said executing enables the control of the plurality of video production devices to produce the show. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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