Video editing including simultaneously displaying timelines and storyboards

• US 8,458,595 B1
• Filed: 04/20/2011
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Margulis, Vlad
• Primary Examiner(s): ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D
• Application Number:
  US13/090,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20130124996A1
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 715/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• 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

Video editing including simultaneously displaying timelines and storyboards is described, including displaying a timeline of a video presentation, displaying a storyboard of the video presentation including scenes of the video presentation simultaneously to the displaying the timeline, and navigating the timeline in response to receiving an input to select a individual scene of the video presentation.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying several clips of a video presentation arranged within one or more tracks of a timeline of the video presentation;

detecting input to the timeline to reorganize the video presentation;

in response to said detecting, displaying a storyboard comprising multiple scenes of the video presentation, each scene configured for manual repositioning within the displayed storyboard, and each scene derived from one or more of the several clips;

manually repositioning, within the storyboard, one or more of the multiple scenes;

in response to said manually repositioning;

changing positions of the repositioned one or more of the multiple scenes within the video presentation;

rearranging, within the one or more tracks of the timeline, one or more of the several clips from which the repositioned one or more of the multiple scenes are derived, wherein said rearranging is based on said manually repositioning; and

redisplaying the timeline to reflect said rearranging; and

responsive to detecting input to select one of the multiple scenes within the storyboard;

changing a view of the timeline to show the selected scene; and

zooming into a portion of the timeline corresponding to the selected scene.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying the storyboard displays the storyboard adjacent to the timeline.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein during said displaying the storyboard, the timeline is not displayed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting input to the timeline to reorganize the video presentation comprises detecting input to select an element of the video presentation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said detecting input to the timeline to reorganize the video presentation comprises detecting input to move an element of the video presentation.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising, upon performing said manually repositioning the one or more of the multiple scenes within the storyboard, ceasing said displaying the storyboard.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying the storyboard partially replaces the timeline.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a deselection of a scene of the multiple scenes in the storyboard; and

in response to said deselection, returning to a timeline view of the timeline that comprises displaying the timeline of the video presentation without displaying the storyboard for the video presentation.

9. A system comprising:

a memory storing program instructions to implement a video editing application; and

a processor configured to execute the program instructions to perform;

displaying several clips of a video presentation arranged within one or more tracks of a timeline of the video presentation;

detecting input to the timeline to reorganize the video presentation;

in response to said detecting, displaying a storyboard comprising multiple scenes of the video presentation, each scene configured for manual repositioning within the displayed storyboard, and each scene derived from one or more of the several clips;

manually repositioning, within the storyboard, one or more of the multiple scenes;

in response to said manually repositioning;

changing positions of the repositioned one or more of the multiple scenes within the video presentation;

rearranging, within the one or more tracks of the timeline, one or more of the several clips from which the repositioned one or more of the multiple scenes are derived, wherein said rearranging is based on said manually repositioning; and

redisplaying the timeline to reflect said rearranging; and

responsive to detecting input to select one of the multiple scenes within the storyboard

changing a view of the timeline to show the selected scene; and

zooming into a portion of the timeline corresponding to the selected scene.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

upon performing said manually repositioning the one or more of the multiple scenes within the storyboard, ceasing said displaying the storyboard.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein, during said redisplaying the timeline to reflect said rearranging, the timeline is displayed without displaying the storyboard comprising multiple scenes of the video presentation.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said displaying the storyboard displays the storyboard adjacent to the timeline.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein during said displaying the storyboard, the timeline is not displayed.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the input to the timeline to reorganize the video presentation comprises input to select a clip from among the several clips.

15. One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform:

displaying several clips of a video presentation arranged within one or more tracks of a timeline of the video presentation;

detecting input to the timeline to reorganize the video presentation;

in response to said detecting, displaying a storyboard comprising multiple scenes of the video presentation, each scene configured for manual repositioning within the displayed storyboard, and each scene derived from one or more of the several clips;

manually repositioning, within the storyboard, one or more of the multiple scenes;

in response to said manually repositioning;

changing positions of the repositioned one or more of the multiple scenes within the video presentation;

rearranging, within the one or more tracks of the timeline, one or more of the several clips from which the repositioned one or more of the multiple scenes are derived, wherein said rearranging is based on said manually repositioning; and

redisplaying the timeline to reflect said rearranging; and

responsive to detecting input to select one of the multiple scenes within the storyboard;

changing a view of the timeline to show the selected scene; and

zooming into a portion of the timeline corresponding to the selected scene.

16. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 15, wherein said displaying the storyboard partially replaces the timeline.

17. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 15, wherein during said displaying the storyboard, the timeline is not displayed.

18. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 15, wherein the input to the timeline to reorganize the video presentation comprises input to select a clip from among the several clips.

19. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 15, wherein the computer instructions further cause the computer to detect deselecting a scene of the multiple scenes in the storyboard, and in response to said deselecting, returning to a timeline view of the timeline that comprises displaying the timeline of the video presentation without displaying a storyboard for the video presentation.

20. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 15, wherein the computer instructions further cause the computer system to perform:

upon performing said manually repositioning the one or more of the multiple scenes within the storyboard, ceasing said displaying the storyboard.