Anchor point in media

• US 8,473,846 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2007
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ubillos, Randy, Marinkovich, Mike, Lindley, Greg, Cannistraro, Alan, Doll, Evan, Johnson, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US11/760,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,209 Days
• Field of Search: 715/716, 715/719, 715/720, 715/723, 715/724, 715/727, 715/728, 715/866
• US Class Current: 715/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/326 used signal is a video-frame or a video-field (P.I.P.)
• 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 computer-implemented method includes displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a project pane, displaying video content within the project pane, the video content aligned relative to a time line, adding overlay content to the video content, and anchoring a first position in the overlay content to a second position in the video content such that content corresponding to the first position is synchronized to content corresponding to the second position.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a first region representing video content within a user interface in a digital media system, the video content aligned relative to a time line;

detecting a first selection of a first position in the first region, wherein the first position represents a frame of the video content, and further wherein a first graphical indicator is displayed at the first position;

displaying a second region representing overlay content adjacent to the first region, the overlay content aligned relative to the time line;

detecting a second selection of a second position in the second region, wherein the second selection represents a portion of the overlay content, and further wherein a second graphical indicator is displayed at the second position;

synchronizing the frame of the video content to the portion of the overlay content such that the overlay content plays back starting at the second position at an instant when the video content plays back starting at the first position; and

displaying a connection between the first graphical indicator and the second graphical indicator.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing comprises synchronizing the video content represented by the first position and the overlay content represented by the second position to a same instant in the time line.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second position in the second region represents a starting point of the overlay content.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising performing editing operations on the synchronized portion of the video content and the portion of the overlay content, wherein the editing operations comprise removing a portion of the video content, adding new video content, and re-arranging a sequence of the video content.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting input to change the position in the first region.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting input to change the second position in the second region.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlay content comprises one or more of an audio track, a title, a voice-over, and a transition between frames in the video content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second region representing the overlay content is displayed as a horizontal bar adjacent to first region representing the video content.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the connection between the first position and the second position comprises:

displaying the horizontal bar below the first region; and

displaying a vertical line connecting the first position and the second position in the horizontal bar.

18. The medium of claim 8, wherein displaying the connection between the first position and the second position comprises:

displaying the horizontal bar below the first region; and

displaying a vertical line connecting the first position and the second position in the horizontal bar.

10. A medium bearing instructions to enable one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

displaying a first region representing video content within a user interface in a digital media system, the video content aligned relative to a time line;

detecting a first selection of a first position in the first region, wherein the first position represents a frame of the video content, and further wherein a first graphical indicator is displayed at the first position;

displaying a second region representing overlay content adjacent to the first region, the overlay content aligned relative to the time line;

detecting a second selection of a second position in the second region, wherein the second selection represents a portion of the overlay content, and further wherein a second graphical indicator is displayed at the first position;

synchronizing the frame of the video content to the portion of the overlay content such that the overlay content plays back starting at the second position at an instant when the video content plays back starting at the first position; and

displaying a connection between the first graphical indicator and the second graphical indicator.

11. The medium of claim 10, wherein synchronizing comprises synchronizing the video content represented by the first position and the overlay content represented by the second position to a same instant in the time line.

12. The medium of claim 10, wherein the second position in the second region represents a starting point of the overlay content.

13. The medium of claim 12, the operations further comprising performing editing operations on the synchronized portion of the video content and the portion of the overlay content, wherein the editing operations comprise removing a portion of the video content, adding new video content, and re-arranging a sequence of the video content.

14. The medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising detecting input to change the position in the first region.

15. The medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising detecting input to change the starting position in the second region.

16. The medium of claim 10, wherein the overlay content comprises one or more of an audio track, a title, a voice-over, and a transition between frames in the video content.

17. The medium of claim 10, wherein the second region representing the overlay content is displayed as a horizontal bar adjacent to first region representing the video content.

19. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a first input to display video content within a user interface in a digital media system, wherein the video content includes a starting position;

in response to receiving the first input;

displaying a first region representing the video content within the user interface, and

aligning the video content relative to a time line;

receiving a second input to display overlay content within the user interface in the digital media system;

in response to receiving the second input;

displaying a second region representing the overlay content below the first region within the user interface; and

receiving a third input representing a starting position of the overlay content, wherein the starting position of the overlay content represents a position in the overlay content;

aligning the overlay content relative to the time line;

in response to receiving the third input;

synchronizing the starting position of the overlay content to the starting position of the video content such that the overlay content plays back at a same time instant that the video content plays back, and

displaying a connection between the starting position of the video content and the starting position of the overlay content.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a fourth input to relocate the starting position of the overlay content to a different position in the overlay content; and

in response to the fourth input;

synchronizing the starting position of the video content to the different position in the overlay content,

hiding the connection between the starting position of the video content and the starting position of the overlay content, and

displaying another connection between the starting position of the video content and the different position in the overlay content.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein displaying the connection between the starting position of the video content and the starting position of the overlay content comprises:

displaying the first region and the second region such that the starting position of the video content directly above the starting position of the overlay content; and

displaying a vertical line connecting the starting position of the video content directly and the starting position of the overlay content.