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Systems and methods for identifying scenes in a video to be edited and for performing playback

  • US 8,503,862 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2008
  • Issued: 08/06/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for identifying scenes to be edited, comprising:

  • a processor;

    a memory containing instructions stored therein which when executed causes the apparatus to perform the steps of;

    reading a video;

    receiving, by a scene selection module, a scene selection within the video, wherein the scene selection module is configured to receive a start time and an end time defining a scene;

    partitioning, by a subscene module, the selected scene into subscenes, configured to partition the selected scene into subscenes, wherein the subscene module is configured to analyze subtitles to determine subscenes of interest; and

    presenting, by an editing module, the subscenes of interest, wherein the editing module is further configured to receive editing commands for the subscenes of interest and to associate the editing commands with the subscenes of interest, to be incorporated during future playback of the video while the video is left unmodified, and wherein the playback module is further configured to incorporate the editing commands during playback of the video, wherein the editing commands are applied to the video during future playback of the video in order to display an edited version of the video, wherein the video is left unmodified.

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