Storing a video summary as metadata
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- capturing a digital video sequence with a digital video capture device, wherein the digital video sequence includes a plurality of video frames;
storing the digital video sequence in a processor-accessible memory;
identifying, using a processor, one or more key video snippets, each key video snippet corresponding to a set of video frames from the stored digital video sequence;
assembling the one or more key video snippets to form a video summary;
representing the video summary as metadata, wherein the metadata includes frame identification metadata providing an indication of the video frames in the digital video sequence corresponding to the video summary; and
storing the metadata representing the video summary in the processor-accessible memory in association with the stored digital video sequence, wherein the stored metadata representing the video summary includes metadata providing an indication of video transition effects applied at boundaries between the one or more key video snippets.
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Abstract
A method for storing a video summary for a digital video sequence captured with a digital video capture device, comprising: capturing a digital video sequence with the digital video capture device, wherein the digital video sequence includes a plurality of video frames; storing the digital video sequence in a processor-accessible memory; identifying one or more key video snippets, each key video snippet corresponding to a set of video frames from the stored digital video sequence; assembling the key video snippets to form a video summary; and storing the video summary in a processor-accessible memory by storing metadata associated with the stored digital video sequence, wherein the metadata provides an indication of the video frames corresponding to the video summary.
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing a digital video sequence with a digital video capture device, wherein the digital video sequence includes a plurality of video frames; storing the digital video sequence in a processor-accessible memory; identifying, using a processor, one or more key video snippets, each key video snippet corresponding to a set of video frames from the stored digital video sequence; assembling the one or more key video snippets to form a video summary; representing the video summary as metadata, wherein the metadata includes frame identification metadata providing an indication of the video frames in the digital video sequence corresponding to the video summary; and storing the metadata representing the video summary in the processor-accessible memory in association with the stored digital video sequence, wherein the stored metadata representing the video summary includes metadata providing an indication of video transition effects applied at boundaries between the one or more key video snippets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system comprising:
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a softcopy display for viewing video frames; and a processor configured to; read metadata associated with a stored digital video sequence, wherein the metadata stores a representation of a video summary, the metadata including frame identification metadata providing an indication of video frames in the digital video sequence corresponding to the video summary, wherein the metadata representing the video summary includes metadata providing an indication of video transition effects for the video summary; extract from the stored digital video sequence the video frames corresponding to the video summary; display the video frames corresponding to the video summary on the softcopy display. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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