Systems and methods for metadata-based workflows for content creation and media distributions
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via the first computing device, a plurality of acquisition files, wherein each acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files is received from a media device;
creating, via the first computing device, a plurality of normalized media objects, each of the plurality of normalized media objects comprising a reference to an acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files and a first metadata relating to properties of the referenced acquisition file;
creating, via the first computing device, a universal media object, the universal media object comprising a reference to a normalized media object of the plurality of normalized media objects and a second metadata relating to a first editorial adjustment performed via the first computing device;
storing, via the first computing device, the plurality of acquisition files, the plurality of normalized media objects and the universal media object to a database; and
sharing, with a second computing device, an acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files, the normalized media object having a reference to the shared acquisition file, and the universal media object having a reference to the normalized media object, such that the second computing device is caused to create a child media object using the shared acquisition file, the first metadata associated with the normalized media object, and the second metadata associated with the universal media object.
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Abstract
A secure networked metadata-based workflow method and system, managed through core application logic and master database management system for picture, sound, and metadata acquisition, and ancillary production and post production data and metadata collection and creation, in the processes of motion picture production and post production file-based workflows; asset file management, asset file manipulation, asset file distribution, asset file archiving, remote creative and collaborative interchange, project administration, project reporting, and more, across multiple venues and platforms for efficient and simultaneous access to production data files, and master archive, in application to: remote project administration, dailies creation, project metadata tracking, post production ingest and processing, asset management and archive, distribution of executive review elements, and product finishing and archive, in 2D and 3D content creation, as examples.
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45 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via the first computing device, a plurality of acquisition files, wherein each acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files is received from a media device; creating, via the first computing device, a plurality of normalized media objects, each of the plurality of normalized media objects comprising a reference to an acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files and a first metadata relating to properties of the referenced acquisition file; creating, via the first computing device, a universal media object, the universal media object comprising a reference to a normalized media object of the plurality of normalized media objects and a second metadata relating to a first editorial adjustment performed via the first computing device; storing, via the first computing device, the plurality of acquisition files, the plurality of normalized media objects and the universal media object to a database; and sharing, with a second computing device, an acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files, the normalized media object having a reference to the shared acquisition file, and the universal media object having a reference to the normalized media object, such that the second computing device is caused to create a child media object using the shared acquisition file, the first metadata associated with the normalized media object, and the second metadata associated with the universal media object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for providing distributed work flow to film production, the system comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of acquisition files received from a media device, for storing a normalized media object for each stored acquisition file, each normalized media object including a first metadata relating to a property of one of the stored acquisition files, and for storing a universal media object, the universal media object including a reference to one of the stored normalized media objects and a second metadata relating to a first editorial adjustment to media content of one of the stored acquisition files, wherein an acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files is configured to be shared, the normalized media object has a reference to the shared acquisition file, and the universal media object has a reference to the normalized media object such that a child media object may be created using the shared acquisition file, the first metadata associated with the normalized media object and the second metadata associated with the universal media object; and a media adaptor disposed remotely across a computer network from the database, the media adaptor for duplicating, in a storage unit locally disposed with the media adaptor, the plurality of stored acquisition files, the normalized media objects and the universal media object, and for updating the first and second metadata according to a second editorial adjustment to media content of the duplicated acquisition files. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system comprising:
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a database; a processor; a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising; logic for receiving an acquisition file; logic for creating, a normalized media object comprising a reference to the acquisition file and a first metadata, the first metadata relating to the acquisition file; logic for creating, a universal media object comprising a reference to the normalized media object of the plurality of normalized media object and a second metadata, the second metadata relating to a first editorial adjustment to the universal media object; logic for transcoding the acquisition file such that the transcoded acquisition file is compatible with a platform of a computing device; logic for creating, for the acquisition file, a child normalized media object associated with the normalized media object to which the acquisition file relates, the first metadata associated with the normalized media object, and the second metadata associated with the universal media object, wherein the child normalized media object comprises a reference to the transcoded acquisition file and a third metadata, the third metadata comprising a compatibility instruction relating to the platform of the computing device; and logic for storing the acquisition file, the normalized media object and the universal media object to the database.
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45. A computer-readable storage medium storing tangible encoding instructions, which, when executed by a computing device, perform a method comprising:
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receiving, via the computing device, a plurality of acquisition files, wherein each acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files is received from a media device; creating, via the computing device, a plurality of normalized media objects, each of the plurality of normalized media objects comprising a reference to an acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files and a first metadata relating to properties of the referenced acquisition file; creating, via the computing device, a universal media object, the universal media object comprising a reference to a normalized media object of the plurality of normalized media objects and a second metadata relating to a first editorial adjustment performed via the computing device; storing, via the computing device, the plurality of acquisition files, the plurality of normalized media objects and the universal media object to a database; and sharing, with a second computing device, an acquisition file of the plurality of acquisition files, the normalized media object having a reference to the shared acquisition file, and the universal media object having a reference to the normalized media object, such that the second computing device is caused to create a child media object using the shared acquisition file, the first metadata associated with the normalized media object, and the second metadata associated with the universal media object.
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