Method for displaying a video stream according to a customised format
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a selected portion of a video stream according to a format defined by a user, on a screen having a first aspect ratio,the method comprising:
- superimposing a graphic element on the video stream while the video stream is displayed according to a first format;
selecting a portion of the video stream displayed according to the first format by modifying, as a function of commands received from said user, dimensions and/or position of said graphic element, so as to define a screen area in which a portion of the video stream is displayed and having any second aspect ratio defined by the user, wherein the screen area is inside the graphic element and wherein the portion of the video stream displayed according to the first format inside the graphic element is visible in the screen area defined by the graphic element, and wherein the first aspect ratio of the screen and the second aspect ratio of the selected portion are different from each other;
changing the first format of the portion of the video stream, wherein said selected portion is displayed in the second format; and
only displaying said selected portion of the video stream in the second format, wherein for each frame of said video stream, a frame portion associated with the defined screen area is displayed in the second format expanded on the screen and wherein the selected portion is enlarged to match at least one of the dimensions of any one side of the selected portion with a dimension of a corresponding side of the screen, while preserving the aspect ratio of said selected portion of the frame.
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Abstract
A method for displaying a video stream according to a format defined by a user, wherein a graphic element is superimposed on the displayed video stream, and wherein the dimensions and/or position of the graphic element are modified as a function of commands received from the user, so as to define a screen area in which a certain portion of the frames of the video stream is displayed. The video stream is then displayed in a format wherein, for each frame, the frame portion defined by the graphic element is displayed with altered dimensions and/or position on the screen.
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1. A method for displaying a selected portion of a video stream according to a format defined by a user, on a screen having a first aspect ratio,
the method comprising: -
superimposing a graphic element on the video stream while the video stream is displayed according to a first format; selecting a portion of the video stream displayed according to the first format by modifying, as a function of commands received from said user, dimensions and/or position of said graphic element, so as to define a screen area in which a portion of the video stream is displayed and having any second aspect ratio defined by the user, wherein the screen area is inside the graphic element and wherein the portion of the video stream displayed according to the first format inside the graphic element is visible in the screen area defined by the graphic element, and wherein the first aspect ratio of the screen and the second aspect ratio of the selected portion are different from each other; changing the first format of the portion of the video stream, wherein said selected portion is displayed in the second format; and only displaying said selected portion of the video stream in the second format, wherein for each frame of said video stream, a frame portion associated with the defined screen area is displayed in the second format expanded on the screen and wherein the selected portion is enlarged to match at least one of the dimensions of any one side of the selected portion with a dimension of a corresponding side of the screen, while preserving the aspect ratio of said selected portion of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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