Combined editing system and digital moving picture recording system

• US 20070242137A1
• Filed: 03/30/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1995
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avid Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Der, Harry, Tarr, Morton, Fasciano, Peter, Vasilevsky, Alex, Greaves, Paul, McKain, James, DiSciullo, Stephen, Kurtze, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 7,830,413 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.990
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals

Abstract

A moving picture recording device includes a random-access, computer-readable and writable storage medium to provide non-linear access to recorded clips. The device provides digital capture of both video and audio information. Multiple data paths are provided to allow recording to and playback from the storage medium. Lists are maintained to manage recorded clips and edited events. An outtake list of deleted clips is also maintained. An event list includes a list of video events including clips from the storage medium as well as other video sources including a camera or external video. With switching circuitry, recorded clips can be viewed during editing while live images are output to a program output. An editing interface includes dedicated keys for performing standard recording functions as well as a display with associated input keys having adaptive functions. The textual display indicates the function currently associated with the input key. This display provides a simple interface for editing video without a mouse or other external input device or complex graphical user interface. The interface also may allow a user to input a value, stored as an attribute of a clip, that represents the merit of the clip. These attributes may be used to rank and/or select clips.

Claims

1. A system for capturing video data defining a moving picture, comprising:

an input for receiving the video data from a source;

a storage device for storing, in real time as the video data is received, the video data as a clip in a computer data file on a nonvolatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium according to a trigger signal associated with the source;

metadata stored in association with each clip on the storage device, including an attribute associated with the clip; and

a user interface for allowing user input of the attribute associated with the clip, including means for presenting to the user a set of at least three ordered values indicative of an assessment by the user of merit of the clip, and means for receiving a selection from the user of one of the at least three ordered values, wherein the attribute is the value selected by the user from the set of at least three ordered values.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system stores a plurality of clips and further includes:

means for searching the attributes of the clips according to a desired attribute; and

means for displaying an indication of at least one of the clips corresponding to the desired attribute.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for searching includes:

means for ranking the clips according to the attributes.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and the means for searching includes:

means for identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the means for searching includes:

means for receiving an indication of a value in the set of ordered values; and

means for selecting the clips having the received value as an attribute.

6. A method for capturing video data defining a moving picture, comprising:

receiving the video data from a source;

storing, in real time as the video data is received, the video data as a clip in a computer data file on a non-volatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium according to a trigger signal associated with the source;

presenting to the user a set of at least three ordered values indicative of an assessment by the user of merit of the clip

receiving user input indicative of a selection of one of the at least three ordered values; and

storing an indication of the selection from the user as an attribute associated with the clip.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a plurality of clips are stored and the method further includes:

searching the attributes of the clips according to a desired attribute; and

displaying an indication of at least one of the clips corresponding to the desired attribute.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein searching includes:

ranking the clips according to the attributes.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and searching includes:

identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein searching includes:

receiving an indication of a value in the set of ordered values; and

selecting the clips having the received value as an attribute.

11. A system for editing a motion picture, comprising:

a storage device for storing video data as a plurality of clips in a plurality of computer data files on a non-volatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium, wherein at least some of the plurality of clips have an attribute associated with the clip, wherein the attribute is a value selected by a user from among a set of at least three ordered values indicative of an assessment of merit of the clip;

an input device for allowing a user to supply a desired attribute;

a processor that identifies any clips from the plurality of clips having an attribute that matches the desired attribute supplied by user; and

a display for presenting indications of the selected clips as options to the user for insertion into the motion picture.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for selecting includes:

means for ranking the clips according to the attributes.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and the means for selecting includes:

means for identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold value.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the desired attribute is a value in the set of ordered values and the means for selecting includes:

means for selecting the clips having the value as an attribute.

15. A method for editing a motion picture, comprising:

storing video data as a plurality of clips in a plurality of computer data files on a non-volatile random-access computer-readable and rewritable medium, wherein at least some of the plurality of clips have at an attribute associated with the clip, wherein the attribute is a value selected by a user from among a set of at least three ordered values indicative of an assessment of merit of the clip;

allowing a user to supply a desired attribute;

identifying any clips from the plurality of clips having an attribute that matches the desired attribute supplied by user; and

presenting indications of the selected clips as options to the user for insertion into the motion picture.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein selecting includes:

ranking the clips according to the attributes.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the desired attribute is a threshold value and selecting includes:

identifying clips having an attribute that is above the threshold value.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the desired attribute is a value in the set of ordered values and selecting includes:

selecting the clips having the value as an attribute.