VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM
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1. A method comprising:
- at a client device, identifying a video content item including video data that is to be a source for an album, the album, when completed, including an edited version of the video content item;
receiving over time a plurality of edit instructions for editing the video data in accordance with input received from a user;
receiving an indication from the user that editing is complete and that the album should be finalized;
generating an edit list that includes the edit instructions for the album;
providing the edit list to a server system;
enabling the server system to access the video content item;
receiving instructions from the user to distribute an edited form of the video content item embodied in the album to one or more distributees; and
providing the server system with distributee information to enable distribution of the album.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing video content. The method includes acquiring video data from a source. If the video data is not digitized, then the video data is digitized. The method includes generating scene indexes for the video data including a representative still image for each scene and combining the video data and scene indexes along with a media player on a video disc. The video player is operable to play the video data in accordance with the scene indexes including playing a scene from the video data on a client computer while displaying the representative stills for other of the scenes available for display on the video disc.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a client device, identifying a video content item including video data that is to be a source for an album, the album, when completed, including an edited version of the video content item; receiving over time a plurality of edit instructions for editing the video data in accordance with input received from a user; receiving an indication from the user that editing is complete and that the album should be finalized; generating an edit list that includes the edit instructions for the album; providing the edit list to a server system; enabling the server system to access the video content item; receiving instructions from the user to distribute an edited form of the video content item embodied in the album to one or more distributees; and providing the server system with distributee information to enable distribution of the album. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving an identifier associated with a video content item including video data that is to be a source for an album, the album, when completed, including an edited version of the video content item; receiving an edit list including a plurality of edit instructions for editing the video data in accordance with input received from a user; receiving an indication from the user that editing is complete and that the album should be finalized; accessing the video content item; editing the video content item in accordance with the edit list; receiving instructions from the user to distribute an edited form of the video content item embodied in the album to one or more distributees; and distributing the album to the distributees in accordance with the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of albums that have been received by a user from a central service, each album including video data including one or more edited scenes and still image data representative of each scene; receiving a selection from the user of one or more scenes from at least two different albums of the plurality of albums; combining the selections to produce a new album including combining the video data and associated representative still image data into the new album; storing the new album including enabling playing the new album by the user and distributing the new album to other users.
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