Fast creation of video segments

• US 8,020,100 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2007
• Issued: 09/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ubillos, Randy, Gilley, Greg
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Tuyetlien T
• Application Number:
  US11/760,614
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,558 Days
• Field of Search: 715/723, 715/719, 715/724, 715/838, 715/777
• US Class Current: 715/723
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• 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

Abstract

A computer-implemented method can include displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane, and a project pane, displaying, within the media pane, a thumbnail group representing a media item, the thumbnail group comprising one or more thumbnails, a thumbnail comprising a plurality of frames, enabling a user to select, from the thumbnail group, a frame of the media item, and upon detecting that the user has selected a frame, creating a group of frames, the group of frames including the selected frame and one or more adjacent frames.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane, and a project pane;

displaying, within the media pane, a plurality of thumbnails, each thumbnail representing a plurality of frames, wherein each frame within a thumbnail corresponds to a different location within the thumbnail;

detecting a selection of a frame based on a location within one of the thumbnails;

wherein the detecting comprises detecting a selection of the location within the thumbnail being displayed within the media pane;

the selection of the location causing a playhead to be displayed at the selected location;

wherein the playhead disappears upon selection of a location away from the thumbnail;

in response to the detecting;

automatically designating a group of frames, the group of flames including the selected frame and a quantity of adjacent frames corresponding to a predetermined media play duration; and

in response to input, transferring the designated group of frames to the project pane.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the adjacent frames are on either or both sides of the selected frame.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the quantity of adjacent frames included in the designated group corresponds to the pre-determined media play duration suitable for human viewing.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising highlighting the designated group of frames.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the highlighting comprises placing a pair of identifiers at the first frame and the last frame of the group of frames.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising enabling the user to change the position of one or both identifiers.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-determined media play duration of time is altered based on user input.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the pre-determined media play duration of time is four seconds.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein transferring the designated group of frames in response to input comprises detecting a clicking of a mouse that controls a cursor in the location within one of the thumbnails.

10. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane, and a project pane;

displaying, within the media pane, a plurality of thumbnails, each thumbnail representing a plurality of frames, wherein each frame within a thumbnail corresponds to a different location within the thumbnail;

detecting a selection of a frame based on a location within one of the thumbnails;

wherein the detecting comprises detecting a selection of the location within the thumbnail being displayed within the media pane;

the selection of the location causing a playhead to be displayed at the selected location;

wherein the playhead disappears upon selection of a location away from the thumbnail;

in response to the detecting;

automatically designating a group of frames, the group of frames including the selected frame and a quantity of adjacent frames corresponding to a predetermined media play duration; and

in response to input, transferring the designated group of frames to the project pane.

11. The medium of claim 10 wherein the adjacent frames are on either or both sides of the selected frame.

12. The medium of claim 10 wherein the quantity of adjacent frames included in the designated group corresponds to the pre-determined media play duration suitable for human viewing.

13. The medium of claim 10 further comprising highlighting the designated group of frames.

14. The medium of claim 13 wherein the highlighting comprises placing a pair of identifiers at the first frame and the last frame of the group of frames.

15. The medium of claim 14 further comprising enabling the user to change the position of one or both identifiers.

16. The medium of claim 10 wherein the pre-determined media play duration of time is altered based on user input.

17. The medium of claim 16 wherein the pre-determined media play duration of time is four.

18. The medium of claim 10 wherein transferring the designated group of frames in response to input comprises detecting a clicking of a mouse that controls a cursor in the location within one of the thumbnails.