CN101410796A - Building macro elements for production automation control - Google Patents

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CN101410796A
CN101410796A CNA200480012631XA CN200480012631A CN101410796A CN 101410796 A CN101410796 A CN 101410796A CN A200480012631X A CNA200480012631X A CN A200480012631XA CN 200480012631 A CN200480012631 A CN 200480012631A CN 101410796 A CN101410796 A CN 101410796A
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罗伯特·J·斯奈德
约翰·R·本森
凯文·K·莫罗
亚历克斯·霍尔茨
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A macro element template is replicated to build a macro element library. A macro element is associated with executable instructions for controlling a plurality of production devices to produce a special effect or segment of a media production. One or more automation control objects are positioned onto a control interface to build a macro element template. Build information is associated with each automation control object to assign a variable name, device type, property page field(s), and variable naming table. A replicator control interface allows a range of sources to be assigned to the macro element template, and is associated with executable instructions for building the macro element library. The macro element library includes user-defined filenames that enables a director to quickly search and select a desired macro element. Changes in production values ripple throughout the macro element library to dynamically update the macro elements.

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Structure is used to make the macroelement of robotization control
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to media production, relate in particular to the automated production equipment during the media production.
Background technology
Traditionally, the live or live artificial process that relates to one class of professional person in having the video production environment of studio and pulpit, working together to the making of being with (live-to-tape) video frequency program (for example Internet news broadcasting, talk show etc.) to a great extent.The video production environment comprises many dissimilar video production equipment, for example video camera, microphone, video tape recorder (VTR), video switching apparatus, mixer, digital video effect equipment, teleprompter (teleprompter) and video and graphic superimpose device etc.
In the traditional fabrication environment, video production equipment is by art of working together under instructing the director and technician's making group (not comprising the performing artist and the performer that are also referred to as " talent with special skills ") manually-operated.Standard making group is made up of nine or more personages, comprise that camera operation person (usually, people of each video camera has three video cameras usually), he points out the stage director of (cue) talent with special skills in the band operator of the Audiotechnica person of the technical director of the illumination director of the VE Video Engineer, teleprompter operator, character-generator operator of the camera control unit (CCU) of every video camera of control, control studio light, control of video switch, control mixer, control one row VTR and the studio.
Usually, the director is by sending spoken command to whole making group and coordinate them according to being called the script of directing skeleton table.In general, each member of making group is furnished with headphone and microphone, so that keep communicating by letter each other with the director by intercom system always.The video that the making group is made is transmitted or sends to master control system, master control system again on traditional media to the TV broadcast video.Traditional media comprises the videogenic frequency spectrum of scope, satellite communication and cable transmission.Fhe global the Internet and other computer network provide alternative distribution medium for video production etc.
During the running of band video frequency program, the making group must utilize various video production equipment to carry out a plurality of parallel tasks live or live.And, must require to coordinate all these tasks and make all these task precise synchronization according to very strict timing.Coordination between making group, director and the talent with special skills is of crucial importance for the successful broadcast of program.So the logistics of running program is very difficult to planning and realizes.
In the past, the form manual creation wright outline (rundown) on paper so that program set is fitted together.New technology allows to use this process in Net-connected computer.Picture iNEWS TM(that is iNEWS that can obtain, from the iNews.com website TMPress service), Newsmaker, Comprompter and the such company of Associated Press (AP) have developed the work news automated system of the workflow be associated of management and editorial office.The news automated system is except from local police and fire brigade's supervision, and collect outside the story from the legman from the broadcasting station, also from the press service as AP, Konas and CNN service, collect the service Network Based of story. thereIn the news automation process, make all departments (comprising communicating agent, responsible editor, reporter, editor, wright and director) of news production all related together, so that can by means of by the file-sharing of program names, carry out index and filing, make the pipelining of program building process.But, if news robotization source changes, or becoming unavailable, the director must promptly adjust outline and make mistakes when broadcasting avoiding.
Therefore, at present the serious problems brought of traditional fabrication environment are director's assigned sources promptly in the running program.During live telecast was made, making apparatus possibly can't be operated, or the member of making group or talent with special skills may miss their prompting.The director must promptly react to these dynamic events.
Top problem can overcome in the such making automated system of automated production control system described in people's such as quoting in full hereby for your guidance, on September 17th, 2002 was presented to Holtz the United States Patent (USP) the 6th, 452,612 by means of picture.But, can imagine that even in the full automation making controls environment, equipment also might break down and need to replace midway during live broadcast.The content of News Stories and order may change (for example, news is interrupted) and requirement can be used new source.May need again the synthetic content of prerecording or doing again, to remove inappropriate layer, " live telecast " keyword above for example broadcasting in the past, the image etc. of violating a ban.In other words, the director must not cause during live broadcast that apparent error ground changes making value or equipment rapidly.
Therefore, need develop the technology that solves these res gestaes.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides by make macro element library be applicable to picture quote in full hereby for your guidance, name is called the pending trial U.S. Patent application (U.S. Patent application the 09/634th of " real-time video is made and the system and method (System and Method for Real TimeVideo Production and Multicasting) of multicast ", No. 735) in the such automation control system of production environment described, overcome method, system and the computer program of top problem.Macroelement is that the source of predetermined making value maybe will be scheduled to the making value and be assigned to macroelement, so that the director can promptly select correct macroelement to realize stunt or make the fragment of media piece.And changes in production values involves whole macro element library, and therefore, the director there is no need each affected macroelement of manual change.
The present invention allows to duplicate the template of macroelement to make up macro element library.Macro element library comprises the user definition name, so that the director can promptly search for and select macroelement to make the fragment of media piece.
In one embodiment, provide the control interface that makes up macro element template.Because automation control object is positioned on the control interface, the information that will make up is associated with automation control object to support reproduction process.Structure information comprises variable name and several variable's attribute.Variable's attribute comprises the working rule that duplicates macro element template.Variable's attribute comprises the variable name table of device type, property pages field and each named variable.Device type is the type that is subjected to the media production equipment of automation control object control.Property pages comprises one or more fields of specifying the various attribute be used to limit variable.Variable name table comprises the title of selecting each useful source that is limited.
After having created macro element template, on the reproducer control interface of the various scope that copies as each variable setting, open template.Reproducer is controlled the interface to be associated with the executable instruction that makes up a collection of macroelement from several source ranges of appointment macro element template.This batch macroelement comprises all qualified combinations in the source of all variablees.
In one embodiment, in the memory location of user's appointment, make up and file each macroelement.With filename and routing information establishment or renewal associated with new macroelement file.Simultaneously, will close and jointly be assigned to macroelement.As quoting in full hereby for your guidance, name is called the pending trial U.S. Patent application (U.S. Patent application the 09/822nd of " complete news is integrated and automated method in the real-time video production environment; system and computer program (Method; System andComputer Program Product for Full News Integration and Automation in a RealTime Video Production Environment) ", No. 855) described in like that, closing jointly is used for automation control system and news Department of Automation unified directs skeleton table and combines.
In one embodiment, UNC provides and has created filename, closed jointly and to the standard format in the path of each macroelement file of making up between replicative phase.In one embodiment, grammer " //server/share/path/filename " is used for the path.Filename is based on template filename and variable name from the name table.Therefore, in order to be easy to select, the macroelement tabulation provides the macro element library under the user definition nomenclature scheme.
Because each macroelement file makes up between replicative phase, name table, link information and other structure information are included in the macroelement file.For example, the name table supports to create automatically the UNC of macroelement filename.Link information couples together variable, so that in the future the change that particular source or other making value are done automatically is reflected in all macroelement files that comprise relevant field.
In case made up macroelement according to the present invention, can test macroelement, to guarantee that macroelement is to each source operate as normal all.In one embodiment, provide the stand-alone utility that from macro element template, makes up macroelement.After this, the macroelement input is carried out in the discrete robotization control program of each macroelement file with test source and/or making media piece.
In another embodiment, on the robotization control program, make up macroelement, subsequently it is imported discrete control interface to make up macro element template.From macro element template, make up a collection of macroelement, then, each macroelement input is used for testing the robotization control program of controlling with robotization.
In another embodiment, with above-mentioned control interface with duplicate the control integration of interface and become to allow establishment to be duplicated so that generate the robotization control program of the macro element template of a collection of macroelement for each template.Can need not macroelement is imported the test of Another application program ground and carried out each macroelement to make media piece.
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Fig. 1 illustration make up the control interface of macroelement according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 illustration make up the operating process of macroelement according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 illustration create the operating process of macro element template according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 illustration video and audio frequency table according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 illustration create the user interface that variable name tabulation and variable's attribute are tabulated according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 illustration make up the reproducer control interface of a collection of macroelement according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 illustration duplicate macro element template according to an embodiment of the invention so that make up and name the operating process of a collection of macroelement;
Fig. 8 a-8b illustration duplicate macro element template according to an embodiment of the invention so that make up the operating process of a collection of macroelement; With
Fig. 9 illustration can be used for realizing the illustrative computer system of some parts of the present invention.
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The present invention allows to duplicate the template of macroelement to make up several different macroelements.The director can call each macroelement to make the media piece fragment again by filename.
Director's skeleton table comprises a plurality of assemblies of programming.Therefore, thus assembly comprises the operation of indication making group that making apparatus generates the fragment of program or the Management Information Base of stunt.An example is offscreen voice (VO, Voice-over) assembly.In this case, need several orders to carry out the OV assembly on director's outline or the item of going.Specifically, need be used for video switcher, mixer, teleprompter and such as the order of the recording/playback device (RPD) of video tape recorder/player (VTR) or video server." grouping " these orders are with definition VO assembly together.
In the automated production environment, an assembly representative does not have the obviously artificial alternatively Management Information Base of the control of automated production equipment.Quote in full hereby for your guidance, name is called an example having described the automated production environment in the pending trial U.S. Patent application (No. the 09/634th, 735, U.S. Patent application) of " real-time video is made and the system and method (System and Method for Real Time Video Production andMulticasting) of multicast ".Of No. the 09/634th, 735, U.S. Patent application, can be by picture ParkerVision company (Jacksonville, FL) Kai Fa Transition Macro TMAutomated production is managed and controlled to the such robotization control program of multimedia making control program.Therefore, the robotization control program comprises several command packet of representing macroelement or macroelement group.
So the director comprises that with establishment required all of the assembly represent on the program outline make the macroelement of ordering.Macroelement is executable, so that the making apparatus of control appointment, thereby, generate program fragment or stunt, for example introduction, plug-in unit and label fragment (INTRO/PKG/TAG), offscreen voice fragment (VO), record sound clip (SOT on tape, sound-on-tape), ridicule speak sarcastically fragment (OTS, over-the-shoulder), VO/SOT combination, appear at the program components or the fragment of fragment on the video camera (ON-CAM) or other type.
Just as used herein like that, term " media production " comprises the medium of any and form of ownership or the making of multimedia the method according to this invention, system and computer program.Media piece comprises, but be not limited to, news program, TV programme (for example documentary film, sitcom, drama, various performance, interview etc.), competitive sports, concert, business information sheet, film, video are rented the video of loan or any other content.For example, media piece can comprise with joint communication and training, long-distance education or based on " electronics " or " tradition " commerce related stream-type video of homeshopping video.Media piece also comprises the medium or the multimedia of medium, text and other form that audio frequency (comprising radio broadcasting), figure, animation, the computing machine of live telecast or record generate.
So media piece can be live, the accurate live or live band that arrives.In " live broadcast " of the present invention embodiment, the record and on conventional wireless electric wave or other medium (for example, cable, satellite etc.) directly to broadcast medium works such as televisors.(or almost simultaneously) simultaneously, in order on computer network, to issue, can the encoded media works.In one embodiment, computer network to comprise the Internet and in order issuing, format media piece with HTML(Hypertext Markup Language) on WWW.But the present invention is not limited to the Internet.Quote in full hereby for your guidance, name is called to have described in the pending trial U.S. Patent application (No. the 10/208th, 810, U.S. Patent application) of " make and distribution improves method, system and the computer programs (Method; System and Computer ProgramProduct for Producing and Distributing Enhanced Media) of medium " makes tradition and network publication synchronously and send the system and method for traditional and network publication.
Term " accurate live " refers to notes the live media works that postpone broadcasting on the tradition or the network media.Delay interval is about several seconds and depend on many factors normally.For example, live broadcast can be postponed into the assurance editor have time enough agree in perhaps content of edit to remove violated theme.
Term " live to band " refers to the live media works of the record playback apparatus (RPD) that stores any kind into, and these record playback apparatus (RPD) comprise video recorder (VTR), video recorder/server, virtual recorder (VR), digital audio tape (DAT) or any mechanism that passes through magnetic, light, electricity or any other medium storage, record, generation or playback.Should be understood that " live to be with " only represent one embodiment of the present of invention.The present invention can be applied to utilize or do not utilize the works (for example personage of cartoon, computing machine generation, animation etc.) of any other type of talent with special skills alive coequally.So this paper quotes " live telecast ", " accurate live " or " live to band " just for illustrative purpose, is not restrictive.In addition, tradition or network publication can be live or from before do again the media piece of storage.
Such as discussed, the present invention allows the director to create and selects macro element library.Fig. 1 illustration make up the control interface 100 of macroelement according to an embodiment of the invention.Macroelement comprises the assembly of definition director's outline or controls one group predefined function or the routine of several media production equipment with the plot of making media piece or fragment.When being performed, macroelement allows serial and handles the media production order of the control of the one or more making apparatus of robotization concurrently, thus the plot of producing or fragment.
In one embodiment, macroelement being imported or is incorporated into picture can be carried out to control ParkerVision company (Jacksonville, FL) Kai Fa the TransitionMacro of robotization multimedia production system TMIn the such robotization control program of multimedia making control program.Quote in full hereby for your guidance, name is called in the pending trial U.S. Patent application (No. the 09/634th, 735, U.S. Patent application) of " real-time video is made and the system and method (System and Methodfor Real Time Video Production and Multicasting) of multicast " and described this Transition Macro TMProgram.As described in above-mentioned U.S. Patent application, Transition Macro TMProgram is the event-driven application program that allows serial and the order of parallel processing media production.Name is called the pending trial U.S. Patent application (U.S. Patent application the 09/836th of " making and issue method, system and the computer program (Method; System and Computer Program Product for Producingand Distributing Enhanced Media Downstreams) that improves the medium downstream product ", No. 239) representative embodiment of the multimedia making environment of available example of the present invention is also described, quote in full for your guidance hereby.As described in above-mentioned U.S. Patent application, robotization multimedia making environment comprises automatically or semi-automatically orders and control the centralized media production treatment facility of the operation of the various media production equipment in simulation and/or the digital video environment.
Term " media production equipment " comprises video switcher, digital video effect (DVE) equipment, mixer, the speech prompt system, video camera and Robotics (are used for pan, tilt, zoom, focus on, with iris control), recording/playback device (RPD), character-generator, still video memory, studio lights equipment, the news automation equipment, master control/media management automated system, equipment is inserted in commercial advertisement, compression/de-compression equipment (codec), with virtual bench etc.Term " RPD " comprises VTR, video recorder/server, virtual recorder (VR), digital audio tape (DAT) or any mechanism that passes through magnetic, light, electricity or any other medium storage, record, generation or playback.In one embodiment, be substituted in and make live node in the studio, or except in the studio, making the live node, reception of media production treatment facility and route are from the live FD feed (for example scene information report, press service, competitive sports etc.) of any kind communication sources, these communication sources comprise satellite, land (for example, optical fiber, copper cash, UTP, STP, concentric cable, fiber concentric cable potpourri (HFC) etc.), radio, microwave, free space light field or any other transmission form or method.
Refer back to Fig. 1, control interface 100 comprises leveled time line 117 and one or more horizontal control line 118 (a)-118 (n).One group of automation control object 101 is fit to be positioned at control line 118 (a)-118 (n) and goes up on various position relevant with timeline 117.Each automation control object 101 sends the pattern description (for example icon etc.) of a series of instructions of one or more media production orders to making apparatus when being performed.When automation control object 101 is in control line 118 (a)-118 (n) and goes up, residing controlling object 101 present with timeline 117 on the coordinate attributes value of corresponding space coordinate coupling.The volume coordinate of timeline 117 is divided frame by frame.But in another embodiment, volume coordinate is divided by second or some other linear modules.
Automation control object 101 comprises user's mark 102, general I/O (GPI/O) mark 103, stepping mark (step mark) 104 and coded markings 105.User's mark 102 will more go through below.GPI/O mark 103 and stepping mark 104 are associated with the order of the further execution of time-out or Stop Macro assembly.In one embodiment, GPI/O mark 103 and stepping mark 104 are associated with the outline step command.Timer indicator (not shown) on outline step command line instruction time 117 begins or is out of service, up to being directed or another media production equipment is stopped using respectively or activated again.For example, stepping mark 104 and GPI/O mark 103 can be in control line 118 (a) upward to specify timer indicator (not shown) with the automatic time out of service.In other words, need not the director and manually stop this process, or need not another equipment (for example, speech prompt system (not shown)) and send timer and cease and desist order, the timer indicator will stop to move past timeline 117.Come the step timer indicator if activate stepping mark 104, then can automatically restart the timer indicator by the director artificially or by another external unit that transmission is ceased and desisted order.If GPI/O mark 103 is used to stop the timer indicator, can restart the timer indicator by the GPI or the GPO equipment that send the GPI/O signal.
In one embodiment, stepping mark 104 and GPI/O mark 103 are used to place beginning or the ending of logic interruption with assignment component.In other words, stepping mark 104 and GPI/O mark 103 are in control line 118 (a) upward to specify the fragment in the media piece.One or more configuration files are associated, so that metadata is connected with specified segment with stepping mark 104 and GPI/O mark 103.
Coded markings 105 also can be on the control line 118 (a).In one embodiment, coded markings 105 is by the Web Mark of ParkerVision company exploitation TMApplication software generates.Different fragments in the coded markings 105 identification medium works.Along with the timer indicator surmounts coded markings 105, the order indication coded system that is associated with coded markings 105 is carried out index in the beginning of new segment.Coded system is trimmed into separate file with media piece automatically according to the position of coded markings 105.This helps carrying out index, classification by the fragment of coded markings 105 signs and calling again in the future.Coded markings 105 makes the director can be fragment create name and specified segment type grade.The clip types grade comprises main and less important grade.For example, main grade or exercise question can be physical culture, weather, summary news, traffic, health care, election etc.Exemplary less important grade or classification can be local physical culture, university's Basketball Match, NFL football match, senior middle school's Basketball Match, local weather, national weather, local politics, local social topic, local crime, editorial, national news etc.In order other granularity and resolution to be used for clip types sign and advertisement location, grade can be expanded to surpassing two ranks rank to infinity.In brief, provide a group metadata that can be connected with each coded markings 105 associated attributes with specific fragment.Can search for these attributes subsequently so that from archive file, discern or retrieve fragment.
Another automation control object 101 is the tagged objects 106 that allow one or more parts of assembly that director's name makes up by control interface 100 or assembly.In one embodiment, the director is dragged and dropped into tagged object 106 on any of control line 118 (a)-118 (n), and double-clicks the tagged object 106 of location, describes so that open the dialog box input text.Textual description is shown as mark 123 on control line 118 (a)-118 (n).Fig. 1 shows tagged object 106 and has been on the control line 118 (n), will work as the mark 123 that front assembly names " VO-VTR1 " so that show.
Changing object 107-108 is associated with the robotization control command of control of video switching device.Therefore, change object 107-108 and can be positioned on any of control line 118 (a)-118 (n), realize various effect or stunt that is converted in the media piece so that control one or more equipment.Such transformation stunt includes, but are not limited to, and gradual change, marks (wipe), DVE, downstream keyer (DSK, downstreamkeyer) stunt etc.DVE includes, but are not limited to distortion (warp), two frame stunt (dual-box effect), page turning, section stunt and sequence.The DSK stunt comprises lines, colourity and the brightness keyer (chroma and luma keyer) of DVE and DSK.
Fig. 1 shows two transformation object 107-108 that can be used for output is sent to two discrete mixing stunt memory banks.Each mixes the stunt memory bank can be used for different video flowings, composed view, video camera FD feed etc.If system developer needs, can add other transformation object 107-108.
Alternately, change object 107-108 and can be used for two different video switching devices of order.In one embodiment, changing object 107 allows control command is sent to the hand keying device that requires user or director's artificial selection keyer.On the contrary, changing that object 108 allows control command is sent to is the autokeyer that serial and/or parallel keying are selected automatically.Quote in full hereby for your guidance, name is called " pending trial " U.S. Patent application of " automatic keying method, system and computer program (Autokeying Method; System, andComputer Program Product) " (Application No. is undetermined; Attorney docket: the example of having described the automatic keying system 1752.0520001).
In another embodiment, change object 107-108 and represent two autokeyers.In another embodiment, change object 107-108 and represent two artificial keyers.Quantity artificial or autokeyer more or less can independently or be combined with controlling interface 100 and be associated, and, if system developer needs, can adjust the quantity that changes object 107-108 for control interface 100 equally.
Another automation control object 101 is keyer controlling object 109.Keyer controlling object 109 is positioned at and is configured to or is designated as keyer control and is used for preparing or moving in lines, brightness, colourity or their combined aspects for preview or program output any of control line 118 (a)-118 (n) of one or more keyer layers.Keyer can be in upstream or the downstream of DVE.
Audio object 110 can be positioned at be configured to or be designated as audio frequency control and with control audio equipment, for example on any one of the control line 118 (a)-118 (n) that is associated of the order of mixer, digital audio tape (DAT), box-shaped device and other audio-source (for example, CD and DAT) etc.Teleprompter object 111 can be positioned at be configured to or be designated as speech prompting control and any of the control line 118 (a)-118 (n) that is associated with the order of control speech prompt system on.Character-generator (CG) object 112 can be positioned at be configured to or be designated as character-generator control and any of the control line 118 (a)-118 (n) that is associated with the order of control CG or still video memory on.Video camera object 113 can be positioned at be configured to or be designated as video camera control and any of the control line 118 (a)-118 (n) that is associated with the order of moving and being provided with of the one or more video cameras of control on.VTR object 114 can be positioned at be configured to or be designated as VTR control and any of the control line 118 (a)-118 (n) that is associated with or without the order of the RPD of the video of sound signal with the control supply on.GPO object 115 can be positioned at be configured to or be designated as GPI and/or GPO control and any of the control line 118 (a)-118 (n) that is associated with the order of control GPI and/or GPO equipment on.
Coded object 116 can be in be configured to or be designated as scrambler control and any of the control line 118 (a)-118 (n) that is associated with coded command on.In one embodiment, coded object 116 is by the WebSTATION of ParkerVision company exploitation TMApplication software generates.When being activated, coded object 116 initialization codes systems and beginning cataloged procedure.Can also place second coded object 116 so that stop cataloged procedure.Coded object 116 also allows the director that context dependent or other medium (comprising advertisement, other video, website etc.) are connected with media piece.Compare with coded markings 105, coded object 116 indication coded systems begin and stop cataloged procedure so that discern different programs, and coded markings 105 indicates coded systems that the part of Media Stream is designated as different fragments.The metadata that is included in the coded object 116 is used to provide the metadata in a class available programs and the coded markings 105 to be used to provide a class available programs fragment.
Provide user's tagged object 102 so that accurately one or more automation control object 101 are associated with the special time value or aim at.For example, if the director wishes that teleprompter object 111 is on one of control line 118 (a)-118 (n) of being assigned to teleprompter, so that the volume coordinate that is associated with teleprompter object 111 accurately is the 00:25 frame, so, director at first with 102 drag and drop of user's tagged object on the 00:25 frame flag.Then, direct 111 drag and drop of teleprompter object on located subscriber tagged object 102.Then, to be placed to the volume coordinate that is associated with teleprompter object 111 automatically be the 00:25 frame to teleprompter object 111.In brief, all placed and had the coordinate attributes value of 00:25 frame automatically by any object of drag and drop on user's mark 102.This feature helps identical coordinate attributes value is offered a plurality of objects.
As mentioned above, speech prompting object 111 is associated with speech prompt system (not shown), and the speech prompt system comprises processing unit and shows one or more displays of speech prompting script (hereinafter referred to as " script ") to talent with special skills.In one embodiment, the speech prompt system is can be from the SCRIPT Viewer of ParkerVision company acquisition TMAs the pending trial U.S. Patent application (U.S. Patent application the 09/836th that is called " making and issue method, system and the computer program (Method; System and Computer Program Product forProducing and Distributing Enhanced Media Downstreams) that improves the medium downstream product " in name, No. 239) described in like that, the speech prompt system can be used for multiple speed, with variety of colors and font create, the script of editor and operation random length.
In one embodiment, the speech prompt system makes the director can use text editor the media production order to be inserted in the script (hereinafter referred to as " script command).Text editor can be personal computer or similar workstation, or text editor can be the integrated component at control interface 100.Script command comprises prompt command, deferred command, pause command, outline step command and improves the medium order.Improving the medium order is connected with synchronously supplementary with script or media piece.This makes additional video, HTML or other format graphics or relevant exercise question or expansion play URL and data can be associated with media piece.The present invention does not limit to above-mentioned script command.For the person of ordinary skill of the art, apparent, can with except just listed those other order insert in script.
Such as discussed above, control line 118 (a)-118 (n) can be by specified configuration.Every control line 118 (a)-118 (n) can be configured to allow to control automatically the media production equipment of any kind.In one embodiment, device type is determined by the automation control object 101 that is positioned on the control line 118 (a)-118 (n).With reference to Fig. 1, audio object 110 (a)-110 (d) lays respectively on the control line 118 (c)-118 (f).Because audio object 110 (a)-110 (d) allows the order of director's definition control audio equipment, control line 118 (c)-118 (f) is to have the audio frequency control line of specifying the audio frequency device type.In other words, control line 118 (c)-118 (f) is configurable come to be one or more audio frequency apparatuses definition control commands.
Fig. 1 also shows has two control lines that change device type.Change object 114 (a)-114 (b) and be positioned on the control line 118 (g)-118 (h), thereby, will change device type and be assigned to control line 118 (g)-118 (h).In brief, control interface 110 can create the director to have the required control line quantity of specific components and the macroelement of type.The software code that control interface 110 allows the director to need not to rewrite the interface just can add new equipment and change making value.
There are two marks in the automation control object 101 of each placement: timeline position mark 119 (being shown as 119 (a)-119 (g)) and Object Descriptor 120 (being shown as 120 (a)-120 (g)).For example, with reference to the transformation object of placing 107 (a), timeline position mark 119 (a) be located in change object 107 (a) above, and show timeline position (that is the volume coordinate of timeline 117) frame by frame.Object Descriptor 120 (a) is on the right that changes object 107 (a), and comprises icon type that object is set (that is, DVE or change icon) and figure grade (that is, Icon1).Figure grade identifies certain type a certain number of object and has been positioned on the control line 118 (a)-118 (n).As shown in the figure, Object Descriptor 120 can comprise other layout (populate) field that defines automation control object 101.For example, Object Descriptor 120 (a) comprises output field (that is, preview) and DVE button number, below can be for a more detailed description to both.
Such as discussed, control interface 100 shows the example that passes through the macroelement of " VO-VTR1 " mark 123 appointments.When being performed, macroelement provides the order of making the offscreen voice fragment, thereby the host explains orally videograph during program.The director is placed on suitable controlling object 101 on the control interface 100, so that create the macroelement that can be performed the making robotization that becomes to make program components.
With reference to Fig. 2, flow process Figure 200 has described the example of the control flow of the VO-VTR macroelement of design of graphics 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.The control flow of flow process Figure 200 is from step 201 beginning and forward step 203 at once to.In step 203, programming is designated as the RPD of VTR1 so that the displaying video record.VTR object 114 (a) is positioned at provides the interval that is provided with or points out on the control line 118 (g), suitably be that works are provided with media production equipment to guarantee.As shown in the figure, the timeline coordinate figure that is associated with VTR object 114 (a) be the 00:03 frame and with the RPD that is associated of prompting icon (that is VTR object 114 (a)) be VTR1.When activating VTR object 114 (a), the media production treatment facility sends to prompt command the RPD that is identified as VTR1.The prompt command that sends to VTR1 comprises time code or the frame code that is associated with VTR object 114 (a).In case receive prompt command, the frame of time code in the order of VTR1 Search Hints or the appointment of frame code.Like this, macroelement just can be pointed out videograph automatically.
In step 206, place stepping mark 104 (a) so that suspend the further execution of macroelement.In other words, in case prompting VTR1 searches for required video segment, macroelement is just out of service, up to receiving just resume operations of step command.In step 209, place GPI/O mark 103 (a) so that the step command of restarting macroelement is provided.In this case, restart macroelement by GPI/O triggering from the external source that is connected with the GPI port.Alternately, can restart macroelement by the speech prompt system that on communication interface, sends step command.
In step 212, place VTR object 114 (b) so that begin to play the videograph of prompting in step 203.When activating VTR object 114 (b), the media production treatment facility sends to VTR1 with play command.To be connected to the video input channel of video switching apparatus from the output of VTR1.
In step 215, place audio object 110 (a) so that allow the host put on microphone.Microphone is designated as MIC1 and is connected with the audio frequency input channel of audio frequency switching device.
In step 218, place to change object 107 (a) so that designated switching device (be step 212-215) and define the video transformation for works.Possible video change comprise gradual change, mark, excision etc.For example, transformation can be to the gradual change of exporting from the video of VTR1 from camera source.
For changing object 107 (a), select the video output of VTR1 for preview output.Changing object 107 (a) is positioned on the 00:09 frame flag.Therefore, when timer reads the 00:09 frame, change that object 107 (a) is activated and the media production treatment facility with produce required video change, in this case with the video switcher of video output with the coupling of preview delivery channel of VTR1, or DVE equipment (being appointed as DVE1) communication.Such as discussed, VTR object 114 (b) is in and changes on object 107 (a) macroelement before, changes object 107 (a) so that it's time to activate, and has the clean vision signal that strides across the designated channel from VTR1.
In step 221, place audio object 110 (b) so that make decrescence from the audio frequency output of VTR1, make from the audio frequency output of host's microphone cumulative simultaneously.When audio object 110 (b) when being activated, the media production treatment facility sends to mixer with the mixer control command.This control command is decrescence imported mixer with the corresponding audio frequency of audio frequency output VTR1.
In step 224, place audio object 110 (c) so that will be reduced to preset level from the audio frequency output of VTR1.Place audio object 110 (d) so that all audio-source of cancellation grouping.After this, as step 295 indication, control flow finishes.
Along with automation control object 101 is positioned on the control line 118 (a)-118 (n), variable and other structure information obtain specifying, thereby, need not manually to re-enter repeating data and just can from macroelement, make up other template.This can find out that in Fig. 3, process flow diagram 300 is represented the general operation flow process of one embodiment of the invention with reference to Fig. 3.More particularly, process flow diagram 300 shows the example according to the operating process of establishment macro element template of the present invention.
The control flow of process flow diagram 300 is from step 301 beginning and forward step 303 at once to.In step 303, open and file is set so that the access configuration parameter.In one embodiment, the tabulation that file input is used to control the automation control object 101 of useable medium making apparatus is set.In one embodiment, the director can select from the predetermined tabulation of studio system.Each studio system comprises and the corresponding one group of automation control object 101 of media production equipment that can be used for studio system.A system can comprise one or more objects, and these objects include, but are not limited to change object 107-108, keyer controlling object 109, robotization keyer object, auxiliary keyer object, downstream keyer (DSK) object or auxiliary video object.First studio system can comprise that two change controlling object 107-108, keyer controlling object 109, two robotization keyers of each DVE equipment, three auxiliary keyers, two DSK equipment and eight auxiliary videos.Second studio system can comprise that two change controlling object 107-108, keyer controlling object 109, robotization keyer of each DVE equipment, an auxiliary keyer, a DSK equipment and an auxiliary video.The 3rd studio system can comprise that one changes controlling object 107-108, keyer controlling object 109, robotization keyer of each DVE equipment, an auxiliary keyer, a DSK equipment and an auxiliary video.One of these systems can be designated as default system, and the director can have the privilege of selecting another system.
Can be used to the source marking of each media production equipment assigned I/O port by second configuration parameter that the file input is set.Source marking makes the director can pass through distinguished name, rather than selects input by non-descriptive number.In one embodiment, application initializes file (hereinafter referred to as " studio.ini ") is supplied the mark of each input video source and machine control port.Application macro file (hereinafter referred to as " studio.mac ") is supplied the mark and the DVE button label of each audio frequency input.
File is set also imports the connection table of the annexation between each provenance of expression.In one embodiment, eight connection tables are provided.These tables comprise video and audio frequency (video-to-audio) table, video and port (video-to port) table, video and CG port (video-to-CG-port) table, video camera presets with audio frequency (camera-preset-to-audio) table, video camera presets and video (camera-preset-to-video) table, telegraph key insert and key hole (key-fill-to-key-hole) table, audio frequency and audio frequency table and video and GPO table.Video is connected one or more voice-grade channels with the audio frequency table with video channel.Video is connected the machine control port with port table with video channel.Video is connected the CG control port with the CG port table with video channel.Video camera presets and with the audio frequency table one or more voice-grade channels and video camera is preset channel and be connected.Video camera presets and with videometer video camera is preset channel and be connected with video channel.Telegraph key inserts and with the key hole table key hole is connected with " insertion " video channel.Audio frequency is connected voice-grade channel with the audio frequency table with one group of voice-grade channel or one or more voice-grade channel.At last, video be connected with GPO the table video channel is connected with the GPO port.
The example of video and audio frequency table 400 is presented among Fig. 4.Row 401 are sequence numbers of the video source that can be connected with one or more audio-source.Source row 128 have shown user definition each video source, following discussion or acquiescence parent name.Connecting row 403 can be connected audio-source the director with each video source.In order to connect audio-source, the parent name each audio-source, following discussion that director's input is connecting.
In one embodiment, file input macroelement name table is set.In one embodiment, five name tables are provided.They are that video name table, audio frequency name table, DVE button name table, video camera preset name table and machinery and equipment name table.Video name table is used to name each video source.The director can import the title in each source, or accepts the default value of conduct from the source marking of studio.ini file.The example of video name table 126 is presented among Fig. 1.Row 127 are sequence numbers of available video input.Source row 128 show the user definition or the acquiescence parent name of each video input.Variable ranks 129 makes the director can import the variable name of each video input.If there is not this project, use the parent name of input.
Audio frequency name table is used to name each audio-source.The director can import the title of each audio-source, or accepts default value.Default value is the source marking from the studio.amx file, and the studio.amx file is the son file of studio.mac file.
DVE button name table is used to name each DVE button.The director can import title or accept default value.Default value is the source marking from the studio.dvb file, and the studio.dvb file is the son file of studio.mac file.
Video camera presets the name table and is used to name each video camera preset button.The director can import title or accept default value.Default value is that the studio.pre file is the son file of studio.mac file from the source marking of studio.pre file (that is, preset number).
Machinery and equipment name table is used to name each machine control port.The director can import the title of each machine control port or accept default value, and default value is from the source marking of studio.ini file (that is port name).
In step 306, input macroelement file.Input file from top to bottom layout control interface 100 control line 118 (a)-118 (n) on.The director can retrieve the macroelement file from medium, or makes up new macroelement as discussing with reference to Fig. 2.If import the macroelement file, must in input, lock the timeline position and the attribute of each automation control object 101.
In step 309, be each automation control object 101 input structure information.Structure information comprises variable name and variable's attribute.Variable name is identified at the device type that limits between replicative phase, or is connected with the device type that limits between replicative phase and variable's attribute comprises device type, name table and property pages field.
Refer back to Fig. 1, the variable name of automation control object 101 appears in the variable name tabulation 124 and the variable's attribute that is associated with variable name appears in the variable's attribute tabulation 125.Variable's attribute tabulation 125 comprises the working rule that duplicates macro element template.The director from tabulation that selected automation control object 101 is associated definition or choice variable attribute.Can activate and add property button 130 insertion variable's attributes.Can activate delete property button 131 and remove variable's attribute.
Such as discussed, variable's attribute comprises device type, property pages field and the variable name table of each named variable.The device type sign is subjected to the type of the media production equipment of automation control object 101 controls.Device type is connected with variable name.Can open the property pages of dialog box visit named variable.Such just as discussed below, property pages comprises one or more fields of specifying the various attribute be used to limit variable.Each variable also is assigned to and the corresponding variable name of variable name table.When between replicative phase, making up macroelement, for being used in the variable name reference to variable name table in the macroelement filename, below can be to macroelement file masterpiece more detailed description.
Named variable name and variable's attribute can refer back to Fig. 1 and illustrate.As shown in the figure, variable name " VTR " is changed object 107 (a), because this object is defined by controlling the transformation stunt to the VTR source.Along with the variable name input, variable name is recorded in the variable name tabulation 124.The device type of variable is in the variable's attribute tabulation 125 that variable name is connected with variable's attribute automatically.For changing object 107 (a), device type is DVE.Therefore, variable's attribute " DVE1 Icon 1 " is in the variable's attribute tabulation 125 automatically.DVE button name table also provides for changing object 107 (a).If the director uses the VTR variable name in the input equipment choice variable list of file names 124, so, the specified attribute of variable name is displayed in the variable's attribute tabulation 125.
Similarly, shown in variable name tabulation 124, variable name " MIC " is assigned to audio object 110 (a).Device type is audio frequency and is in automatically in the variable's attribute tabulation 125.
Except device type and variable name table, also value must be assigned to and each variable associated attributes page or leaf field.In general, media production equipment assigned I/O channel and/or the steering order of property pages field for being associated with each automation control object 101.Like this, the property pages field depends on the type of the automation control object 101 of qualification.In addition, can specify other attribute so that the operation of automation control object 101 is interconnected.
Refer back to Fig. 1, nine types automation control object 101 is depicted as and be fit to limits.These automation control object 101 comprise transformation object 107-108, keyer controlling object 109, audio object 110, teleprompter object 111, CG object 112, video camera object 113, VTR object 114, GPO object 115 and coded object 116.In another embodiment, can define other automation control object and include with such object of in Fig. 1, describing or be substituted in such object of describing among Fig. 1, can think that these all within the scope of the present invention.
For changing object 107-108, finish the property pages field so that for specifying delivery channel in the video and/or the source that change.Delivery channel can be preview channel, program channel or auxiliary channel.If necessary, can add other attribute.For example, also can import be used for will be changed the operation of object 107-108 control or the information that output is connected with another automation control object 101.In these embodiments, link information provides and video channel has been connected with one or more voice-grade channels, video channel is connected with the machine control port, video channel is connected with input from CG equipment, video camera is preset channel is connected with one or more voice-grade channels, just video camera presets channel and is connected with video channel and telegraph key inserted the instruction that channel is connected with input from key hole.
In one embodiment, link information input is comprised in the dialog box of property pages field or connection table that all forms described with reference to Figure 4 400 are such in.In another embodiment, the link information input is had in the variable's attribute tabulation 125 of device type.Fig. 5 illustration variable name tabulation 124 and comprise another embodiment of the variable's attribute tabulation 125 of link information.Variable's attribute tabulation 125 comprises several connection attributes of variable name VTR.Can activate and add property button 130 and insert other variable's attribute and can activate delete property button 131 and remove variable's attribute.
In the connection row 132 of Fig. 1, graphically illustrate connection attribute.With reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 5, connect 121 and be used for connecting transformation object 107 (a) and VTR object 114 (a), this makes the control of DVE1 be connected with the prompt command of VTR1.Connect 121 and also connect transformation object 107 (a) and VTR object 114 (b), this makes the control of DVE1 be connected with the play command of VTR1.Connect 121 and also connect transformation object 107 (a) and audio object 110 (b)-110 (c), this reduces the audio frequency from VTR1, thereby allows audio frequency since another source, that is, and and MIC1.
If voice command is designated as variable, must select audio object 110.For audio frequency, the property pages field comprises that voice command field, audio frequency control channel field, audio frequency preset field, cross fade group field and audio packet field.The voice command field comprises the instruction of control audio equipment.Voice command includes, but are not limited to, cumulative, decrescence, intersect cumulative and intersect decrescence.
If individual channel is assigned to audio object 110, this channel is in the audio frequency control channel field.If packet audio from connect table, the 1st channel of grouped channels is in the audio frequency control channel field.Other channel is grouped in together.If a more than voice-grade channel is connected with video channel, the 1st voice-grade channel is in the audio frequency control channel field.Other voice-grade channel is grouped in together.
Can import audio frequency presets to specify required audio frequency controlling level.Controlling level comprises minimum and the maximum horizontal and the gradual change time of volume, balance, gradual change.Other controlling level comprises balanced device setting, auxiliary volume control and channel group etc.
If selected cross fade, main group field shows that main group channel and less important group field show less important group of channel.Input first group of letter (for example, alphabetical A) in main group field, so as to intersect cumulative be grouped in that letter down all channels and in less important group field input second group of letter (for example, letter b) so that intersection all other channels decrescence.
So when activation contained the audio object 110 that intersection decrescence orders, the media production treatment facility sent to mixer with control command, make mixer decrescence as all voice-grade channels of group A member, simultaneously, cumulative all channels as group B member.This can refer back to Fig. 1 and illustrate.As shown in the figure, audio object 110 (b) is defined by controlling the audio frequency input from VTR1.Connect 122 and connect audio object 110 (a) and audio object 110 (b).Be designated as main group of A and be designated as less important group of B to the voice-grade channel of VTR1 to the voice-grade channel of MIC1.Therefore, when activating cross fade object 110 (b), control command is sent to mixer, tapers to the channel of VTR1, simultaneously, cumulative channel to MIC1, thus offscreen voice (VO) fragment is provided.
The audio packet field is another property pages field of audio object 110.Like this, variable's attribute can be arranged to ask two or more variable sums.The voice-grade channel of different variablees all is grouped under the same group of letter.In order from the group letter that intersects decrescence, to remove some voice-grade channel, specify cancellation packet audio object command.According to the control channel in the cross fade order cancellation packet audio object 110 and all channels that are grouped into control channel.
Except the property pages field, can also provide link information for audio object 110.Can with one or more connection of one or more audio objects 110 be assigned to any variable.With the audio object bind command audio frequency control channel and any packet audio channel are assigned to selected audio object 110.With reference to Fig. 1 discussed, audio object 110 (a) is connected with audio object 110 (b) as top.Consequently, intersect decrescence audio object 110 (b), so that reduce from the audio frequency of VTR1 and raise from the audio frequency of MIC1.
For keyer controlling object 109, the property pages field comprises source, the key hole of relevant background and inserts.In one embodiment, the connection table is used to define the annexation between key hole and the insertion.
For CG object 112, the property pages field comprises the source of relevant character-generator or still video memory.It is in order to specify such as reading, read backward, read next buffer forward and reading control command the previous buffer that other field value is provided.Also can import CG presets so that read or the buffer memory specific page.
For video camera object 113, the property pages field comprises that video camera presets.Can preset for the particular camera position is provided with, comprise being used for panorama angle, pitch angle, zoom setting, iris setting and/or focusing on being provided with.Can input of control commands to realize dynamic auto tracking.Dynamic auto tracking visual angle comprises zoom distant view, frame compensation setting, sensitivity setting and window setting.In one embodiment, connection table permission director presets video camera with audio frequency and/or video channel and is connected.
For VTR object 114, the property pages field comprises just by the identifier of the machine controling equipment of robotization.It is in order to specify such as pointing out, play, stop, F.F., rewinding, playing and shuffle the control command of (shuffle) etc. continuously that other field value is provided.In one embodiment, connecting table allows the director to be connected with video channel from the output of machine control.
For GPO object 115, the property pages field comprises sign GPO or GPI equipment GPO number.In one embodiment, connecting table allows the director to be connected with video channel from the output of GPO port.
Teleprompter object 111 and coded object 116 also comprise according to the present invention the specified control order, comprise the property pages field of necessary source and/or output.Also link information can be designated as these objects and their variable are associated with other automation control object 101.For example, the teleprompter script of teleprompter object 111 can be connected with being used to make from the synchronous channel of the video output of video camera.This makes script can be used to be supported in the downstream and adds captions.In another example, can be connected to the coded system of object 116 controls that are encoded with the program delivery channel that input channel will be associated with transformation object 107.
Above-mentioned variable's attribute is provided by way of example.The present invention is intended to comprise other attribute that is associated with the control of media production equipment.
The invention provides the multiple technologies that are used to import link information.Such as discussed above, can in the dialog box that comprises the property pages field or in the connection table, import link information.Also can tabulate and import link information in 125 at variable's attribute.In another embodiment, utilize input equipment that automation control object 101 (that is From Object) is dragged and dropped into another object (that is To Object) and import link information.From Object by drag and drop must contain the variable that is assigned at least one property pages field.If a plurality of variablees are assigned to different property pages fields, then one of prompting director choice variable is connected.
Be assigned to the definite type that must import with the information of finishing connection procedure of device type of From Object and To Object.If two change object 107-108 and just connecting, the director must specify output field to finish connection.For example, if DVE1 just is connected with DVE2, the director must specify the delivery channel (for example, program, preview, auxiliary) from DVE1 to connect with the delivery channel (for example, program, preview, auxiliary) from DVE2.This can realize by finishing the order or the variable's attribute " Link DEV (#) Icon (#)-(Output Channel Field) to DEV (#) Icon (#)-(OutputChannel Field) " that appear in the variable name tabulation 124.
Just be connected with keyer controlling object 109 if change object 107-108, then the director must specify output field to finish connection.For example, if DVE1 just is connected with DVE2, the director must specify the output field of transformation object 107-108 and the source field of keyer controlling object 109.For example, the program of DVE1, preview or auxiliary channel can be connected with background, key hole or the insertion source from keyer controlling object 109.This can realize by finishing the order or the variable's attribute " Link DEV (#) Icon (#)-(Output Channel Field) to Key Icon (#)-(Source Field) " that appear in the variable name tabulation 124.
Just be connected with audio object 110 if change object 107-108, the acquiescence link field is the audio frequency control channel.Video is associated video channel with the audio frequency table with voice-grade channel.Bind command or variable's attribute that must appointment depend on voice command or audio packet value.For example, if voice command is cumulative or decrescence, the program of DVE, preview or auxiliary channel can be connected with voice-grade channel.This can realize by finishing the order or the variable's attribute " Link DEV (#) Icon (#)-(OutputChannel Field) to Audio Icon (#) " that appear in the variable name tabulation 124.
If voice command is a cross fade, the program of DVE, preview or auxiliary channel can be connected with secondary channel or channel group.This can realize by finishing the order or the variable's attribute " Link DEV (#) Icon (#)-(Output Channel Field) to Audio Icon (#) Cross-Fade (Cross-Fade Group) " that appear in the variable name tabulation 124.Main and the secondary channel of field " Cross-Fade Group " sign.
Just be connected with VTR object 114 if change object 107-108, the acquiescence link field is an opertaing device.Video is associated video channel with port table with the machine control port.For example, the program of DVE1, preview or auxiliary channel can be connected with the video channel that is assigned to VTR object 114.This can realize by finishing the order or the variable's attribute " Link DEV (#) Icon (#)-(Output Channel Field) to Machine Icon (#) " that appear in the variable name tabulation 124.
Just be connected with CG object 112 if change object 107-108, then giving tacit consent to link field is the CG source.Video is associated video channel with port table with the CG control port.For example, the program of DVE1, preview or auxiliary channel can be connected with the video channel that is assigned to CG object 112.This can realize by finishing the order or the variable's attribute " Link DEV (#) Icon (#)-(OutputChannel Field) to CG Icon (#) " that appear in the variable name tabulation 124.
Just be connected with GPO object 115 if change object 107-108, the acquiescence link field is GPO number.Video is associated video channel with the GPO table with the GPO port.For example, the program of DVE1, preview or auxiliary channel can be connected with the GPO port that is assigned to GPO object 115.This can realize by finishing the order or the variable's attribute " LinkDEV (#) Icon (#)-(Output Channel Field) to GPO Icon (#) " that appear in the variable name tabulation 124.
If two audio objects 110 link together, the acquiescence link field is the audio frequency control channel.Audio frequency is associated voice-grade channel or channel group with the audio frequency table with another voice-grade channel or channel group.The director also can finish order or the variable's attribute " Link Audio Icon (#) toAudio Icon (#) " that appears in the variable name tabulation 124.
The present invention includes other combination of automation control object 101.For example, VTR object 114 can be dragged and dropped on the audio object 110 so that connect video and audio frequency input.Video camera object 113 can be dragged and dropped on the audio object 110 so that connect video and audio frequency input.VTR object 114 can be dragged and dropped on the CG object 112 so that connect video input and CG control port.Can connect two CG objects 112, two VTR objects 114 or two GPO objects 115.As described, other makes up all within the scope of the present invention.When create connecting, as top with reference to Fig. 1 discussed like that, in diagrammatic representation shown in the connection row 132.
Refer back to 3, after having created structure information for all variablees, control forwards step 312 to.In step 312, the director preserves into the macro element template file with layout control line 118 (a)-118 (n) with structure information.The director also selects to preserve the position or the catalogue of macro element template file.After this, as step 395 indication, control flow finishes.
After having created the macro element template file, can on the reproducer control interface of the various scope that copies as each variable setting, open template.Reproducer control interface is associated with the executable instruction of various combination of structure macroelement from the scope in the source of appointment macro element template.
Fig. 6 illustration make up the reproducer control interface of a collection of macroelement according to an embodiment of the invention.By reading variable and variable's attribute layout control line 618 (a)-618 (r) from top to bottom the macro element template file described from reference Fig. 1, that create for VO-VTR1 mark 123.As shown in Figure 6, stepping mark 104 (a) and GPO mark 103 (a) are on the control line 618 (a).Changing object 107 (a) is on the transformation control line 618 (b).Audio object 110 (a)-110 (d) is on the audio frequency control line 618 (e).VTR object 114 (a)-114 (b) is on the VTR control line 618 (k).
Control line 618 (a)-618 (r) is similar to above-mentioned control line 118 (a)-118 (n).But every control line 618 (a)-618 (r) is assigned to as being positioned at the automation control object 101 determined particular device type on control line 618 (a)-618 (r) left side.Therefore, in one embodiment, control line 618 (a)-618 (r) is fixed on specifies on the automation control object 101.In another embodiment, control line 618 (a)-618 (r) is flexibly, and, similar to control line 118 (a)-118 (n), can have them by being positioned at the device type of automation control object 101 changes on the control line 618 (a)-618 (r).
Similar with control interface 100, reproducer control interface 600 comprises video name table 126.But reproducer control interface 600 usefulness copy fields 602 (a)-602 (c) and tabulation 603 (a)-603 (c), source replace variable name tabulation 124 and variable's attribute tabulation 125.Page or leaf change-over switch 604 allows the other variable copy field (not shown) of visit.
Timeline 117 comprises timer indicator 601.The timer (not shown) is integrated in the timeline 117, rises along with timer indicator 601 passes timeline 117 and arrives the position that is connected with specific automation control object 101, activates the effect of specific automation control object 101.Timeline 117 is by a second division.But, in another embodiment, the volume coordinate of timeline 117 frame by frame or some other metric element divide.
After the input macro element template, the director can edit this template on demand.In case template is improved, the director just utilizes input equipment to begin reproduction process, so that activate the reproduction button (not shown) and select copy command etc. from the drop-down menu (not shown).After this, qualification is assigned to the source of automation control object 101 so that duplicate.Reproduction process is described with reference to the process flow diagram among Fig. 7 700.With reference to Fig. 7, process flow diagram 700 shows and duplicates macro element template according to an embodiment of the invention so that make up the example of the control flow of macro element library.
The control flow of process flow diagram 700 is from step 701 beginning and forward step 703 at once to.In step 703, open and file is set with the access configuration parameter.As reference Fig. 3 discussed, file is set comprises a row automation control object 101 that can be used for specifying studio system.Refer back to Fig. 6, automation control object 101 is displayed on the reproducer control interface 600, and indication can be used for the type of the media production equipment of appointing system.
Configuration parameter comprises and is used for the I/O port is assigned to media production equipment one row source marking.The connection table of the working rule that also has each provenance of specified associations that provides and the name table of user definition or default sources mark is provided for media production equipment.
In step 706, select and open the macro element template file.When opening file, must lock the timeline position and the attribute of each automation control object 101.
In step 709, from the macro element template file, read variable and variable's attribute.This information comprises the information from aforesaid change list of file names 124 and variable's attribute tabulation 125.
In step 712, use variable and variable's attribute to come the control line at layout reproducer control interface.As shown in Figure 6, control line 618 (a)-618 (r) shows automation control object 101 and the variable's attribute from the macro element template of Fig. 1.According to the order layout control line 618 (a)-618 (r) from top to bottom that appears in the variable copy field 602 (a)-602 (c).If variable copy field 602 (a)-602 (c) is activated dropdown arrow 605 (a)-605 (c), the automation control object 101 that is presented on the control line 618 (a)-618 (r) is shown a drop-down row variable name.At first, all three variable copy fields 602 (a)-602 (c) show an identical row variable name.The content of variable copy field 602 (a)-602 (c) is accompanyed or follow selection information in the content of following discussion and is changed.
In step 715, the director selects to be used to limit the control variable of other variable.Control variable remains unchanged, till the matrix of other variable that limits is finished.From be listed in variable copy field 602 (a), select control variable in one of variable name.Control variable normally appears at the 1st variable in the variable copy field 602 (a); But, also can select other variable.For example, if variable corresponding to audio object 110, is chosen to control variable with audio frequency control variable field usually.In case from variable copy field 602 (a), selected control variable, removed control variable in the tabulation from be presented at variable copy field 602 (b)-602 (c).
In step 718, select the scope of input source or input source for control variable.Device type (for example, video, audio frequency, machine etc.) is assigned to each variable (that is, with the corresponding automation control object 101 of variable) as discussed above.When selecting control variable (in step 715), appear in the source range 603 (a) with a row useful source of designated equipment type matching.Open in source range 603 (a) with the automation control object 101 corresponding source tables of control variable.For example, be assigned to the DVE variable, in source range 603 (a), show row video input if will change object 107.Like this, will be the scope of input of DVE Variables Selection video or video input.
Therefore, can select single source or multiple source and they are assigned to a variable.If selected multiple source, these sources can be in succession or in succession non-.For example, the available video input of supposing the DVE variable is input1, input2, input3, input4, input5 and input6.Like this, can (for example, input1), a plurality of sources in succession (for example, input2, input3 and input4) or a plurality of non-source in succession (for example, input5, input1 and input6) be assigned to the DVE variable with single source.
After having selected control variable and one or more sources are assigned to control variable, in step 721, select noncontrolled variable and one or more sources are assigned to noncontrolled variable.If do not select the source for noncontrolled variable, as discussing below, variable remains unchanged between replicative phase.Therefore, in step 724, control flow determines whether other variable is fit to become the source.If control turns back to step 721, repeats this process.
Therefore, in case from variable copy field 602 (b), selected variable name, from variable copy field 602 (c), remove selected variable name.Although on reproducer control interface 600, only shown three variable copy fields 602 (a)-602 (c), if needed, can add more field.Page or leaf change-over switch 604 allows the other variable copy field of visit.
After the source being assigned to all variablees that limit between replicative phase, control forwards step 727 to.In step 727, director input prefix, suffix or both.This information will be included as the filename of each macroelement that makes up between replicative phase and a part of closing jointly.In step 730, be macroelement designated storage location or the catalogue that between replicative phase, makes up.
In step 733, begin to duplicate so that from macro element template, make up a collection of macroelement.This batch macroelement comprises all qualified combinations in the source of all variablees.When the source that has been Variables Selection in step 718, for two or more variablees, selected source may be overlapping.If this thing happens, do not make up or preserve macroelement for the combination that contains active identical a plurality of variablees.Skip this combination, reproduction process continues to make up macroelement.
Between replicative phase, in designated storage location, make up each macroelement and create or the renewal associated with new macroelement and routing information.Also create or renewal macroelement listed files with each filename that makes up macroelement.In one embodiment, the macroelement listed files comprises the printable tabulation of the filename and the variable's attribute (for example, link information, device type etc.) of each macroelement file.Therefore, the macroelement listed files provides the macro element library of selecting for the director.If there is tagged object (for example, tagged object 123), the macroelement filename is inserted in the tagged object.
In one embodiment, UNC provides and has created filename, closed jointly and to the standard format in the path of each macroelement file of making up between replicative phase.In one embodiment, grammer " //server/share/path/filename " is used for the path.Filename is based on template filename and variable name from the name table.The name order of variable name is determined by the order that variable is in the variable copy field 602 (a)-602 (c).Because such as discussed above, user or director can select the variable name in the name table, the present invention allows to create and the mark macro element library with the user definition filename.Therefore, the director utilizes local characteristic or local term, just can easily select preferred macroelement and need to be grasped non-user friendly nomenclature.
For example, suppose that " VO " is the template name of the macro element template created for the offscreen voice fragment.Further the hypothesis macro element template comprises two variablees in the variable copy field 602 (a)-602 (c).First variable is connected and contains active VTR1 and VTR2 with machine name table.Second variable is connected and contains active MIC1 and MIC2 with audio frequency name table.If variable name " VTR " is in the first variable copy field 602 (a), and variable name " MIC " is in the second variable copy field 602 (b), for four macroelement files that make up between replicative phase, the macroelement filename will be " VO-VTR1-MIC1 ", " VO-VTR1-MIC2 ", " VO-VTR2-MIC1 " and " VO-VTR2-MIC2 ".Upgrade associated with, close jointly and the macroelement listed files with filename and routing information.As quoting in full hereby for your guidance, name is called the pending trial U.S. Patent application (U.S. Patent application the 09/822nd of " complete news is integrated and automated method in the real-time video production environment; system and computer program (Method; System and Computer Program Product for FullNews Integra-tion and Automation in a Real Time Video ProductionEnvironment) ", No. 855) described in like that, close and jointly be used for automation control system (for example, Transition Macro discussed above TMThe multimedia making control program) with news Department of Automation unify director skeleton table combine.
After making up and having preserved the macroelement file, as step 795 indication, treatment scheme finishes.Reproduction process itself can illustrate with reference to Fig. 8 a-8b.With reference to Fig. 8 a-8b, process flow diagram 800 (being shown as 800a-800b) has been described and has been duplicated macro element template according to an embodiment of the invention so that make up the example of the control flow of a collection of macroelement.Specifically, process flow diagram 800 has been described top embodiment in reproduction process described in the step 733.
The control flow of process flow diagram 800 is from step 801 beginning and forward step 803 at once to.In step 803, visit from top to bottom and sort control and noncontrolled variable, control variable is in the top of order.
In step 806, except bottom variable, fix or lock the source range of all variablees.If multiple source designated (in step 718) is a fixed variable, select first source and first source between replicative phase, to remain unchanged.If the appointment single source, this independent source remains unchanged.
As for bottom variable, this variable is designated as duplicates variable.The next variable that duplicates in the ordered list above the variable is designated as independent variable.
In step 809, limit the source of duplicating variable.If specified single source (in step 718), selected this source.If specified multiple source, select each source one by one.
In step 812, the selected source of duplicating variable and fixed variable is used to make up the macroelement file.In step 815, using as discussed above, filename is saved in the macroelement file on the memory location of appointment.
In step 818, check and duplicate variable to determine whether existing other source to be limited.If control forwards step 809 to, selects next source.For duplicating variable, after the limit of the scope in source, control and forward step 821 to.
In step 821, check that whether independent variable with the limit of the source range of determining it.If independent variable is assigned to single source, control forwards step 827 to.If independent variable is assigned to multiple source, control forwards step 824 to and carries out iterating the first time.But, for iterating in the future, to have only and between replicative phase, do not use out-of-dately when one of assigned source, control just forwards step 824 to.
In step 824, independent variable is added 1 with the next source in the scope of selecting it.After this, control forwards step 809 to, for variable is duplicated in the new source qualification of independent variable.
In step 827, select to duplicate the next variable above the variable.In step 830, check selected variable.If selected variable is a control variable, control forwards step 839 to.Otherwise, in step 833, check whether selected variable can be accepted.If selected variable contains single source, skip this variable.Control turns back to step 827 and selects time the highest variable.Then, in step 830, check this variable.
But, if find that in step 833 selected variable contains multiple source, is designated as independent variable with this variable in step 836.After this, control turns back to step 824.
In step 839, check whether selected variable can be accepted.If control variable is assigned to single source, control forwards step 848 to.
If control variable contains multiple source, in step 842, control variable is designated as independent variable.In step 845, check that whether independent variable with the limit of the source range of determining it.Control turns back to step 824 and carries out iterating the first time.But, for iterating in the future, to have only and between replicative phase, do not use out-of-dately when one of assigned source, control just forwards step 824 to.If all sources are limit all, control forwards step 848 to.
Therefore, finish its scope, just increase progressively top next variable, till the source range limit of next variable whenever duplicating variable.This process lasts till has always selected control variable and in step 845 till the whole source range limit of control variable in step 830.
In step 848, variable's attribute is associated with the macroelement of each structure.From control variable, name table, link information and other structure information are included in the macroelement file.Such as discussed above, the name table supports to create automatically the UNC of macroelement filename.Link information couples together variable, so that the change of in the future particular source being done automatically is reflected in all macroelements that comprise the change source.In case finish reproduction process, as step 895 indication, control flow finishes.
Therefore, the present invention allows to make up the macroelement library from macro element template.The structure information that is associated with macroelement has promoted the level of intelligence of robotization multimedia production system.For example, the connection table makes the relevant field of each macroelement obtain following the tracks of and monitoring.The connection table combines macroelement mutually, so that the variation of the making value of a macroelement or attribute field will involve whole macro element library automatically, so that upgrade the relative production value or the attribute field of other macroelement automatically.Therefore, the director there is no need constantly to note that each attribute of each macroelement file guarantees to make renewal making value when changing during making.
For example, if mechanical disorder has taken place VTR1, the director can edit structure information, so that use another RPD, for example, VTR2 replaces VTR1.Macroelement will dynamically change, and upgrade all macroelements of VTR1, so that specify VTR2 to replace VTR1.Except the making value being made overall situation change, embodiments of the invention also make the director can carry out global search, with the macroelement that has designated value in the identification specific fields.
In case made up macroelement according to the present invention, can test macroelement, to guarantee that macroelement is to each source operate as normal all.In one embodiment, utilize the robotization control program, for example, Transition Macro discussed above TMThe macroelement that the test of multimedia making control program makes up from duplicate.The robotization control program is carried out each macroelement file to test this source and/or to make media piece.
In one embodiment, provide stand-alone utility so that from macro element template, make up macroelement.After this, macroelement is imported in the discrete robotization control program.
In another embodiment, on the robotization control program, make up macroelement, subsequently its input is made up the control interface 100 of macro element template.From macro element template, make up a collection of macroelement, then, each macroelement input is used for testing the robotization control program of controlling with robotization.
In another embodiment, the present invention's (for example, control interface 100 and duplicate control interface 600) is incorporated in the robotization control program, is copied as the macro element template that each template generates a collection of macroelement so that allow to create.Can need not macroelement is imported the test of Another application program ground and carried out each macroelement to make media piece.
Fig. 1-the 8th, the concept nature illustration that makes the present invention be easy to illustrate.Should be understood that embodiments of the invention can be with hardware, firmware, software or the realization of their array configuration.In such embodiments, realize that with hardware, firmware, software or their array configuration various parts and step are to finish function of the present invention.That is to say, same hardware, firmware or software module can finish one or more shown in square (that is, parts or step).
The present invention can realize in can carrying out one or more computer system of function as herein described.With reference to Fig. 9, Fig. 9 shows and can be used on the illustrative computer system 900 that realizes among the present invention.After having read this description, how to utilize other computer system and/or computer based Infrastructure to realize that the present invention is conspicuous for the person of ordinary skill of the art.
Computer system 900 comprises the one or more processors such as processor 904.Processor 904 connects with infrastructure 906 (for example, communication bus, cross bar or network).Various software implementation examples are described by means of this illustrative computer system.After having read this description, how to utilize other computer system and/or computer based Infrastructure to realize that the present invention is conspicuous for the person of ordinary skill of the art.
Computer system 900 can comprise forwarding from figure, text and other data of the communications infrastructure 906 (or from unshowned frame buffer) so that be presented at display interface device 902 on the display unit 930.
Computer system 900 also comprises the primary memory 908 of random access storage device (RAM) preferably and can also comprise supplementary storage 910.Supplementary storage 910 can comprise, for example, and hard disk drive 912 and/or represent the detachable memory driver 914 of floppy disk, tape drive and CD drive etc.Detachable memory driver 914 is read and write removable storage unit 918 in a well-known manner.Removable storage unit 918 representatives can be by floppy disk, tape and the CD etc. of 914 read-writes of detachable memory driver.Should be realized that removable storage unit 918 comprises computer software (for example, program or other instruction) and/or data storage computer usable storage medium therein.
In alternate embodiments, supplementary storage 910 can comprise makes can pack into other similar device in the computer system 900 of computer software and/or data.Such device can comprise, for example, and removable storage unit 922 and interface 920.Such example (for example can comprise programming box and pod interface, that that in video game device, finds), detachable storage chip (for example, EPROM (EPROM) or PROM (programmable read only memory)) and associated socket and make software and data can be sent to other removable storage unit 922 and the interface 920 of computer system 900 from removable storage unit 922.
Computer system 900 can also comprise communication interface 924.Communication interface 924 can transmit software and data between computer system 900 and external unit.The example of communication interface 924 can comprise modulator-demodular unit, network interface (for example, Ethernet card), communication port, PCMCIA (PCMCIA (personal computer memory card international association)) slot and card etc.The software and the data that transmit by communication interface 924 have the form of signal 928, and signal 928 can be electricity, electromagnetism, light or other signal that can be received by communication interface 924.These signals 928 offer communication interface 924 by communication path (that is channel) 926.Communication path 926 carries signal 928, and can utilize electric wire or cable, optical fiber, telephone wire, cellular phone connection, RF (radio frequency) connection and other communication channel to realize.
In this document, term " computer program media " and " computer-usable medium " are used for referring to prevailingly the medium such as removable storage unit 918, removable storage unit 922, the hard disk that is installed in hard disk drive 918 and signal 928.These computer programs are the devices that software offered computer system 900.The objective of the invention is to such computer program.
Computer program (also being called computer control logic or computer readable program code) is stored in primary memory 908 and/or the supplementary storage 910.Computer program also can receive by communication interface 924.When being performed, such computer program makes computer system 900 can realize the present invention as discussed in this article.Especially, when being performed, computer program makes processor 904 can realize process of the present invention, for example, utilize aforesaid control interface 100 and duplicate the various components at control interface 600, for example, the method that method 200,300,700 and various step of 800 realize.So such computer program is represented the controller of computer system 900.
Utilizing software to realize in the embodiments of the invention, can be stored in software in the computer program and utilize removable storage unit 914, hard disk drive 912, interface 920 or communication interface 924 software can be packed in the computer system 900.When being carried out by processor 904, steering logic (software) makes processor 904 finish function of the present invention as herein described.
In another embodiment, the present invention mainly realizes in order to the example, in hardware of the such hardware component of the like special IC of use-case (ASIC).Realize that hardware state machine is conspicuous so that finish function as herein described for the person of ordinary skill of the art.
In another embodiment again, utilize both combinations of hardware and software to realize the present invention.
General aspects of the present invention has fully been disclosed to the description of specific embodiment in the front, other personnel need not to carry out too much experiment, by using the knowledge (comprising that this paper is for the content with reference to the file of quoting) in the present technique field, just can easily revise and/or improve such specific embodiment and do not depart from universal of the present invention for various application.Therefore, according to principle and the guide that this paper provides, such modification and improving all in the implication and scope of the equivalent of disclosed embodiment.The wording and the term that should be understood that this paper are for purpose of description, rather than restrictive, thereby wording of this instructions and term, are explained in conjunction with the knowledge in present technique field according to principle and guide that this paper provides by those of ordinary skill in the art.
Though various embodiment of the present invention described above should be understood that they provide by way of example, is not restrictive.For the person of ordinary skill of the art, apparent, can do various changes to them in form and details and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, the present invention should not limit by above-mentioned any one exemplary embodiment, and should only limit according to appended claims and its equivalent.

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1. a method that generates one or more assemblies of media piece comprises the steps:
(1) definition first instruction sequence, when this first instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with first device type, wherein, the described first instruction sequence nonrecognition is used to receive the particular production equipment of control command;
(2) definition second instruction sequence, when this second instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with second device type, wherein, the described second instruction sequence nonrecognition is used to receive the particular production equipment of control command;
(3) definition the 3rd instruction sequence, so that described first device type is connected with described second device type, thus from the output with making apparatus in the middle of described group of described first device type be connected from output with the one or more making apparatus in the middle of described group of described second device type; With
(4) carry out described first sequence, described second sequence and described the 3rd sequence, thereby generate first assembly of media piece.
2. method according to claim 1 further comprises the steps:
(5) described first sequence, described second sequence and described the 3rd sequence are saved in the component file, described component file is searchable, so that reproduce described first assembly.
3. method according to claim 2 further comprises the steps:
(6) retrieve described component file; With
(7) carry out described first sequence, described second sequence and described the 3rd sequence, thereby reproduce described first assembly.
4. method according to claim 1 further comprises the steps:
(5) definition the 4th instruction sequence, when the 4th instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with the 3rd device type, wherein, described the 4th instruction sequence nonrecognition is used to receive the particular production equipment of control command.
5. method according to claim 4, wherein, step (4) comprising:
Carry out described the 4th sequence with described first sequence, described second sequence and described the 3rd sequence, thereby generate described first assembly.
6. method according to claim 4 further comprises the steps:
(6) carry out described the 4th sequence, thereby generate second assembly of media piece.
7. method according to claim 4 further comprises the steps:
(6) described the 4th sequence is saved in second component file, described second component file is searchable, so that generate second assembly of media piece.
8. method according to claim 4 further comprises the steps:
(6) the definition the five fingers make sequence, when these the five fingers make sequence be performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with the 4th device type, wherein, the described the five fingers make the sequence nonrecognition be used to receive the particular production equipment of control command.
9. method according to claim 8 further comprises the steps:
Carry out described the 5th sequence with described the 4th sequence, thereby generate second assembly of media piece.
10. method according to claim 8 further comprises the steps:
(7) described the 5th sequence is saved in second component file, described second component file is searchable, so that carry out described the 5th sequence, thus second assembly of generation media piece.
11. method according to claim 1 further comprises the steps:
(5) from have described group of described first device type, specify first making apparatus, wherein, from the output of described first making apparatus be connected from output with the one or more making apparatus in the middle of described group of described second device type.
12. method according to claim 11 further comprises the steps:
(5) from have described group of described second device type, specify one or more making apparatus, wherein, be connected with output from specified one or more making apparatus from the output of described first making apparatus.
13. one kind receives the method for input to programme from several making sources, comprises the steps:
(1) allow to create the first instruction group that is used for receiving from first channel first input, described first channel is mapped to particular source;
(2) allow to create the second instruction group that is used for receiving from second channel second input, wherein, described second channel is not mapped to particular source; With
(3) carry out described first group and described second group simultaneously, so that generate the assembly of program.
14. method according to claim 13 further comprises the steps:
(4) described first channel is mapped to be used for supply video as described first the input video source.
15. method according to claim 14 further comprises the steps:
(5) identification is used to supply the one or more audio-source of audio frequency as described second input.
16. method according to claim 15 further comprises the steps:
(6) allow to create the 3rd instruction group that is used for receiving from the 3rd channel the audio frequency input, wherein, described the 3rd channel is not mapped to the special audio source.
17. method according to claim 14 further comprises the steps:
(5) identification is used for second video source of supply video as described second input.
18. method according to claim 14 further comprises the steps:
(5) identification is used to supply the source of telegraph key signal as described second input.
19. method according to claim 13 further comprises the steps:
(4) designated equipment type will be so that will have the particular source that the making apparatus of described device type is chosen to be mapped to described first channel.
20. method according to claim 13 further comprises the steps:
(4) designated equipment type is identified as the particular source that is not mapped to described second channel so that will have the making apparatus of described device type.
21. method according to claim 13 further comprises the steps:
(4) identification several sources in succession of being used to supply described second input.
22. method according to claim 13 further comprises the steps:
(5) identification is used to supply several non-sources in succession of described second input.
23. an automation control system that generates one or more assemblies of media piece comprises:
First controlling object is used to define first instruction sequence, when this first instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with first device type;
Second controlling object is used to define second instruction sequence, when this second instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with second device type;
Associated apparatus is used for described first controlling object is connected with described second controlling object; With
Active device is used for activating described first controlling object or described second controlling object according to finishing of incident, and wherein, described first sequence or described second sequence are carried out in the activation of described first controlling object or described second controlling object respectively.
24. automation control system according to claim 23, wherein, described associated apparatus comprises the link field with described first controlling object coupling, and wherein, described link field allows described first controlling object is connected with described second controlling object.
25. automation control system according to claim 23 wherein, is connected with output from the making apparatus with described second device type from the output of the making apparatus with described first device type.
26. automation control system according to claim 23, wherein, described associated apparatus comprises the table that is connected with described first controlling object coupling, wherein, described connection table comprises several tuples, and each tuple allows to be connected with output from the making apparatus with another device type from the output of the making apparatus with described first device type.
27. automation control system according to claim 23 further comprises:
Be used to the to divide into groups filing object of described first controlling object and described second controlling object, so as with described first sequence and described second sequential recording to template file.
28. automation control system according to claim 27, wherein, described template file comprises and is used for information that described first controlling object is connected with described second controlling object.
29. automation control system according to claim 27 further comprises:
The color device is used to specify the color scheme, and wherein, automation control system shows described first controlling object and described second controlling object with same color.
30. automation control system according to claim 23 further comprises:
Input media, be used for the input template file, with described first controlling object and the described second controlling object layout automation control system, wherein, described associated apparatus is operated and is created or revise the information that is used to connect described first controlling object and described second controlling object.
31. automation control system according to claim 23 further comprises:
Labelling apparatus is used for indicating automation control system to show at least one mark of described first controlling object and described second controlling object.
32. automation control system according to claim 23 further comprises:
Source apparatus is used to discern first making apparatus with described first device type, and wherein, when being activated, described first controlling object sends to described first making apparatus with control command.
33. automation control system according to claim 32 further comprises:
Device for limiting is used to discern the one or more making apparatus with described second device type, and wherein, when being activated, described second controlling object sends to described one or more making apparatus with control command.
34. automation control system according to claim 33 further comprises:
Labelling apparatus is used for indicating automation control system to show at least one mark of described first making apparatus and described one or more making apparatus.
35. automation control system according to claim 23 further comprises:
Wherein, described first controlling object comprises the Source Type field that allows to specify described first device type.
36. automation control system according to claim 23 further comprises:
Control line is used to show described first controlling object or described second controlling object, wherein, with device type be assigned to described control line and described control line can be configured to allow with the making apparatus reciprocation of specified device type coupling.
37. automation control system according to claim 23, wherein, the specified device type of the determining positions of described first controlling object on described control line, wherein, specified device type is described first device type.
38. automation control system according to claim 23 further comprises:
Timeline is used for placing described first controlling object or described second controlling object relatively with the volume coordinate of described timeline.
39. an automation control system that generates one or more assemblies of media piece comprises:
First controlling object is used to define first instruction sequence, when this first instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with first device type;
Second controlling object is used to define second instruction sequence, when this second instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with second device type;
At least one control line, be used to show described first controlling object or described second controlling object, wherein, device type is assigned to described at least one control line and described at least one control line can be configured to allow with the making apparatus reciprocation of specified device type coupling; With
Active device is used for activating described first controlling object or described second controlling object according to finishing of incident, and wherein, described first sequence or described second sequence are carried out in the activation of described first controlling object or described second controlling object respectively.
40. a user interface that is used to programme comprises:
Several control icon, and wherein, each control icon is associated with one or more instructions of a group that is used to control the one or more making apparatus with joint equipment type;
Input media is used for the control icon in the middle of described several control icons is placed on the interface; With
First control line, be used to respond described input media, show the first control icon that described several control icons are central, wherein, the one or more instructions that are associated with the described first control icon are executable, so that control command is sent to first making apparatus.
41., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 40:
Source apparatus is used for identification or selects described first making apparatus.
42., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 40:
The name device is used to allow the user to specify the identifier of described first making apparatus, and wherein, the described one or more instructions that are associated with the described first control icon comprise the executable instruction that is used to select and control described first making apparatus.
43., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 40:
Second control line, be used to respond described input media, show the second control icon that described several control icons are central, wherein, the one or more instructions that are associated with the described second control icon are executable, so that control command is sent to second making apparatus.
44. according to the described interface of claim 43, wherein, the device type of mating with the described second control icon is different from the device type of mating with the described first control icon.
45., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 43:
Associated apparatus is used for the described first control icon is connected with the described second control icon.
46. according to the described interface of claim 45, wherein, described associated apparatus comprises:
Be used for the device that will be connected with output from the output of described first making apparatus from described second making apparatus.
47., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 43:
Source apparatus, be used to change the described one or more instructions that are associated with the described first control icon, wherein, when described one or more instructions are performed, control command is sent to the 3rd making apparatus, so that will be connected with output from described second making apparatus from the output of described the 3rd making apparatus, wherein, described the 3rd making apparatus and described first making apparatus have the joint equipment type.
48., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 43:
Associated apparatus is used for that the described first control icon and described second is controlled icon and is connected, so as described one or more instructions that will be associated with described first making apparatus be connected with described one or more instructions that described second making apparatus is associated.
49., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 40:
Timeline, wherein, the volume coordinate of described input media and described timeline is placed the control icon relatively, and wherein, described volume coordinate is recorded into the control chart target property value of being placed.
50., further comprise according to the described interface of claim 49:
Pass the timer of described timeline, wherein, in a single day described timer reaches the control icon of being placed with regard to activation with the timer value of the control chart target record space coordinate coupling of being placed, wherein, the control icon of being placed is in case activated one or more instructions that just execution is associated with the control icon of being placed by described timer.
51. according to the described interface of claim 50, wherein, described timeline is divided frame by frame.
52. a user interface that is used to programme comprises:
Several control icon, and wherein, each control icon is associated with one or more instructions of a group that is used to control the one or more making apparatus with joint equipment type; With
Control line is used to show the control icon in the middle of described several control icons, wherein, with device type be assigned to described control line and described control line can be configured to allow with the making apparatus reciprocation of specified device type coupling.
53. according to the described interface of claim 52, wherein, the shown specified device type of control icon decision.
54. a user interface that is used to programme comprises:
Several control icon, and wherein, each control icon is associated with one or more instructions of a group that is used to control the one or more making apparatus with joint equipment type;
Input media is used for the control icon in the middle of described several control icons is placed on the interface; With
Several control lines are used to respond described input media, show described several control icons, wherein, with device type be assigned to every control line and every control line can be configured to allow with the making apparatus reciprocation of specified device type coupling.
55. a computer program that comprises computer-usable medium, it contains to be embedded in makes computing machine generate the steering logic of one or more assemblies of media piece in the described medium, and described steering logic comprises:
First device is used to make computing machine to define first instruction sequence, when this first instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with first device type;
Second device is used to make computing machine to define second instruction sequence, when this second instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with second device type;
The 3rd device is used to make computing machine that described first sequence is connected with described second sequence; With
The 4th device is used to make computing machine to carry out described first sequence or described second sequence.
56., further comprise according to the described computer program of claim 55:
The 5th device is used to make computing machine divide into groups described first controlling object and described second controlling object, so as with described first sequence and described second sequential recording to template file.
57. a computer program that comprises computer-usable medium, it contains to be embedded in makes computing machine generate the steering logic of one or more assemblies of media piece in the described medium, and described steering logic comprises:
First device is used to make computing machine to define first instruction sequence, when this first instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with first device type;
Second device is used to make computing machine to define second instruction sequence, when this second instruction sequence is performed, control command is sent to a group of the one or more making apparatus with second device type;
The 3rd device, be used to make computing machine at least one control line, to show first controlling object that is associated with described first sequence or second controlling object that is associated with described second sequence, wherein, device type is assigned at least one control line and described at least one control line be can be configured to allow with mutual with the making apparatus of specified device type coupling; With
Make computing machine can carry out the 4th device of described first sequence or described second sequence.
58. a management is used to make the method for a collection of macroelement file of one or more media piece, comprises the steps:
(1) the macroelement file of input in the middle of described batch;
(2) one or more controlling object that will be associated with described macroelement are placed on the display;
(3) activate the first central controlling object of one or more controlling object of being placed, so that visit the mathematic parameter of described first controlling object;
(4) revise described property parameters, so that specify the structure information of the assembly be used to generate media piece; With
(5) create the macro element template file that comprises described first controlling object and the property parameters of being revised.
59. a management is used to make the method for a collection of macro element template file of one or more media piece, comprises the steps:
(1) one or more controlling object is placed on the display;
(2) activate described one or more controlling object, so that visit the property parameters of described one or more controlling object;
(3) revise described property parameters, so that specify the structure information of the assembly be used to generate media piece; With
(4) create the macro element template file that comprises described one or more controlling object and the property parameters of being revised.
60. according to the described method of claim 59, wherein, step (3) further comprises the steps:
Revise described property parameters, so that specify the device type of a group of one or more making apparatus.
61., further comprise the steps: according to the described method of claim 60
(6) on discrete control line, show described one or more controlling object, described discrete control line can be configured to allow with the making apparatus reciprocation of the specified device type coupling that shows controlling object.
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