CN101611451B - Two-dimensional timeline display of media items - Google Patents
Two-dimensional timeline display of media items Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN101611451B CN101611451B CN200780051673.8A CN200780051673A CN101611451B CN 101611451 B CN101611451 B CN 101611451B CN 200780051673 A CN200780051673 A CN 200780051673A CN 101611451 B CN101611451 B CN 101611451B
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- thumbnail
- pane
- group
- thumbnail group
- media
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Active
Links
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane having a vertical direction and horizontal direction, displaying, within the media pane, a plurality of thumbnail groups, each thumbnail group comprising one or more thumbnails collectively representing a corresponding media item, a first thumbnail group being displayed as arranged in a first row extending across the media pane in the horizontal direction such that the first thumbnail group is displayed substantially adjacent to a first vertical edge of the media pane and subsequent thumbnail groups are displayed substantially adjacent to one another in the first row until a thumbnail group in the first row is displayed substantially adjacent to a second vertical edge of the media pane, and displaying a next thumbnail group in a second row vertically displaced from the first row.
Description
To the cross reference of related application
This application claims the interests of following U.S. Patent application: (1) on Dec 22nd, 2006 submit to, the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/871 that is entitled as " Two-Dimensional Timelining ", 740 and (2) on June 29th, 2007 submit to, the U. S. application No.11/771 that is entitled as " Two-DimensionalTimeline Display of Media Items ", 761.Whole disclosures of above two U. S. applications are merged in the part as present specification by reference.
Technical field
Generally speaking, this document describes the system utilizing Video editing software edit video clips and technology.
Background technology
The scene of motion can utilize plurality of devices to catch and record, and these equipment comprise from the prior art professional camera be used in TV and film making to the simple camera on cell phone.Some may be used for catching the digital format that the equipment (comprising digital camcorders and digital camera) of motion picture also allows to comprise Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) form and stores the image captured.Depend on capacity of equipment and user's setting, camera can catch and storing audio and video.The information recorded stores automatically in a digital format, and the equipment based on various wired or wireless communication agreement (such as, bluetooth or USB (universal serial bus) (USB)) can be utilized easily to be sent to the utility appliance comprising hard disc of computer.
The Video editing software of such as iMovie HD 6.0.1 is the Non-linear Editing Technique that the user having a large video clipping storehouse provides to edit raw footage (footage).This editor comprise the fragment shearing image data, the fragment rearranging same video editing, rearrange and combine multiple video clipping fragment and by add comprise audio track, offscreen voice, transition between title and frame content carry out revised context.Software marker regularly adds function to software, and make software for simple to operate domestic consumer, the video of simultaneously having returned provides the quality being close to specialty.
Summary of the invention
In one example in which, based on user's input, system can upload video editing storehouse, a series of thumbnails video clipping is shown as in user interface, the preview of particular moment in video clipping is provided and allows user to edit the content of display video clipping in the user interface.
In one is implemented, describe a kind of computer implemented method.The method is included in display in the user interface in Digital Media System and has the media pane of vertical direction and horizontal direction, multiple thumbnail group is shown in this media pane, each thumbnail group comprises the common one or more thumbnails representing respective media item, first thumbnail group is shown as in the first row being arranged in and extending in the horizontal direction across media pane, the first thumbnail group is made to be substantially adjacent to the first vertical edge display of media pane, and follow-up thumbnail group is shown as in the first row substantially adjacent one another are, until the thumbnail group in the first row is substantially adjacent to the second vertical edge display of media pane, and with the second row of the first row vertical movement in show next thumbnail group.
This and other side can comprise one or more following characteristics.In first thumbnail group, the display order of thumbnail can correspond to the respective media item order that be captured, wherein the advancing corresponding to thumbnail from left to right and in vertical direction location from the top down in the horizontal direction of time.First vertical edge can comprise the left hand edge of media pane, and the second vertical edge can comprise the right hand edge of media pane.Second row can below the first row.Adjacent row can be separated by groove.Media item can comprise one or more video clipping and rest image.The size of media pane is changed, the number of the number of the thumbnail group in a line or row or both automatically change in response to user.Thumbnail in first thumbnail group can show continuously.First thumbnail in subsequent thumbnail group shown in media pane can separate with last thumbnail in previous thumbnail group.In response to user's input, in thumbnail group, the number of thumbnail can change.In response to user's input, one or more thumbnail group can be hidden and not show.Hide one or more thumbnail group not show and make to remain visible thumbnail group and rearrange, to fill the gap corresponding to the thumbnail group be hidden.Each thumbnail can have unified lateral dimension and unified vertical dimension.Thumbnail group can show according to the mode being similar to word in word processing using user interface.It can be thumbnail fixed time section.This time period can change based on user's input.The change time period can make the number of thumbnail in thumbnail group change.One or more thumbnails in single thumbnail group can be shifted in different vertical display line.
In another kind is implemented, describe a kind of medium for carrying the instruction making one or more machine performing operations.Operation is included in display in the user interface in Digital Media System and has the media pane of vertical direction and horizontal direction, multiple thumbnail group is shown in this media pane, each thumbnail group comprises the common one or more thumbnails representing respective media item, first thumbnail group is shown as in the first row being arranged in and extending in the horizontal direction across media pane, the first thumbnail group is made to be substantially adjacent to the first vertical edge display of media pane, and follow-up thumbnail group is shown as in the first row substantially adjacent one another are, until the thumbnail group in the first row is substantially adjacent to the second vertical edge display of media pane, and with the second row of the first row vertical movement in show next thumbnail group.
This and other side can comprise one or more following characteristics.In first thumbnail group, the display order of thumbnail can correspond to the respective media item order that be captured, wherein the advancing corresponding to thumbnail from left to right and in vertical direction location from the top down in the horizontal direction of time.First vertical edge can comprise the left hand edge of media pane, and the second vertical edge can comprise the right hand edge of media pane.Second row can below the first row.Adjacent row can be separated by groove.Media item can comprise one or more video clipping and rest image.The size of media pane is changed, the number of the number of the thumbnail group in a line or row or both can automatically change in response to user.Thumbnail in first thumbnail group can show continuously.First thumbnail of subsequent thumbnail group shown in media pane can separate with last thumbnail in previous thumbnail group.In response to user's input, in thumbnail group, the number of thumbnail can change.In response to user's input, one or more thumbnail group can be hidden and not show.Hide one or more thumbnail group not show and make to remain visible thumbnail group and rearrange, to fill the gap corresponding to the thumbnail group be hidden.Each thumbnail can have unified lateral dimension and unified vertical dimension.Thumbnail group can show according to the mode being similar to word in word processing using user interface.It can be thumbnail fixed time section.This time period can change based on user's input.The change time period can make the number of thumbnail in thumbnail group change.One or more thumbnails in single thumbnail group can be shifted in different vertical display line.
System described herein and technology can provide one or more following advantage.First, the video clipping in video library can be browsed as rows of horizontal thumbnails, and wherein thumbnail can represent all or part of time period of video clipping.Thumbnail reels in the visual windows of user interface, to avoid in window horizontal rolling with the fragment of accessing video editing.Video clipping presents to user with the form of line during two dimension.Secondly, the frame corresponding to the moment in video clipping can carry out preview by being put into by cursor simply on the display device that operated by the indicating equipment of such as mouse about the desired locations on the thumbnail of this video clipping.Be in the system of mouse at indicating equipment, the multiple frames in video clipping can move past preview by simple mouse, and do not need any some place on a user interface to click the mouse.When selecting video segment in editing process, user can use this function to determine the start and stop point in video clipping.3rd, the fragment of desired length can be selected and separate, for editor with the remainder of video clipping from video clipping.To be similar in text editor the mode selecting text, user can select the one or more expectation fragments in video clipping.Subsequently, one or more institutes selected episode can be sent to the independent sector of user interface by user, to edit the content of this fragment.The indicating equipment transmission of such as mouse can be utilized by selected episode, and do not need clicked the mouse by any some place of selected episode.4th, user can anchor to specified point in video clipping content by the specified point in the additional content by covering on recording of video, and overlay content wherein comprises audio track, offscreen voice, transition between title and frame.By this way, the initial time that overlay content is reset can be synchronized to the content of video clipping by user, and is no matter interpolation or the deletion of video clipping.User can be sure of, once overlay content has anchored to the position of expectation, always then this content just can be reset at the anchor station place in completed video clipping, and no matter user's other amendment that may perform this video clipping is how.
In addition, this system can simplify video editing process and make it to user friendly.Because tedium involved in editor significantly reduces, user is therefore just encouraged this video content to be performed to the editing operation improved.Complete user in the quality of video and video editing confidence can improve simultaneously.
One or more details implemented are set forth in the following drawings with explanation.By illustrating and accompanying drawing and claim, further feature, object and advantage will become apparent.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram example of the user interface performing video editing.
Fig. 2 A is the schematic diagram example each video clipping being shown as the user interface of thumbnail.
Fig. 2 B is the schematic diagram example of user interface video clipping being shown as thumbnail group.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram example of the user interface multiple video clipping being shown as corresponding thumbnail group.
Fig. 4 A is the schematic diagram example of the first frame of the primary importance corresponding to playback head (playhead) in video clipping.
Fig. 4 B is the schematic diagram example of the second frame of the second place corresponding to playback head in video clipping.
Fig. 4 C is the schematic diagram example of the 3rd frame of the 3rd position corresponding to playback head in video clipping.
Fig. 4 D is the schematic diagram example of the 4th frame of the 4th position corresponding to playback head in video clipping.
Fig. 4 E is the schematic diagram example of the 5th frame of the 5th position corresponding to playback head in video clipping.
Fig. 5 selects and is sent to the schematic diagram example of the video content segments of items pane (project pane) from media pane.
Fig. 6 is the example of the overlay content anchoring to video content in items pane.
Fig. 7 is the example of the process flow diagram of method video clipping being shown as a series of one or more thumbnail in thumbnail group.
Fig. 8 is the example that preview corresponds to the process flow diagram of the method for the frame in certain moment in video clipping.
Fig. 9 carries out swiping based on broadcasting speed the example of process flow diagram of method of (scrub).
Figure 10 is the example of the process flow diagram for the method making overlay content synchronous with video content.
Figure 11 is the schematic diagram example of the system implementing Video editing software.
Figure 12 is the schematic diagram example of CPU (central processing unit).
Drawing reference numeral identical in each figure indicates identical element.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 describes the example of the schematic diagram of the user interface 100 performing video editing.User interface 100 comprises media pane 105, items pane 110 and preview pane 115.Comprise and utilize the video clipping of the raw footage of recording unit record to be uploaded to user interface 100 and be presented in media pane 105.In some is implemented, the video clipping comprising raw footage can be stored on the memory device of such as video library.When user interface is opened, system can show available video library in the pane adjacent to media pane 105.In other is implemented, when user interface is opened, system can video clipping on automatic search memory device, and is presented in media pane 105 by all available video clippings.In other is implemented, system can input the video clipping of retrieve stored based on user.User-selected all video clippings can upload to user interface 100, and are presented in media pane 105, and no matter the type of video clipping or recording unit is how.Video clipping can utilize any recording unit record, and described recording unit comprises digital camcorders, digital camera and cell phone.Video clipping can store in any format, and described form comprises quicktime, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, AVI and real video.In addition, the time period of each video clipping may be displayed on display on corresponding video clipping or close.
Items pane 110 comprise from the one or more video clippings be presented in media pane 105, can select to carry out one or more fragments of editing by user.When being selected when fragment and be sent to items pane 110 from media pane 105, automatically create a project.In some is implemented, the pane of display items display can show adjacent to items pane 110.After editing, the content of items pane 110 can save as a finished item.Finished item can be preserved in any format, and described form comprises quicktime, AVI, mpeg-1, mpeg-2 and real, and the form of the video of each fragment no matter in therefrom acquisition project how.The project preserved can reopen, further to edit.In addition, items pane 110 can also comprise the expression of instruction additional content, and described additional content comprises audio track, offscreen voice, transition between title and frame.
Video storage in video clipping is a sequence frame.Preview pane 115 display frame, wherein a frame is in motion picture in multiple photograph image.The frame be presented in preview pane 115 corresponds to a moment in video clipping.Preview pane 115 can show corresponding to the content be presented in media pane 105 and the frame being presented at the content in items pane 110.In addition, based on user's input, preview pane 115 can also be reset and be presented in media pane 105 and video content in items pane 110.Based on system capability, the content of resetting in preview pane 115 can comprise the audio content recording or add to raw footage together with video content.User can in preview pane 115 effect of preview edit video content.
In some is implemented, the width of media pane 105 equals the width sum of items pane 110 and preview pane 115.The height of three panes can be equal to each other.Within the size restriction of the display device of display user interface 100, user can change the size of pane.Within the size restriction of display device, the size of user interface 100 also can change, and this causes the proportional change of the size of pane.
In some is implemented, media pane 105 may be displayed on the bottom half of user interface 100, and items pane 110 and preview pane 115 may be displayed on upper half.Alternatively, media pane 105 may be displayed on upper half, and items pane 110 may be displayed on bottom half.Can in single operation alternate media pane 105 and the position of items pane 110 in user interface 100.Such as, media pane 105 can show the video clipping from video library.Items pane 110 can show the fragment selected from one or more video clipping by user.Preview pane 115 can show with by cursor position on the display device determined moment corresponding frame.When receiving input from user, in single-step operation, the position of media pane 105 and items pane 110 can exchange simultaneously, keeps the content be presented in media pane 105 and items pane 110 simultaneously.
Fig. 2 A describes the schematic diagram example of the user interface 100 each video clipping 200 being shown as thumbnail.Video clipping 200 to comprise from the moment of opening writing function to the moment that writing function is closed by the content of recording unit record.When the video clipping 200 in video library uploads in user interface 100, each video clipping 200 is shown as a line or multirow rectangular thumbnail.Video clipping 200 time line from left to right and advance from the top down.In some is implemented, each video clipping 200 can be represented by single rectangular thumbnail, separates each thumbnail by the distance of system definition, to distinguish video clipping.Thumbnail shows in the first row, until the width summation of thumbnail exceedes the width of shown media pane 105.Follow-up thumbnail is wound up into the next line in media pane 105.Groove as system assigned space separates two row thumbnails.
Fig. 2 B describes the schematic diagram example of the user interface 100 video clipping 200 being shown as thumbnail group 203.The thumbnail group 203 of common expression video clipping is shown as one or more rectangular thumbnail 205 of continuous sequence.Vertical and the lateral dimension of each thumbnail 205 is specified by system.Each video clipping 200 is represented jointly by thumbnail group 203.Each thumbnail group 203 can comprise one or more thumbnail 205.Thumbnail 205 about identical thumbnail group 203 is shown as a continuous sequence.Thumbnail group 203 corresponding to independent video clipping is shown as and last thumbnail 205 of thumbnail group 203 is separated with first thumbnail 205 of subsequent thumbnail group 203.In thumbnail group, the display order of thumbnail corresponds to the order that corresponding video editing is captured.Advancing corresponding to thumbnail from left to right and in vertical direction location from the top down in the horizontal direction of time.Based on user's input, video clipping 200 can be included in user interface 100 or therefrom remove.When the thumbnail group 203 corresponding to video clipping 200 is hidden, remaining thumbnail group 203 rearranges, to fill the gap corresponding to the thumbnail group 203 be hidden.By this way, thumbnail group 203 shows in the mode being similar to word in word processing using user interface.
For the video content of portion of time section in each thumbnail 205 designated editing 200.By the duration of video clipping 200 divided by the time period being assigned to each thumbnail 205.By this way, the number of thumbnail 205 in the thumbnail group 203 needed for display of video clips 200 is determined.The time period that duration of video clipping 200 can be assigned to each thumbnail 205 divides exactly, and does not have the remaining time.In this case, when the duration of video clipping 200 divided by the time being assigned to each thumbnail 205 time, in the thumbnail group 203 needed for display of video clips 200, the number of thumbnail 205 equals the business (Q) except formula, and not free residue.Video clipping 200 shows across the thumbnail of the Q in thumbnail group 203 205.Alternatively, by the whole time period of video clipping 200 divided by the time period being assigned to each thumbnail 205 after, may remain if having time.In this case, in the thumbnail group 203 needed for display of video clips 200, the number of thumbnail 205 equals except the business (Q) of formula adds one.Video clipping 200 shows across the individual thumbnail 205 of (Q+1) in thumbnail group 203.And, in this case, be less than the time period corresponding to other thumbnail 205 in thumbnail group 203 corresponding to the time period of last thumbnail 205 in thumbnail group 203.But, the size about thumbnails 205 all in the thumbnail group 203 of video clipping 200 is equal to each other.When the cursor on display device is put on thumbnail, a kind of color of the fragment (such as, grey) not comprising video content in last thumbnail 205 of video clipping 200 is filled.By this way, user easily can pick out the filling part of last thumbnail 205 in thumbnail group 203 without any video content.The sleazy fragment of thumbnail 205 does not use when editing.By keeping the size of all thumbnails 205 in thumbnail group 203 equal and avoiding, to the display of the fractionated thumbnails 205 representing short time period content, improve the attractive in appearance of user interface 100.
In some is implemented, determine the sum of frame and the sum of thumbnail in video clipping.The sum of frame, divided by the sum of thumbnail, makes each thumbnail in thumbnail group comprise the frame about video clipping of same number.When the number of thumbnail in thumbnail group is based on when such as user inputs change, the sum of frame can divided by the new number of thumbnail.By this way, when the number of thumbnail in thumbnail group changes, the frame number in thumbnail group in each thumbnail can keep being equal to each other.In some is implemented, when in last thumbnail, the time period of content is less than the time period of other thumbnail of thumbnail group, in thumbnail group, the content of last thumbnail is across the whole Size Distribution of thumbnail.In these are implemented, although last thumbnail did not mate with the time period of content in residue thumbnail in same thumbnail group, each point of the physical space taken by thumbnail corresponds to a frame in media item.In other is implemented, when in last thumbnail, the time period of content is less than the time period of other thumbnail of thumbnail group, the size of last thumbnail can brachymemma, to indicate the time period of minimizing.
User can change the time period being assigned to thumbnail 205 in user interface 100.Can be that thumbnail 205 in items pane 110 specifies the time period different from thumbnail 205 in media pane 105.In some is implemented, the display adjacent with items pane 110 with media pane 105 respectively of the first interactive scale and the second interactive scale.Scale is operatively coupled to corresponding pane, and the time making to be assigned to thumbnail in media pane 105 and the time being assigned to thumbnail in items pane 110 can be changed independently by slide respectively the first scale and the second scale.In some is implemented, the time period corresponding to each thumbnail 205 is specified by system.In other is implemented, the time period corresponding to each thumbnail 205 is specified by user.In other is implemented, when video clipping 200 is loaded in media pane 105 first, for each thumbnail 205 specifies the time period equaling default value.This value can change over and specify the user defined value within limiting in system by user.
Vertical and the lateral dimension of thumbnail 205 is unified, and is specified by system.The size of media pane 105 and items pane 110 may be not enough to show all thumbnails 205 about one or more thumbnail group 203 in a row.In some is implemented, the display adjacent with items pane 110 with media pane 105 of interactive scale.This scale is operatively coupled to the size of the thumbnail in media pane 105 and items pane 110.User can change the position of scale, to increase or to reduce the size of thumbnail 205 in media pane 105 and items pane 110.By this way, the size being presented at the thumbnail 205 in media pane 105 and items pane 110 can change simultaneously.In other is implemented, the size of media pane 105 increases automatically, to hold all thumbnails 205 by adding line.But, the size of shown media pane 105 remains unchanged.Vertical scroll bar is attached in media pane 105, makes user can vertical scrolling, visits the video clipping 200 that can not see immediately.In other is implemented, user can utilize indicating equipment or keyboard or both, sweep (pan) media pane 105.By the combination utilizing interactive scale to adjust the size of thumbnail size and increase media pane 105, the display size of thumbnail 205 also can change.
Fig. 3 describes the schematic diagram example of the user interface 100 multiple video clipping 200 being shown as corresponding thumbnail group 203.Each thumbnail group 203 comprises one or more thumbnail 205.In some is implemented, all video clippings 200 of video library automatically can to upload in user interface 100 and to be presented in media pane 105 as multirow thumbnail group 203.In other is implemented, one or more video clippings 200 of video library can upload in user interface 100 selectively based on user's input, and are presented in media pane 105.The default size of user interface 100 is specified by system.Based on the time period being assigned to thumbnail 205 and based on duration of video clipping 200, each video clipping 200 distributes across the one or more thumbnails 205 in thumbnail group 203.In the example shown, in the default view of user interface 100, thumbnail group 1,2,3 and 4 corresponds to respectively across the video clipping 1,2,3 and 4 of 6,1,3 and 1 thumbnail displays.If the overall width of thumbnail 205 exceedes the width of media pane 105 in a line, then add new a line, and follow-up thumbnail 205 reels in media pane 105 and in row below being presented at.In media pane 105 and items pane 110, the size of thumbnail can be entered as ratio based on user and changes.
In the thumbnail group 203 of display of video clips 200, the number of thumbnail 205 automatically changes based on the time period being assigned to each thumbnail 205.When video clipping 200 shows across the one or more thumbnails 205 in thumbnail group 203, except last thumbnail 205 in each thumbnail group 203, the time period corresponding to each thumbnail 205 is equal to each other.Be less than or equal to corresponding to the time period of last thumbnail 205 in thumbnail group 203, but can not be greater than, corresponding to the time period of other thumbnail 205 in same thumbnail group 203.In response to user's input, each video clipping 200 can be shown as single thumbnail 205.In these are implemented, the size corresponding to the thumbnail 205 of video clipping 200 is equal to each other.The duration of the video clipping 200 represented by thumbnail 205 does not need to be equal to each other.
When being put into when the cursor on display device on the thumbnail 205 in user interface 100, playback head is presented at the position of cursor on display device.In some is implemented, playback head is the perpendicular line of the vertical dimension highly equaling thumbnail 205.When cursor is put into the position away from thumbnail 205, playback head disappears.By operation instruction equipment or keyboard or both, user can change cursor position on the display device.When being positioned at a position on thumbnail 205 when playback head, corresponding in video and be presented in preview pane 115 by the frame in the position of playback head determined moment on thumbnail.By this way, the frame about the video content across thumbnail display one or more in media pane 105 and items pane 110 can preview in preview pane 115.
When playback head is positioned on thumbnail 205, the frame corresponding to playback head position in video clipping 200 is presented on thumbnail 205.When playback head moves across thumbnail 205, utilize the frame of the reposition corresponding to playback head, carry out the display on continuous updating thumbnail 205.In addition, the frame be presented on thumbnail 205 is simultaneously displayed on preview pane 115.When being presented at the frame on thumbnail 205 and upgrading along with the movement of playback head, the frame be presented in preview pane 115 also upgrades.
Fig. 4 A-4E describes the schematic diagram example of the frame corresponding to playback head position in video clipping.In the example shown, playback head moves horizontally across No. 2 thumbnails in No. 3 thumbnail groups.When playback head moves to the right (the playback head position 5) of thumbnail from the left side (playback head position 1) of thumbnail, the frame corresponding to playback head position is presented in preview pane 115.The speed that in preview pane 115, frame upgrades corresponds to broadcasting speed.Broadcasting speed input is customer-furnished.In some is implemented, utilize mouse as indicating equipment, user can move horizontally mouse across one or more thumbnail 205.Broadcasting speed corresponds to the speed that user moves indicating equipment.In other is implemented, system can have one or more broadcasting speed of specifying, and user can therefrom select.Scraping refers to by the thumbnail 205 in thumbnail group 203 moving forward or backward the content that cursor carrys out the one or more thumbnail 205 of preview.The content of thumbnail 205 can be swiped by simple mouse-over (mouse over) operation, and this operation does not need the frame of clicking the mouse in preview preview pane 115 on thumbnail 205.The time line of advancing representing video clipping moves from left to right.Therefore, the frame that order display that playback head makes to be recorded frame by frame in preview pane 115 corresponds to playback head position is moved from left to right.Similarly, the frame that playback head makes to correspond to by the order contrary with the order that frame is recorded display playback head position in preview pane 115 is moved from right to left.Utilize indicating equipment from left to right or from right to left or the two is with the content of thumbnail 205 in preview pane 115 of swiping, user can move with broadcasting speed the playback head be put on thumbnail 205.
When playback head moves across one or more thumbnail 205 with broadcasting speed, utilize the frame corresponding to playback head position on thumbnail 205, carry out continuous updating preview pane 115.By this way, the content of video clipping 200 is scratched.Recording unit can have not only recording of video but also the feature of record audio content.Therefore, video clipping can comprise the audio content recorded together with video content.When the content of video clipping is scratched, depend on the moving direction of playback head, video and audio content can be reset forward or backward.In some is implemented, if broadcasting speed is less than first threshold, then the video and audio content being scratched fragment is all reset.Depend on the audio frequency characteristics of system, video and the audio frequency associated with video all input according to user and swipe forward or backward.The order that video and audio content is reset corresponds to the direction of playback head movement.If broadcasting speed exceedes first threshold, but lower than Second Threshold, then only have video content to be scratched, and audio content (if any) is not swiped.If broadcasting speed exceedes Second Threshold, then video or the audio frequency that associates with video are not reset.In this case, the default view of thumbnail 205 is presented in preview pane 115.The default view of thumbnail can comprise any frame of video clipping, comprises the frame in thumbnail residing for playback head and frame relevant to this thumbnail in any thumbnail of video clipping, and no matter the position of playback head is where.If the moving direction of playback head is defined as substantially vertical, then the default view of thumbnail is also shown in preview pane 115.The video content be presented in media pane 105 can be reset and preview with broadcasting speed in preview pane 115.User can reset in any desired locations place start and stop in any thumbnail shown in media pane 105.
From in the video clipping 200 uploaded to media pane 105, user can select the fragment of video and selected fragment is sent to items pane 110.Fig. 5 describes and to select from media pane 105 and to be sent to the schematic diagram example of the video content segments of items pane 110.By this way, user can edit the content of the raw footage be presented in media pane 105.Content from thumbnail 205 in media pane 105 selects the mode of text to be selected to be similar in text editor.Playback head is put into the reference position that thumbnail 205 is expected.Based on the preview of frame in the preview pane 115 obtained by playback head being put into a position in thumbnail 205, user can select the reference position on thumbnail 205.In some is implemented, indicating equipment is mouse.By playback head being put into the position of expectation and clicking the mouse, user can select the reference position on thumbnail 205.Thereafter, user just can move horizontally mouse across all or part of fragment of the thumbnail group 203 corresponding to video clipping 200 and arrive the end position expected.When user clicks the mouse at the end position place expected, the fragment that playback head is crossed over just be have selected.In some is implemented, the fragment of leap can be shown as the shaded rectangle that can easily distinguish.Before or after the reference position that can be positioned at institute's selected episode by the end position of selected episode.Be arranged in identical thumbnail group by the reference position of selected episode and end position and be correlated with identical video clipping.
In other is implemented, by utilization as the click of the indicating equipment of mouse and drag operation, user can select the fragment of video clipping 200.In other is implemented, by selecting reference position and end position, and do not drag playback head to end position from reference position, user can select the fragment of video clipping 200.Such as, playback head can be put into the reference position of expectation and click the indicating equipment of such as mouse by user.User can press " Command (the order) " key on lower keyboard, playback head is moved to the end position of expectation, and clicks the mouse at end position place.Fragment between starting and ending position just automatically be have selected.On keyboard the combination in any of one or more key or indicating equipment or the two can specify for performing segment selection operation.
In some is implemented, user can select video segment from the one or more thumbnails be presented at media pane 105 in different rows.User can utilize the combination of one or more key on keyboard or indicating equipment or the two to select reference position and end position, makes reference position be arranged in the row different from end position.All the elements between reference position and end position can be selected, and have nothing to do with the row residing for starting and ending position.In some is implemented, user can select multiple fragment among the video clipping 200 be presented at media pane 105.Each fragment can have reference position and end position.Such as, by click the mouse in reference position and by mouse drag to end position, user can select the first fragment of video clipping 200.Alternatively, by the key (such as, " Command " key) on lower keyboard of clicking the mouse in reference position, press, then click the mouse at end position, user can select the first fragment.Thereafter, user can press another key on lower keyboard, such as " Shift (switching) " key, and repeats the process of diverse location selection fragment in media pane 105.By this way, user can select multiple fragments of video clipping 200 from media pane 105, and wherein each selected fragment has reference position and end position.
One or more in one or more video clipping 200 can be sent to items pane 110 from media pane 105 by selected episode.In some is implemented, the fragment of the video selected in media pane 105 can not need just be sent to items pane 110 by indicating equipment selected episode being clicked such as mouse.Indicating equipment is put into by any some place in selected episode allow mobile whole by selected episode to items pane 110, and do not need by any some place click indicating equipment of selected episode.In other is implemented, to be similar to the mode of text editing, can be dragged from media pane 105 by selected episode and be put into items pane 110.In other is implemented, to be similar to the mode of text editing, can be sheared from media pane 105 by selected episode and paste items pane 110.In these are implemented, when being sent to items pane 110 by selected episode from media pane 105, can be removed from the display of media pane 105 by selected episode.In other is implemented, can be copied by selected episode, and the fragment of copy can paste in items pane 110.In these are implemented, continued to be presented in media pane 105 and items pane 110 by selected episode.
Eachly can be sent to items pane 110 from media pane 105 individually by selected episode.Alternatively, one or morely can be sent to items pane 110 by selected episode simultaneously.The fragment transmitted is shown as corresponding thumbnail group.Correspond to transmit fragment thumbnail group comprise one or more horizontal line thumbnail, wherein the height of each thumbnail is equal to each other.Transmit the thumbnail that fragment shows across it number depend on time of being assigned to each thumbnail and show and can be changed by user.First the fragment transmitted is shown as the thumbnail on the left end of a line in items pane 110.The fragment of follow-up transmission is shown as the one or more thumbnails on the right of about one or more thumbnails of the fragment in Already in items pane 110.Fragment separates with a system assigned space, in order to distinguish fragment.Fragment can be inserted into any position in row, comprises capable beginning, the ending of row or any position between beginning and ending.The fragment of all transmission all separates a system distance to a declared goal.If the width of thumbnail exceedes the width of items pane 110, then new a line adds items pane to and follow-up fragment is sent to this new a line.By changing the position of interactive scale, in items pane 110, the size of thumbnail can change with the size of thumbnail in media pane 105, and interactive scale is wherein configured to change the vertical of thumbnail and lateral dimension.
Be presented at can being rearranged based on user's input by selected episode of the video clipping in items pane 110.In some is implemented, by the indicating equipment of such as mouse is put into by selected episode Anywhere, to move by selected episode from its current location and the position of expectation will to be put into by selected episode, user can change by the position of selected episode.Wholely can be moved by selected episode, and the point no matter mouse is residing in by selected episode where.First can be dragged by selected episode and be put into comprise the second fragment beginning, the ending of the second fragment, the beginning of a line and a line the position of ending.Selected by user, be sent to items pane 110 and can be swiped by mobile playback head by the segment contents that the order that user expects shows.To be similar to the mode of the content of thumbnail in scraping media pane 105, the content (comprising audio frequency) in preview pane 110 can the preview in preview pane 110 based on the translational speed of playback head.In addition, transmit fragment content can reset as continuous print video clipping.In items pane 110, the content of fragment can be reset and preview in preview pane 115.User can reset in any desired locations place start and stop in any thumbnail shown in items pane 110.
Be presented at video content in media pane 105 and items pane 110 about time line aim at.In some is implemented, the video content that user can be shown in items pane 110 adds and associates overlay content, comprises the transition between frame in audio track, offscreen voice, title and video.User can add overlay content in any position in items pane 110, and the some point of in overlay content anchored in video content shown in items pane 110, this making in additional content was reset in the moment identical with the anchor point in video content, and the time that time no matter, on line, in video content, this point is reset how.By this way, in overlay content, the playback of first can be synchronous with the second point in video content.In some is implemented, when overlay content is included in content shown in items pane 110 by user, overlay content is shown as the horizontal bar under the thumbnail group 203 corresponding with the video content that this overlay content will associate.Any point in overlay content can be synchronized to any point in items pane 110 in video content.Horizontal bar under display thumbnail 205 is the instruction to overlay content.
Overlay content (such as, audio track) anchors to the specified point in video content.Fig. 6 describes the example of the overlay content anchoring to video content in items pane 110.Overlay content can be anchored to the specified point in video content by user, and anchor point in overlay content can be reset by anchor point playback time corresponding in video content, and no matter the remainder of video content and overlay content moment of resetting is how.In some is implemented, user can select first point in video content, then selects overlay content.Starting point in overlay content automatically anchors to this first point.In other is implemented, when overlay content to be added to the thumbnail of video content in about items pane 110 by user, overlay content anchors to the first frame in thumbnail group in first thumbnail automatically.Thereafter, user can utilize indicating equipment that the anchor point in overlay content and the anchor point in video content are repositioned onto the point of any expectation.Based on about the preview of the frame of shown thumbnail in items pane 110 seen in preview pane 115, user can reorientate the anchor point in video content.In some is implemented, the anchor point in video and audio content is shown as the point connected by perpendicular line.In these are implemented, be no matter add, delete or rearrange video content in items pane 110, the position of anchor point relevant to anchor point in video content in overlay content all remains unchanged.Overlay content before and after anchor point regulates automatically, and this making in overlay content was reset in the moment identical with the point anchored in video content.
In some is implemented, overlay content is the offscreen voice that user can add video content to.User can select the point being presented at the video content in items pane 110, as the starting point of offscreen voice.User can reach time period of an expectation by record audio.User can select the end point terminating offscreen voice.The starting point of offscreen voice anchors to starting point selected in video content.Anchor point in video content and the anchor point in offscreen voice separately can be moved to the thumbnail group representing this video content and the second point representing any expectation in the horizontal bar of offscreen voice by user.
In some is implemented, overlay content can comprise the transition between frame.System can comprise multiple transitional type.In some is implemented, user can select and insert transitional type between two frames.Transition can be rendered as the rectangular thumbnail that vertical dimension equals the vertical dimension representing selected segment thumbnail figure.The lateral dimension representing the thumbnail of transition can input change based on user.By changing the lateral dimension representing the thumbnail of transition, user can change the duration of transition.By this way, user can edit the raw footage utilizing recording unit record, and adds feature to edited video clipping.Thereafter, edited video clipping can store on a storage device by user.Memory device can be the memory device storing raw footage.Alternatively, memory device can be independently equipment.
Fig. 7 describes the example flow chart of method video clipping 200 being shown as a series of one or more thumbnails 205 in thumbnail group 203.In some is implemented, 700, video clipping 200 uploads in media pane 105.System 100 specifies a default period for each thumbnail 205.705, obtain this system value of each thumbnail 205.710, based on the system value of the duration of video clipping 200 and the time period for thumbnail 205, video clipping 200 is shown as thumbnail group 203.Thumbnail group 203 can comprise one or more thumbnail 205.User can change the time period being assigned to each thumbnail 205.If the time period of each thumbnail 205 is changed by the user (715), then user's time of specifying is for determining the number of thumbnail 205 in thumbnail group 203.If not do not changed, then the system value of specifying is for determining the number of thumbnail 205 in thumbnail group 203.If user specifies the input (720) each video clipping 200 being shown as single thumbnail 205, then at 725 places, each video clipping 200 is shown as single thumbnail 205.If user does not specify the time period of thumbnail 205, then remove the system assigned value for the time period of thumbnail 205 in the duration of 730 place's video clippings 200, and determine the business (Q) except formula.If specify the time period of thumbnail 205, then in the value that the duration of 735 place's video clippings 200 specifies divided by user, and determine the business (Q) except formula.If the time does not remain (740) after removing, then at 745 places, video clipping shows across Q thumbnail.Thumbnail group 203 comprises Q thumbnail 205.If remained (740) if having time after removing, then at 750 places, video clipping is across (Q+1) individual thumbnail display.Thumbnail group 203 comprises (Q+1) individual thumbnail 205.
To be sent to from media pane 105 items pane 110 video content fragment display and represent this fragment thumbnail group 203 in the number of thumbnail 205 also can change based on the duration of fragment and the time period being assigned to each thumbnail in items pane 110.The video segment of any time section can be sent to items pane 110 from media pane 105 by user.For the time period being assigned to each thumbnail in items pane 110 specifies a default system value, this default system value can change based on user's input.The number of the thumbnail transmitted fragment be shown as needed for thumbnail group is the function of segment durations and the time period being assigned to each thumbnail.The time period being assigned to thumbnail in media pane 105 can change independent of the time period being assigned to thumbnail in items pane 110.
Fig. 8 describes the example flow chart that preview corresponds to the method for the frame in the moment in video clipping 200.Video clipping 200 can be shown as the video sequence of multiple thumbnail 205 in a thumbnail 205 or thumbnail group 203.Cursor on display device can be controlled by keyboard or indicating equipment or the two.At 800 places, cursor is put on the thumbnail 205 about video clipping 200, and wherein cursor is shown as playback head.At 805 places, determine to correspond to playback head in video clipping 200 on thumbnail 205 when position.At 810 places, identify in video clipping 200 correspond to determine the frame in moment.At 815 places, the frame identified is presented in preview pane 115.
Fig. 9 describes the example flow chart of carrying out the method for swiping based on playback head broadcasting speed.Playback head can utilize keyboard or indicating equipment or the two to control.By moving playback head across one or more thumbnail, the frame corresponding to playback head position is presented in preview pane 115, therefore also can be scratched.At 900 places, determine the broadcasting speed of playback head across thumbnail 205 movement.If the moving direction of playback head is vertical substantially, then the frame in thumbnail 205 is not scratched.At 910 places, the default view of thumbnail 205 is presented in preview pane 115.If determine that broadcasting speed is not substantially vertical, then at 915 places, broadcasting speed and first threshold are compared.If broadcasting speed is less than first threshold, then the video and audio content corresponding to playback head position is all scratched (920).If broadcasting speed is greater than first threshold, then at 925 places, broadcasting speed and Second Threshold are compared.If broadcasting speed is greater than first threshold and be less than Second Threshold, then at 930 places, the video content of frame is only had to be scratched.The audio content associated with frame is not scratched.If broadcasting speed is greater than Second Threshold, then thinks that broadcasting speed is too fast, to such an extent as to the frame in preview pane can not be upgraded, so display default view.Video and other relevant content any are not scratched.Default view can be any frame, comprise the start frame of thumbnail 205, thumbnail 205 end frame, represent the start frame of the thumbnail group 203 of video clipping 200 and represent the end frame of thumbnail group 203 of video clipping 200.
Figure 10 describes the example flow chart of the method making overlay content synchronous with video content.Overlay content covers on the video content that is presented in items pane 110.At 1000 places, based on user's input, the content that cover adds items pane 110 to.Overlay content comprises the combination of transition between one or more audio track, offscreen voice, title, video and three.In some is implemented, the horizontal bar in the groove between the multirow thumbnail group 203 that overlay content is shown as representing video content in items pane 110.When whenever the second point in video content is reset, user can make in overlay content first synchronously to reset.In some is implemented, user selects the first point on thumbnail 205.Then, user adds overlay content.The starting point of overlay content anchors to the first point in thumbnail automatically.In other is implemented, overlay content is added to the thumbnail in items pane 110 by user.The starting point of overlay content anchors to the starting point of the thumbnail that will add this overlay content automatically.Anchor is shown as two points connected by perpendicular line, and each point is positioned on video content and overlay content.At 1005 places, based on user's input, the first anchor point moves to the first synchronous point.Similarly, at 1010 places, based on user's input, the second anchor point in overlay content moves to the second synchronous point.At 1015 places, the first synchronous point anchors to the second synchronous point.Once grappling, always the second synchronous point in overlay content is just reset in the time identical with the first synchronous point in the video content that it anchors to, and regardless of the interpolation of video content and overlay content or deletion.Anchor point on video content and overlay content can utilize indicating equipment or keyboard or the two to move.
Figure 11 describes the schematic diagram example of the system wherein implementing Video editing software.System 1100 comprises display device 1105, CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 1110, keyboard 1115 and indicating equipment 1120.Software almost can be implemented in any suitable system 1100 (such as, desk-top computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), smart phone, workstation).Information can utilize any suitable display device 1105 (comprising cathode-ray tube (CRT) (CRT) and liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor) to be shown to user.User can use keyboard 1115 and almost any suitable indicating equipment 1120 (such as, mouse, trace ball, stylus, touch-screen), comes with Video editing software mutual.Display device 1105, keyboard 1115 and indicating equipment 1120 operatively can be coupled with CPU 1110 by wired or wireless device.
In some is implemented, software can be installed on the CPU 1110 that controlled by operating system, and operating system wherein such as has Macintosh operating system (Mac OS) X v10.0.In other is implemented, software can be installed on the CPU 1110 that controlled by other operating system, and operating system wherein comprises Microsoft Windows, UNIX and Linux.In some is implemented, system 1100 is autonomous devices, such as desk-top computer.In other is implemented, system 1100 is networks, and wherein software is installed on concentrated server, and user can by one or more node visit softwares of such as workstation.
Figure 12 describes the schematic diagram example of CPU (central processing unit) 1110.CPU 1110 comprises microprocessor 1200, random access memory (RAM) 1205 and ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) 1210.When user runs the Video editing software application program being arranged in system 1100, user utilizes one or more input equipments of comprising keyboard 1115 and indicating equipment 1120 to provide instruction for CPU1110.Input and instruction based on from RAM 1205 or ROM 1210 or both users, microprocessor 1200 performs the operation of being specified by user.System 1100 by output display on display device 1105.In addition, CPU 1110 can comprise and stores the memory device of content, and content wherein comprises and utilizes the raw footage of recording unit record, edited video and additional content.In some is implemented, memory device resides in CPU 1110.In other is implemented, memory device resides in outside CPU 1110.In other is implemented, memory device resides in recording unit.Recording unit is coupled to CPU 1110, with the content of retrieve stored by wired or wireless device operability.
Although there is described herein some to implement, other amendment is also possible.Such as, Video editing software can be embedded in recording unit.The display device of recorded contents reset thereon may be used for showing the user interface 100 comprising media pane 105, items pane 110 and preview pane 115.User can use the indicating equipment 1120 that comprises stylus and touch-screen to the thumbnail in media pane 105 of swiping, selects the fragment of video and institute's selected episode is sent to items pane 110 from the thumbnail of media pane 105.Can see in preview pane 115 fragment of video content in the content in the thumbnail group 203 be presented in media pane 105 or items pane 110 or the preview of the two.The additional content covered in items pane 110 on video content can be stored into the memory device being arranged in recording unit.Alternatively, the content that cover can be stored into operability and be coupled in the independent storage devices of recording unit.
In some is implemented, can open simultaneously and watch more than one user interface 100.Such as, the video clipping 200 in the first video library can upload in the first media pane 105 in first user interface 100.Video clipping in second video library can upload in the second media pane 105 in the second user interface 100.By being similar to the operation comprising drag and drop, shear and paste and copy and paste of text editing, can select the video clipping from the first media pane 105 and send it to the second media pane 105, vice versa.The time period of the one or more thumbnails 205 relevant with video clipping in the first media pane 105 200 is not necessarily identical with the time period of the one or more thumbnails relevant with video clipping in the second media pane 105 200.When video clipping 200 is sent to the second media pane 105 from the first media pane 105, can automatically by the relevant one or more thumbnails 205 of transmission video clipping 200 specify time period of one or more thumbnail 205 in the second media pane 105, vice versa.By being similar to the operation comprising drag and drop, shear and paste and copy and paste of text editing, the fragment of video selected in first media pane 105 in first user interface 100 can be selected, and send it in the second items pane 110 in the second user interface 100, vice versa.Video segment can be selected and is sent to the second items pane 110 from the first items pane 110, and vice versa.Video content in user interface 100 in media pane 105 and items pane 110 can preview in the preview pane 115 in respective user interface 100.User interface 100 can stacked display on display device 1105, and wherein based on user's input, each user interface 100 can be accessed independently, watched and adjust size.
In another kind is implemented, can open in identical user interface 100 and watch more than one media pane 105.Such as, the video clipping in the first video library can upload in the first media pane 105 in user interface 100.Second media pane 105 can be opened in identical user interface 100, and the video clipping in the second video library can upload in the second media pane 105.By being similar to the operation comprising drag and drop, shear and paste and copy and paste of text editing, can select video clipping 200 from the first media pane 105, and send it to the second media pane 105, vice versa.The time period being assigned to the one or more thumbnails 205 relevant to the video clipping 200 being sent to the second media pane 105 from the first media pane 105 in same user interface 100 can be adjusted to the time period being assigned to thumbnail 205 in the second media pane 105 corresponding automatically.Video content in first media pane 105 and the second media pane 105 can preview in the same preview pane 115 in user interface 100.By being similar to comprising drag and drop, shearing and stickup and the operation that copies and paste of text editing, the fragment of the video content from the first media pane 105 and the second media pane 105 can being selected, and send it to identical items pane 110.
In another kind is implemented, can open in identical interface 100 and watch more than one items pane 110.The fragment of the video from identical media pane 105 or different media pane 105 can be selected, and send it to the first items pane 110 and the second items pane 110.The fragment of video can also transmit between two items pane 110.The content of each items pane 110 can save as independently finished item.By this way, user can operate one or more project simultaneously.
In some is implemented, the pane of user interface 100 can be shown as separated from one another on display device 1105.Media pane 105, items pane 110 and preview pane 115 can be shown as and be separated from each other on display device 1105.Based on user input, each pane can independently accessed, move and adjust size.Although pane is shown as separation, from media pane 105, selects fragment, fragment be sent to items pane 110 and can remain unaffected the preview of the video in media pane 105 or items pane 110 in preview pane 115.Based on user's input, two or more panes can be reconnected.
In some is implemented, media pane 105 can occupy the right half of user interface, and items pane 110 and preview pane 115 can occupy the first from left half, and vice versa.One or more video clipping 200 can be shown as multiple row thumbnail group 203 in media pane 105.Playback head can be shown as the horizontal bar occurred when the cursor on display device 1105 is put on thumbnail.Frame in thumbnail group 203 can carry out preview by scraping playback head vertical on one or more thumbnail 205.
In some is implemented, when one or more video clipping 200 to upload in media pane 105 and is shown as one or more thumbnail 205, the title that each video clipping 200 stores in memory device can with the adjacent display of this video clipping 200.In addition, depend on the number of the thumbnail 205 that each video clipping 200 distributes across it, breviary figure number can with the adjacent display of each thumbnail 205.In other is implemented, the additional data representing one or more video clipping 200 can appear in media pane 105.
In some is implemented, when selecting the fragment of the video content be presented in the one or more thumbnails 205 in media pane 105, can be removed from the display media pane 105 by selected episode.Alternatively, can remove from the display media pane 105 except by all fragments except selected episode in thumbnail.User can provide the input being removed fragment from raw footage permanent delet.Similarly, the fragment be presented in items pane 110 also can removing from display.
In addition, the logic flow described in accompanying drawing does not need shown certain order or sequential order, to obtain the result of expectation.In addition, other step also can provide, or step can remove from described flow process, and other parts can add described system to or remove from described system.Therefore, other is implemented also within the scope of following claim.
Claims (21)
1. make the equipment checking media item in Digital Media System, this equipment comprises:
For display in the user interface of Digital Media System, there is the device of the media pane of vertical direction and horizontal direction;
For showing the device of multiple thumbnail group in this media pane, each thumbnail group comprises the common one or more thumbnails representing respective media item, first thumbnail group is shown as in the first row being arranged in and extending in the horizontal direction across described media pane, make this first thumbnail group adjacent to the first vertical edge display of described media pane, and follow-up thumbnail group is shown as in described the first row adjacent one another are, until thumbnail group in this first row is adjacent to the second vertical edge display of described media pane, a concrete thumbnail in one of them thumbnail group represents multiple frames of described media item,
For with the second row of described the first row vertical movement in show the device of next thumbnail group,
Be arranged in the device of a position on a thumbnail of a thumbnail group of described multiple thumbnail group for detecting cursor, the position wherein on described thumbnail corresponds to the frame in the multiple frames represented by described thumbnail; And
For in response to described detection, the described thumbnail be arranged at described cursor shows the device of a described frame of described multiple frame, and the number of the thumbnail wherein in thumbnail group changes in response to user's input.
2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, the display order of the thumbnail in wherein said first thumbnail group corresponds to the order that respective media item is captured, wherein the advancing corresponding to thumbnail from left to right and in vertical direction location from the top down in the horizontal direction of time.
3. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first vertical edge comprises the left hand edge of described media pane, and described second vertical edge comprises the right hand edge of described media pane.
4. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second row is below described the first row.
5. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein adjacent row is separated by groove.
6. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein media item comprises one or more video clipping and rest image.
7. equipment as claimed in claim 1, the thumbnail in wherein said first thumbnail group is display continuously.
8. equipment as claimed in claim 1, first thumbnail in subsequent thumbnail group shown in wherein said media pane and last thumbnail in previous thumbnail group separate.
9. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein each thumbnail has unified lateral dimension and unified vertical dimension.
10. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein thumbnail was designated with a time period.
11. equipment as claimed in claim 10, wherein this time period can change based on user's input.
12. equipment as claimed in claim 11, wherein changing the described time period makes the number of thumbnail in thumbnail group change.
13. equipment as claimed in claim 1, the one or more thumbnails wherein in single thumbnail group are shifted in the row of different vertical displays.
14. equipment as claimed in claim 1, also comprise for making the number of the number of the thumbnail group in a line or row or both changing the size of described media pane and the device that changes in response to user.
15. equipment as claimed in claim 1, also comprise for making one or more thumbnail group hide in response to user's input the device do not shown, wherein hide one or more thumbnail group not show and remaining visible thumbnail group is rearranged, to fill the gap corresponding to the thumbnail group be hidden.
16. 1 kinds make the method for checking media item in Digital Media System, and the method comprises the following steps:
Make media pane be presented in the user interface of Digital Media System, this media pane has vertical direction and horizontal direction;
Multiple thumbnail group is made to be presented in described media pane, each thumbnail group comprises the common one or more thumbnails representing respective media item, this step comprises makes the first thumbnail group be shown as in the first row being arranged in and extending in the horizontal direction across described media pane, make described first thumbnail group adjacent to the first vertical edge display of described media pane, and follow-up thumbnail group is shown as in described the first row adjacent one another are, until thumbnail group in this first row is adjacent to the second vertical edge display of described media pane, a concrete thumbnail in one of them thumbnail group represents multiple frames of described media item,
Next thumbnail group is made to be presented at the second row of described the first row vertical movement;
The number of the thumbnail in thumbnail group is changed in response to user's input;
Detection cursor is arranged in a position on a thumbnail of a thumbnail group of described multiple thumbnail group, and the position wherein on described thumbnail corresponds to the frame in the multiple frames represented by described thumbnail; And
In response to described detection, the described thumbnail be arranged at described cursor shows a described frame of described multiple frame.
17. methods as claimed in claim 16, wherein media item comprises one or more video clipping and rest image.
18. methods as claimed in claim 16, also comprise the number of the thumbnail group made in a line or the number of row or both change in response to user changes the size of described media pane.
19. methods as claimed in claim 16, also comprise and the thumbnail in described first thumbnail group are shown continuously.
20. methods as claimed in claim 16, also comprise and first thumbnail in subsequent thumbnail group shown in described media pane and last thumbnail in previous thumbnail group are separated.
21. methods as claimed in claim 16, also comprise make one or more thumbnail group in response to user input and hide do not show, wherein hide one or more thumbnail group not show and remaining visible thumbnail group is rearranged, to fill the gap corresponding to the thumbnail group be hidden.
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US87174006P | 2006-12-22 | 2006-12-22 | |
| US60/871,740 | 2006-12-22 | ||
| US11/771,761 | 2007-06-29 | ||
| US11/771,761 US7954065B2 (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2007-06-29 | Two-dimensional timeline display of media items |
| PCT/US2007/085939 WO2008079587A2 (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2007-11-29 | Two-dimensional timeline display of media items |
Related Child Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN2012102448899A Division CN102789799A (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2007-11-29 | Two-dimensional timeline display of media items |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN101611451A CN101611451A (en) | 2009-12-23 |
| CN101611451B true CN101611451B (en) | 2015-01-28 |
Family
ID=41470973
Family Applications (2)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN200780051673.8A Active CN101611451B (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2007-11-29 | Two-dimensional timeline display of media items |
| CN200780051294.9A Active CN101606122B (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2007-12-14 | Interactive image thumbnails |
Family Applications After (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN200780051294.9A Active CN101606122B (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2007-12-14 | Interactive image thumbnails |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (2) | CN101611451B (en) |
Families Citing this family (14)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN102376332B (en) * | 2010-08-19 | 2016-11-23 | 上海博泰悦臻电子设备制造有限公司 | The display control method playing display interface of special edition and device |
| JP2012185899A (en) * | 2011-02-15 | 2012-09-27 | Jvc Kenwood Corp | Reproduction device, reproduction method, and program |
| CN103020076B (en) * | 2011-09-23 | 2017-02-08 | 深圳市快播科技有限公司 | Dynamic preview method and device for player video file |
| EP2798450B1 (en) | 2011-12-31 | 2016-05-25 | Nokia Technologies Oy | Causing elements to be displayed |
| WO2013106289A1 (en) * | 2012-01-09 | 2013-07-18 | Airbiquity Inc. | User interface for mobile device |
| JP6003444B2 (en) | 2012-09-19 | 2016-10-05 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | Display program and information processing apparatus |
| CN103902149B (en) * | 2012-12-29 | 2017-09-22 | 联想(北京)有限公司 | A kind of method and device of data processing |
| CN104066007A (en) * | 2013-03-19 | 2014-09-24 | 鸿富锦精密工业（深圳）有限公司 | Cloud service device, video playback multi-screen preview method and system |
| KR20150029451A (en) * | 2013-09-10 | 2015-03-18 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same |
| CN105278896B (en) * | 2014-06-26 | 2019-12-10 | 腾讯科技（深圳）有限公司 | image display method and device and terminal equipment |
| KR20160014226A (en) * | 2014-07-29 | 2016-02-11 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same |
| CN108108098B (en) * | 2017-12-18 | 2020-02-11 | 维沃移动通信有限公司 | Image selection method and mobile terminal |
| CN113296666A (en) * | 2021-05-28 | 2021-08-24 | 杭州米络星科技(集团)有限公司 | Anchor exposure data reporting method and device, terminal equipment and storage medium |
| US11803478B1 (en) | 2022-10-19 | 2023-10-31 | Inductive Automation, LLC | Controlled activation of interdependent bindings |
Citations (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6400378B1 (en) * | 1997-09-26 | 2002-06-04 | Sony Corporation | Home movie maker |
| CN1354417A (en) * | 2000-11-16 | 2002-06-19 | 开碁数位科技股份有限公司 | Computer system capable of displaying several viewing window pictures and its display method |
| US6487360B1 (en) * | 1997-08-29 | 2002-11-26 | Hitachi Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for editing moving image and displaying selected groups of representative images of cuts of the moving image such that representative images having a predetermined feature can be distinguished from representative images not having the predetermined feature |
| EP1377047A2 (en) * | 2002-06-19 | 2004-01-02 | Microsoft Corporation | Computer user interface for interacting with short segments of video (cliplets) generated from digital video |
| US6807361B1 (en) * | 2000-07-18 | 2004-10-19 | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. | Interactive custom video creation system |
| US6851091B1 (en) * | 1998-09-17 | 2005-02-01 | Sony Corporation | Image display apparatus and method |
| US20050063613A1 (en) * | 2003-09-24 | 2005-03-24 | Kevin Casey | Network based system and method to process images |
| CN1610904A (en) * | 2001-12-28 | 2005-04-27 | 佳能株式会社 | Moving image data management apparatus and method |
| CN1723431A (en) * | 2003-10-23 | 2006-01-18 | 微软公司 | Graphical user interface for 3-dimensional view of a data collection based on an attribute of the data |
Family Cites Families (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8549434B2 (en) * | 2001-10-18 | 2013-10-01 | Microsoft Corporation | Method for graphical representation of a content collection |
-
2007
- 2007-11-29 CN CN200780051673.8A patent/CN101611451B/en active Active
- 2007-12-14 CN CN200780051294.9A patent/CN101606122B/en active Active
Patent Citations (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6487360B1 (en) * | 1997-08-29 | 2002-11-26 | Hitachi Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for editing moving image and displaying selected groups of representative images of cuts of the moving image such that representative images having a predetermined feature can be distinguished from representative images not having the predetermined feature |
| US6400378B1 (en) * | 1997-09-26 | 2002-06-04 | Sony Corporation | Home movie maker |
| US6851091B1 (en) * | 1998-09-17 | 2005-02-01 | Sony Corporation | Image display apparatus and method |
| US6807361B1 (en) * | 2000-07-18 | 2004-10-19 | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. | Interactive custom video creation system |
| CN1354417A (en) * | 2000-11-16 | 2002-06-19 | 开碁数位科技股份有限公司 | Computer system capable of displaying several viewing window pictures and its display method |
| CN1610904A (en) * | 2001-12-28 | 2005-04-27 | 佳能株式会社 | Moving image data management apparatus and method |
| EP1377047A2 (en) * | 2002-06-19 | 2004-01-02 | Microsoft Corporation | Computer user interface for interacting with short segments of video (cliplets) generated from digital video |
| US20050063613A1 (en) * | 2003-09-24 | 2005-03-24 | Kevin Casey | Network based system and method to process images |
| CN1723431A (en) * | 2003-10-23 | 2006-01-18 | 微软公司 | Graphical user interface for 3-dimensional view of a data collection based on an attribute of the data |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN101611451A (en) | 2009-12-23 |
| CN101606122B (en) | 2014-05-14 |
| CN101606122A (en) | 2009-12-16 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| CN101611451B (en) | Two-dimensional timeline display of media items | |
| CN101663709B (en) | Apparatus and method enables displaying part of media items on user interface | |
| CN101681665B (en) | Fast creation of video segments | |
| CN102789799A (en) | Two-dimensional timeline display of media items | |
| US9335892B2 (en) | Select drag and drop operations on video thumbnails across clip boundaries | |
| US9830063B2 (en) | Modified media presentation during scrubbing | |
| US8473846B2 (en) | Anchor point in media | |
| JP5205393B2 (en) | Simultaneous presentation of video segments for quick understanding of video files | |
| US7644364B2 (en) | Photo and video collage effects | |
| EP1872268B1 (en) | Icon bar display for video editing system | |
| JP4727342B2 (en) | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and program storage medium | |
| EP1630813A1 (en) | Information processing apparatus and associated method of prioritizing content for playback | |
| US11317028B2 (en) | Capture and display device | |
| CN102099860A (en) | User interfaces for editing video clips | |
| EP3065039A1 (en) | Method for browsing a collection of video frames and corresponding device |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C14 | Grant of patent or utility model | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant |