JP2018182715A - Video creation support system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support creation of a video using a plurality of material contents provided by a plurality of users.SOLUTION: A video creation support system 10 offers a video creation support service supporting creation of a video using a plurality of material contents provided by a plurality of users to a user of a user terminal 30. The video creation support system 10: stores the material contents provided by each of the plurality of users in association with a request for the material contents made by one user; and automatically creates a video on the basis of the plurality of material contents stored in association with the request for the material contents.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a system, method, and program for supporting creation of a moving image.

  Conventionally, various programs for creating and editing moving images have been provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below), and a general user can input moving images via an application or the like that can be executed on a user terminal such as a smartphone. It is supposed to enjoy creating. For example, the user can create moving pictures using such programs, using material contents such as moving pictures and photos owned by the user himself or provided by the provider of the program, etc. Various edits such as application of filters and addition of BGM can be performed on the created moving image.

Patent No. 5009371

  However, although the conventional moving image creation program enables the creation of moving images using material content etc. owned by the user itself, it is fully compatible with a usage form in which a plurality of users cooperate to create moving images. I can not say that. For example, in the case where one video is to be created using material contents respectively owned by a plurality of users, a planner who plans to create the video collects the material contents from other users and uses the collected material contents Needed to create and edit videos. Collection of such material content and creation / editing of moving images is a burden for the planner, which can be a factor that may overwhelm the creation of such moving images.

  An embodiment of the present invention aims to support creation of a moving image using a plurality of material contents provided by a plurality of users. Other objects of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the present specification as a whole.

  A system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system for supporting creation of a moving image, comprising: a storage device for storing information; and one or more computer processors, wherein the one or more computer processors And a step of accepting a request for provision of material content by one user in response to the execution of a readable instruction, and storing the material content provided by each of a plurality of users in the storage device in association with the request for provision. And creating an automatically created moving image based on a plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request.

  A method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method executed by one or more computers accessible to a storage device storing information, for supporting creation of a moving image, wherein one content of material content by one user is included. A step of receiving a provision request, a step of storing material content provided by each of a plurality of users in association with the provision request, and storing the same in the storage device, and a plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request Creating an automatically created animation.

  A program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a program for supporting creation of a moving image, and the program according to one or more embodiments according to execution on one or more computers capable of accessing a storage device storing information. A step of receiving a request for provision of material content by one user to a plurality of computers, a step of associating the material content provided by each of the plurality of users with the provision request and storing the material content in the storage device; Creating an automatically created moving image based on the plurality of material contents stored.

  Various embodiments of the present invention support the creation of animations using multiple material content provided by multiple users.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the network containing the moving image creation assistance system 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing functions of the video creation support system 10. The figure which illustrates the information which user management table 411 manages. The figure which illustrates the information which offer request management table 412 manages. The figure which illustrates the information which material contents management table 413 manages. The sequence diagram which illustrates the process performed in the system 10 and the user terminal 30 of a planner and a participant. The figure which illustrates the top screen 50. FIG. The figure which illustrates the plan registration screen 60. The figure which illustrates the invitation confirmation screen 70. FIG. The figure which illustrates plan top screen 100A. FIG. 6 is a view exemplifying a material type selection screen 110; The figure which illustrates the message card creation screen 116. Diagram for explaining the configuration of automatically created animation. The figure which illustrates the plan top screen 100B. The figure which illustrates the edit screen 120. The figure which illustrates the material sort screen 130. FIG. The figure which illustrates the page confirmation screen 140 for presents.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network including a video creation support system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system 10 is communicably connected to the user terminal 30 via a network 20 such as the Internet, as shown in FIG. Although only one user terminal 30 is illustrated in FIG. 1, the system 10 is communicably connected to a plurality of user terminals 30. The system 10 provides the user of the user terminal 30 with a video creation support service that supports creation of a video using multiple material contents provided by multiple users.

  The system 10 is configured as a general computer, and as shown in FIG. 1, a CPU (computer processor) 11, a main memory 12, a user I / F 13, a communication I / F 14, and a storage (storage device 15), and these components are electrically connected via a bus or the like (not shown).

  The CPU 11 reads various programs stored in the storage 15 or the like into the main memory 12 and executes various instructions included in the programs. The main memory 12 is configured by, for example, a DRAM or the like.

  The user I / F 13 includes various input / output devices for exchanging information with the user. The user I / F 13 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device (for example, a mouse and a touch panel), an audio input device such as a microphone, and an image input device such as a camera. The user I / F 13 also includes an image output device such as a display, and an audio output device such as a speaker.

  The communication I / F 14 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various communication software, or a combination thereof, and is configured to realize wired or wireless communication via the network 20 or the like.

  The storage 15 is configured of, for example, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, or the like. The storage 15 stores various programs including an operating system, various data, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the system 10 can be configured using a plurality of computers each having the hardware configuration described above. For example, the system 10 may be configured by a plurality of server devices.

  The moving image creation support system 10 configured in this way has a function as a web server and an application server, and has a web browser or other application installed on the user terminal 30 (for example, the moving image creation support service of this embodiment) In response to a request from the application), and transmits screen data (for example, HTML data) and control data according to the result of the process to the user terminal 30. The user terminal 30 displays a web page or other screen based on the received data.

  The user terminal 30 is configured as a general computer, and as shown in FIG. 1, a CPU (computer processor) 31, a main memory 32, a user I / F 33, a communication I / F 34, and a storage (storage Device) 35, and these components are electrically connected via a bus or the like (not shown).

  The CPU 31 reads various programs stored in the storage 35 or the like into the main memory 32, and executes various instructions included in the programs. The main memory 32 is configured by, for example, a DRAM or the like.

  The user I / F 33 is various input / output devices for exchanging information with the user. The user I / F 33 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device (for example, a mouse and a touch panel), an audio input device such as a microphone, and an image input device such as a camera. The user I / F 33 also includes an image output device such as a display, and an audio output device such as a speaker.

  The communication I / F 34 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various communication software, and a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to realize wired or wireless communication via the network 20 or the like.

  The storage 35 is configured of, for example, a magnetic disk or a flash memory. The storage 35 stores various programs including an operating system and various data. The program stored in the storage 35 may be downloaded from an application market or the like and installed.

  In the present embodiment, the user terminal 30 may be configured as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a wearable device, a personal computer, a game dedicated terminal, or the like.

  The user of the user terminal 30 configured in this way executes the communication with the system 10 through the web browser installed in the storage 35 or the like or the application for the video creation support service of the present embodiment. The video creation support service provided by 10 can be used. The application for the video creation support service executed in the user terminal 30 can be an example of a program in which a part or all of the program of the present invention is implemented.

  Next, functions of the video creation support system 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the functions of the system 10. As illustrated, the system 10 manages an information storage management unit 41 that stores and manages various information, a basic function control unit 43 that controls basic functions of the video creation support service, and a request for providing material content by the user. And a moving picture creation control unit 47 that controls the creation (editing) of a moving picture. These functions are realized by the cooperation of hardware such as the CPU 11 and the main memory 12 and various programs and data stored in the storage 15 etc. This is realized by the CPU 11 executing an instruction included in the program. In addition, part or all of the functions illustrated in FIG. 2 may be realized by cooperation of the system 10 and the user terminal 30, or may be realized by the user terminal 30.

  The information storage management unit 41 of the system 10 stores and manages various information in the storage 15 or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the information storage management unit 41 provides a user management table 411 for managing information on the user, a provision request management table 412 for managing information on the provision request of the material content, and the provided material content And a material content management table 413 for managing information related to.

  The basic function control unit 43 of the system 10 executes various processes related to control of basic functions of the video creation support service. For example, the basic function control unit 43 transmits HTML data or control data of various screens related to the basic function to the user terminal 30, and responds to operation input by the user via the screen displayed on the user terminal 30. Processing is executed, and HTML data or control data corresponding to the result of the processing is transmitted to the user terminal 30. The basic functions controlled by the basic function control unit 43 include, for example, login processing (user authentication), charge control, user management, and the like.

  The provision request management unit 45 of the system 10 executes various processes related to management of the provision request of the material content. For example, the provision request management unit 45 receives a provision request of material content by one user. For example, the provision request management unit 45 receives the provision request of the material content via the screen displayed on the user terminal 30, and registers information on the provision request in the provision request management table 412. The request for provision of material content is made to create a video, and can also be said to be a project for video creation. That is, it can be said that the provision request management unit 45 receives the plan by a planner who plans to create a moving image.

  Further, the provision request management unit 45 stores the material content provided by each of the plurality of users in association with the above-mentioned provision request. For example, the provision request management unit 45 stores the material content provided via the screen displayed on the user terminal 30 in the storage 15 or the like, and the correspondence relationship between the material content and the provision request is the material content management table 413. It is managed in etc. The material content includes various electronic content that becomes the material of the moving image to be created. For example, material content may include moving images (including slide show moving images), still images (such as photographs or slides), audio, music, and the like.

  The moving image creation control unit 47 of the system 10 executes various processes related to control of creation of a moving image. For example, the moving picture creation control unit 47 creates an automatically created moving picture that is automatically created based on the plurality of material contents stored in association with the individual provision request.

  As described above, the moving image creation support system 10 of the present embodiment stores the material content provided by each of the plurality of users in association with the provision request of the material content by one user, and stores the material content in association with the provision request. Since the automatically created moving image is created based on the plurality of material contents, it is possible to easily create a moving image using a plurality of material contents provided by a plurality of users.

  The animation creation control unit 47 may be configured to apply various rule logics to create an automatically created animation. For example, the moving image creation control unit 47 creates an automatically created moving image by connecting a plurality of material contents in the time axis direction according to a specific order. The specific order includes, for example, an order based on the provision date of the material content, an order based on the type of the material content, an order predetermined by the user who has requested the provision of the material content, and the like. Such configuration easily realizes creation of an automatically created moving image based on a plurality of material contents.

  In addition, when a type of material content (for example, a still image) having no reproduction time information is included in a plurality of material contents, the moving image creation control unit 47 automatically sets the reproduction time of such type of material content. Can be configured as follows. In this case, different values may be preset for the reproduction time according to the type of the material content. That is, the moving image creation control unit 47 sets the first time as the reproduction time of the first type of material content (for example, a photo) having no reproduction time information, and the second type similarly does not have the reproduction time information. The second time different from the first time may be set as the reproduction time of the material content (e.g., slide) of Such a configuration enables automatic setting of the playback time according to the characteristics of the material content.

  Also, the moving image creation control unit 47 creates additional content including information on a plurality of provided users who provided the material content, and creates an automatically created moving image based on the additional content in addition to the plurality of material content. It can be configured. The additional content is configured as, for example, a moving image or a still image including information (such as an icon image and a user name) that can specify each of the plurality of provided users. For example, the moving image creation control unit 47 is configured to create an automatically created moving image by connecting the generated additional content and the plurality of material contents in the time axis direction according to a specific order, and the additional content is determined in advance. (Eg, first or last). Such a configuration makes it possible to easily include in the video information about the user who provided the material content.

  In the present embodiment, the additional content may be configured to be adjusted in accordance with the number of provided users. For example, the moving image creation control unit 47 creates the additional content such that the amount of information per one providing user included in the additional content decreases as the number of the plurality of providing users increases. Also, for example, the moving image creation control unit 47 creates the additional content such that the display time of the information per one providing user included in the additional content decreases as the number of the plurality of providing users increases. Such a configuration supports equalizing or equalizing the amount of information included in the additional content and / or the playback time of the additional content regardless of the number of provided users.

  In the present embodiment, provision dates for material content may be set for individual provision requests. For example, the provision request management unit 45 is configured to set the provision deadline of the material content in response to the acceptance of the provision request. The provision term is designated by, for example, a user who requests provision of material content. In this case, the moving image creation control unit 47 creates the automatically created moving image based on the material content provided within the set provision period among the plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request. It can be configured. In this case, the material content provided beyond the provision date may be added to the automatically created moving image, for example, by manual editing by the user. Such a configuration makes it possible to determine the content of the automatically created moving image at the timing when the provision date has come.

  In the present embodiment, the automatically created moving image may be created at various timings. For example, the moving picture creation control unit 47 may be configured to create an automatically created moving picture based on a plurality of material contents stored in association with a provision request at that time in response to the storage of the material contents. That is, the automatically created moving image may be configured to be created (updated) every time the material content is stored (added). Such a configuration ensures that the automatically created moving image has already been created when the user views and confirms the automatically created moving image. Also, the moving picture creation control unit 47 may be configured to create the automatically created moving picture in response to a request from the user, instead of or in addition to the creation of the automatically generated moving picture according to the storage of the material content. .

  Further, the provision request management unit 45 can reproduce a moving image based on the created automatically generated moving image (for example, a moving image in which the user manually edits the automatically created moving image) and information on a plurality of provided users May be configured to create a video playback page including: The moving image reproduction page is accessible to other users via the user terminal 30, for example. Such configuration helps to easily share the created animation and information on a plurality of provided users with other users.

  Next, a specific example of the video creation support system 10 of the present embodiment having such a function will be described. The moving picture creation support service in this specific example supports a plurality of users cooperating to create a moving picture as a present on a birthday or the like.

  FIG. 3 exemplifies information managed by the user management table 411 in this specific example. As shown in the figure, the user management table 411 in this example is a "user name" and information (including a file name) related to the icon image of the user in association with the "user ID" identifying an individual user. Manage information such as "icon image information".

  FIG. 4 illustrates the information managed by the provision request management table 412 in this specific example. As shown in the drawing, the provision request management table 412 in this example is associated with a “planning ID” that individually identifies a plan (request to provide material content) for creating a moving picture by a planner who plans to create a moving picture. "Planner user ID" which is the user ID of the person, "title" which is the title of the plan, "provision request material type information" which is information on the type of material content which the planner requests other users to provide, material "Material provision due date" which is the content provision deadline, "moving image information" which is information (including file name) about the created moving image, and a present page (moving image playback page) capable of reproducing the created moving image Manage information such as "page information for present" that is information.

  FIG. 5 exemplifies the information managed by the material content management table 413 in this specific example. As shown in the figure, the material content management table 413 in this example is a material provided in association with a combination of “planning ID” and “providing user ID” which is the user ID of the providing user who provided the material content. "Material content information" which is information on content (including file name), "in-use / not-use flag" which identifies whether the material content is in use or not in the moving image being created, It manages information such as “order”, “first stored date”, “updated date” and the like indicating the order of arrangement order when the material content is in use in the moving image. In this example, one user can provide one material content for one project.

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating processing executed in the system 10, the user terminal 30 of the planner, and the user terminals 30 of the participants participating in the plan. First, at the user terminal 30 of the planner, a registration request for planning of moving image creation is made (step S100). A registration request for a project is made via a screen displayed on the user terminal 30.

  FIG. 7 illustrates the top screen 50 of the video creation support service in this example. The top screen 50 is displayed on the user terminal 30 at a timing when, for example, the application for the video creation support service is executed or when the website of the video creation support service is accessed via a web browser or the like. . Note that, before displaying the top screen 50, initial processing such as login processing (user authentication) is performed. Note that, in this example, login using a user account in another service such as SNS and chat service is also possible, and in this case, information on the user including the icon image may be acquired from the other service.

  In the top screen 50, as shown in FIG. 7, the cooperation result information display area 52 for displaying information on other users whose users cooperated in the past and created a moving image, and the user has registered in the past (self-planning) or participation It has a plan list display area 54 for displaying a list of the planned projects, and a new project registration button 56 disposed in the lower right corner of the screen for registering a new project. As shown in the figure, the cooperation result information display area 52 displays the total number of other users (planners or participants) who have created a moving image in the past and icon images of the other users. Further, the cooperation record information display area 52 is configured to display a list of the other users in response to the selection of the area 52.

  In the plan list display area 54, individual display areas 541 for displaying information on individual plans are arranged in the vertical direction, and are displayed according to the flick operation in the vertical direction. ) Is configured to switch. The individual display area 541, as shown in the figure, reproduceably displays the moving image created in the individual project, and also displays the title of the project, and information (icon image and total number of persons) on the planner and the participants. .

  When the new project registration button 56 is selected, the user terminal 30 displays a project registration screen 60 illustrated in FIG. 8. As shown in the figure, the project registration screen 60 has a title input area 62 for inputting a title of a project, and a first button 641 for specifying the type of material content requested to be provided to other users. “2” button 642, provision term input area 66 for inputting provision term of material content (deadline date), message input area 68 for inputting a message for other users who request provision of material contents, “ And a registration button 69 displayed on the screen.

  Of the two objects 641 and 642 for specifying the type of material content to be requested, the first button 641 displayed as “photo / video” is an object for specifying a photo and a video as the type of material content. is there. The second button 642 displayed as "message card" is an object for designating a message card (slide) as the type of material content. The user who registers the project needs to select one or both of the first button 641 and the second button 642. Then, in response to the selection of the registration button 69, a request for registration of a project is made at the user terminal 30 of the planner.

  Returning to the sequence diagram of FIG. 6, when a plan registration request is made on the planner's user terminal 30, the system 10 next receives the plan (step S110). Specifically, based on the information input through the plan registration screen 60, information on the plan is registered in the provision request management table 412. In addition, the system 10 issues a URL for providing material, which is a URL to which another user accesses when providing the material content for the project.

  Subsequently, the user terminal 30 of the planner provides the material provision URL issued by the system 10 to other users (step S120). FIG. 9 exemplifies the invitation confirmation screen 70 displayed in response to the selection of the registration button 69 of the project registration screen 60. As shown, the invitation confirmation screen 70 has an invitation object 71 including information for inviting participation in a project (provision of material content), and a sharing button 72 displayed as “sharing”. The invitation object 71 is an object (for example, an image object) that displays an icon image of a planner, a message for another user, a provision date of material content, and a type of material content to be requested, as illustrated.

  The share button 72 is an object for providing (sharing) a URL for providing material to another user via another application (for example, a chat application or the like) capable of communicating with the other user. In response to the selection of the sharing button 72, the other application is activated in the user terminal 30, and in the other application, the invitation object 71 and the URL for providing the material (for example, a link to the URL for providing the material is set) It is possible to send the invitation object 71) to other users. The planner transmits the invitation object 71 and the material providing URL to the other user who requests the provision of the material content, using the function of the other application.

  Then, provision of material content is performed at the user terminal 30 of the user (participant in the plan) who has received the material provision URL (step S130). The provision of material content is performed via a screen displayed in response to access to the material provision URL. FIG. 10 illustrates a plan top screen 100A displayed on the user terminal 30 in response to access to the material providing URL. The plan top screen 100A includes a basic information display area 101 for displaying basic information of a corresponding plan, a material list display area 102 for displaying a list of material contents provided for the project, and material contents, as illustrated. The user icon display area 104 for displaying the icon image 1041 of the user (the planner or the participant) who provided the user, and the material provision button 106 disposed in the lower right corner of the screen.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the basic information display area 101 displays the icon image of the planner, the title of the plan, and the submission deadline of the material content. In the material list display area 102, individual display areas 1021 for displaying individual material contents are arranged in the vertical direction, and are displayed according to the flick operation in the vertical direction. ) Is configured to switch. The arrangement order of the material content in the material list display area 102 is, for example, in the order of provision date of the material content (in order of first storage date).

  In the user icon display area 104, a predetermined number (five in the example of FIG. 10) of icon images 1041 are arranged in the vertical direction, and the icon images 1041 to be displayed are switched according to the flick operation in the vertical direction. Is configured. The arrangement order of the icon images 1041 in the user icon display area 104 follows the arrangement order of the material contents in the material list display area 102. Further, when the icon image 1041 in the user icon display area 104 is selected, the display of the material list display area 102 is switched so that the material content provided by the corresponding user is displayed. Also, in the user icon display area 104, the icon image 1041 of the user who has updated the material content is displayed identifiably within a predetermined time (for example, within 30 minutes) from the present (for example, an object displayed as "UP" Is added to the icon image 1041).

  When the material provision button 106 is selected, a material type selection screen 110 exemplified in FIG. 11 is displayed. As shown in the figure, the material type selection screen 110 is displayed as "photo / video", and the first button 112 for providing a photo or video and "message card" are displayed to provide a message card. And a second button 114. As described above, the type of material content to be requested is set by the planner in each plan, and the first and second buttons 112 and 114 only correspond to the type of material content being requested. It becomes selectable.

  When the first button 112 is selected, a screen (not shown) for selecting content to be provided from photos or videos held by the user is displayed, and the user can display the material content of the photo or video via the screen. Can be sent (uploaded) to the system 10. Note that a picture or a moving picture may be taken via the screen, and the taken picture or the moving picture may be transmitted as material content. In addition, when transmitting a photo or video via the screen, adjustment (for example, change of size, etc.) of the photo or video is accompanied by a manual operation by the user or automatically without the manual operation. It may be performed. In this way, since a pre-adjusted photo or video is provided, the necessity for editing by the planner described later is reduced, and the burden on the planner is reduced.

  When the second button 114 is selected, a message card creation screen 116 illustrated in FIG. 12 is displayed on the user terminal 30. The message card creation screen 116 has a template display area 118 for displaying a template of the message card, and a confirmation button 119 displayed as “OK”, as illustrated. The template display area 118 is configured to be able to switch the template to be displayed by a flick operation in the left-right direction. The template displayed in the template display area 118 has at least one message input area 1181 and is decorated with various characters, figures, and / or photographs. When the user inputs a message in the message input area 1181 and selects the confirmation button 119, a corresponding message card (slide) is created in the system 10.

  The provided material content can be deleted via the planning top screen 100A. For example, the user who provided the material content can select his / her material content from among the material content displayed in the material list display area 102, and can instruct deletion of the selected material content (deletable material Content is limited to the material content provided by itself).

  Returning to the sequence diagram of FIG. 6, when the material content is provided, the system 10 stores the material content in the storage 15 (step S140). The material content is stored in association with the plan, and specifically, it is associated with the plan via the plan ID of the material content management table 413. Also, in this example, as described above, the material content that can be provided by one user for one plan is limited to one, and the same user provided the material content multiple times. In this case, the latest material content is overwritten and saved.

  Then, if the current date (the storage date of the material content) is within the submission deadline, the system 10 creates an automatically created moving image based on the material content stored at that time (steps S145 and S150). The automatically created moving image is created by connecting a plurality of material contents in the time axis direction according to a specific order (for example, in order of first storage date and time).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the automatically created moving image created. As shown in the figure, automatically created videos have multiple material contents linked in the direction of time axis, and opening contents (OP) are placed at the beginning (head) of the videos, and the end (last) of the videos Ending content (EN) is placed in. In this example, the opening content is a slide show moving image constituted by a plurality of slides (for example, three slides labeled "3", "2", and "1") corresponding to the countdown. is there.

  The ending content is a slide show animation composed of a plurality of slides corresponding to an end roll (credit title) introducing the provided users (planners and participants) who provided the material content, and the system 10 based on the provided user's information. Automatically created by In this example, the playback time (length) of the ending content is constant (for example, 5 seconds) regardless of the number of provided users, and the content content is adjusted according to the number of provided users. Specifically, for example, the number of provided users displaying information on one slide is fixed, and the playback time per slide is adjusted according to the number of slides determined according to the number of provided users. . That is, as the number of slides (the number of providing users) increases, the reproduction time per slide (the display time of information per one providing user) is shortened as the reproduction time of content becomes constant. Further, in another specific example of the present embodiment, the number of slides and the reproduction time per slide are fixed, and the number and amount of information of providing users to be displayed on one slide are adjusted. For example, the number of provided users displayed on one slide increases as the number of provided users increases so that the playback time of content becomes constant, and the number of provided users displayed on one slide is less than a predetermined value In some cases, while both the icon image and the user name are displayed, when the number of the providing users is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the user name is omitted and only the icon image is displayed (that is, displayed) Less information).

  In addition, in the automatically created moving image, with regard to the material content (material content having no reproduction time information) of still images (that is, photographs and message cards), the reproduction time is automatically set, and the reproduction time to be set is Different values are preset according to the type of the material content. Specifically, for example, "3 seconds" is set as the reproduction time of the material content of the picture, and "8 seconds" is set as the reproduction time of the material content of the message card. As described above, by making the reproduction time of the message card including the text information (message) relatively long, it is possible to secure the time for the viewer of the moving image to read the text information.

  Such creation of the automatically created moving image is performed each time the material content is stored. That is, every time the material content is provided, an automatically created moving image to which the new material content is added is created and stored in the storage 15 or the like. For the material content added to the automatically created moving image, a value indicating “in use” is set in the in-use / unused flag of the material content management table 413, and is managed as the material content in use. Note that if the material content is provided beyond the submission deadline, the material content is not added to the automatically created video, so a value indicating “not in use” is set in the in-use / not-in-use flag, and is not used. It is managed as material content of

  FIG. 14 illustrates a plan top screen 100B displayed on the user terminal 30 of the planner. In the screen 100B, for example, a plan top screen 100B of the corresponding plan is displayed according to the selection of the individual plan listed in the plan list display area 54 of the top screen 50. The planning top screen 100B has the same configuration as the planning top screen 100A displayed on the user terminal 30 of the participant as shown in the figure, and further, on the left side of the material provision button 106 located in the lower right corner of the screen 108 and a page confirmation button 109 for presents are arranged. By selecting the material provision button 106, the planner can provide material content as with the participants.

  When the edit button 108 is selected, an edit screen 120 illustrated in FIG. 15 is displayed. As shown in the figure, the editing screen 120 shows a moving image display area 122 for displaying the moving image being created (automatically created moving image in the initial state) in a reproducible manner, and the material content 1241 included in the moving image being created, In order to set the music for the moving image, the material content display area 124 displayed according to the order, the sort button 126 for displaying “sort”, the filter setting button 127 for applying a filter to the moving image, and And an opening / ending setting button 129 for setting activation / inactivation of the opening content and the ending content described above. The planner can individually edit the automatically created moving image created automatically via the editing screen 120.

  When the sort button 126 is selected, the material sort screen 130 illustrated in FIG. 16 is displayed. As shown in the figure, the material sorting screen 130 arranges in-use material contents 1321 included in the moving image being created side by side in the horizontal direction, and an unused material display area 132 not used in the moving image being created An unused material display area 134 for arranging and displaying the material contents 1341 in the left-right direction and a confirmation button 136 are provided. Whether the material content is in use or not used is specified with reference to the in-use / not-used flag of the material content management table 413. As described above, in this example, the material content in use and the unused material content are separately managed through the in-use / unused flag of the material content management table 413.

  The material sorting screen 130 (in-use material display area 132) is configured to allow an operation input for changing the arrangement order of the material contents 1321 in the moving image. For example, the user can change the arrangement order of the material content 1321 by a drag operation or the like of the material content 1321 in the material-in-use display area 132.

  Further, the material sorting screen 130 is configured to allow an operation input for changing the use / non-use of the material content. For example, the user excludes the in-use material content included in the moving image from the moving image and makes it unused by the drag operation or the like of the material content 1321 included in the in-use material display area 132 to the unused material display area 134. be able to. On the contrary, for example, the user is adding an unused material content to the moving image by using a drag operation to the in-use material display region 132 of the material content 1341 included in the unused material display region 134 and the like. It can be done. For example, the material content provided beyond the provision date is included in the unused material content, and the user uses the material sort screen 130 to display the material content provided beyond the provision date. It can also be added to videos. In response to the selection of the confirmation button 136, the rearrangement of the material content is determined, and the in-use / non-use flag and / or the order of the material content management table 413 are updated.

  Returning to the planning top screen 100B of FIG. 14 and selecting the present page confirmation button 109, the present page confirmation screen 140 illustrated in FIG. 17 is displayed. As illustrated, the screen 140 has an information display area 142 for displaying a preview of the present page, and a sharing button 146 displayed as “sharing”. The present page previewed in the information display area 142 is a moving image display area 1421 for displaying the created moving image in a reproducible manner, and a user information display for displaying information (icon image and user name) on the planner and the participant. An area 1422 is provided, and the title of the project is displayed above the moving image display area 1421. Note that the present page may be edited (such as decoration using a photo, a graphic, etc.) via the present page confirmation screen 140.

  When the share button 146 is selected, another application capable of communicating with another user is activated as in the case where the share button 72 of the invitation confirmation screen 70 is selected, and the other application is used for presents Transmission of the page URL to other users is possible. The planner transmits the URL of the present page to a desired user (for example, a user who presents a moving image and a participant) using the function of the other application. In this manner, the created moving image can be easily shared with other users via the present page, and the value as a present can be enhanced as compared with the case of simply sharing the moving image.

  In the example described above, the user terminal 30 of the planner uses the function of another application to provide a URL for providing material to another user (inviting participation in the plan). The system 10 may implement a function of inviting participation in the event. In this case, for example, the provision request management unit 45 transmits the information corresponding to the invitation object 71 and the material provision URL to the other user specified by the planner in response to the reception of the plan. It can be configured.

  In the above-mentioned example, one user is limited to one material content that can be provided for one plan, but provision of a plurality of material contents (a plurality of material content provided) without setting such limitation ) May be performed. In this case, for example, the number of material contents of the corresponding user may be displayed (for example, the number of material contents is added to the icon image 1041) on the planning top screens 100A, B, and the like. Further, even when one user can provide a plurality of material contents, the material contents included in the automatically created moving image are one material content per one user (for example, the material contents provided for the first time) Or, it may be limited to the latest provided material content etc.). In this case, the remaining material content is managed as unused material content without being added to the automatically created moving image, like the material content provided beyond the provision date.

  In the above-mentioned example, according to the instruction by the planner via the editing screen 120 or the like, or when the moving picture is edited by the planner, the change of the moving picture by other users thereafter is prohibited It may be set (locked). The material content provided after the change of the moving image is prohibited is managed as unused material content similarly to the material content provided beyond the provision period regardless of the provision period (in this case, for example) A message such as “Because of being locked, enter an unused list” may be notified to the user providing the material content. In addition, when the change of the moving image is prohibited, the material content included in the moving image can not be deleted.

  In addition, even after the change of the moving image is prohibited, the addition of the material content to the moving image is permitted, and the added material content is automatically added, for example, to the last (last) It may be added to the automatically created moving image). In this case, in the editing screen 120, the material sorting screen 130, etc., the range in which the change is prohibited in the moving image (the material content at the time of locking) and the range in which the change is not prohibited (the added material content) are distinguishably displayed It can be done. Here, even in the case where the addition of the material content to the moving image is permitted, for example, when the material content that can be provided is limited to one, or the latest material content is automatically generated from the plurality of material contents If it is included in the above, it may be necessary to use the material content provided after the change of the moving image is prohibited and overwrite the material content already used in the range where the change is prohibited. In this case, since the material content in the range for which the change is prohibited can not be overwritten, the user is notified of a message such as “Can not overwrite because it is locked” or the like, and the material content is not accepted. Content is managed as unused material content (in this case, a message such as “Because it is locked and can not be overwritten and entered in an unused list” or the like may be notified to the user providing the material content). Also good.

  The moving image creation support system 10 according to the present embodiment described above relates to a plurality of users in association with a provision request for material content (for example, the creation of moving image creation) by one user (for example, a planner who plans to create the moving image). Since the material content provided by each of the planner (for example, the planner and the participant participating in the plan) is stored, and the automatically created moving image is created based on the plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request, It is possible to easily create a moving image using a plurality of material contents provided by the user of. That is, the embodiment of the present invention supports creation of a moving image using a plurality of material contents provided by a plurality of users.

  The processes and procedures described herein may be implemented by software, hardware, or any combination thereof other than those explicitly described. For example, the processes and procedures described herein may be implemented by implementing logic corresponding to the processes and procedures on a medium such as an integrated circuit, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, or magnetic disk. In addition, the processes and procedures described in the present specification can be implemented as computer programs corresponding to the processes and procedures, and can be executed by various computers.

  Even though it has been described that the processes and procedures described herein are performed by a single device, software, component, module, such processes or procedures may be implemented in multiple devices, multiple software, multiple , And / or modules. Also, the software and hardware elements described herein may be implemented by integrating them into fewer components or by breaking them into more components.

  In the present specification, when a component of the invention is described as one or more or one or more than one without limitation, it is necessary to be separately understood in context. Except for the above, the component may be either singular or plural.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 10 video creation support system 20 network 30 user terminal 41 information storage management unit 411 user management table 412 provision request management table 413 material content management table 43 basic function control unit 45 provision request management unit 47 video creation control unit 50 top screen 60 plan registration Screen 70 Invitation confirmation screen 100A, 100B Planning top screen 110 Material type selection screen 120 Edit screen 130 Material sort screen 140 Present page confirmation screen

Claims (11)

A system comprising: a storage device for storing information; and one or more computer processors, wherein the system supports creation of moving pictures,
The one or more computer processors are responsive to execution of the readable instructions.
Accepting a request for provision of material content by a user of 1;
Storing material content provided by each of a plurality of users in the storage device in association with the provision request;
Creating an automatically created moving image based on a plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request;
system.   The system according to claim 1, wherein the step of creating the automatically created moving image includes creating the automatically created moving image by linking the plurality of material contents in a time axis direction according to a specific order. The system of claim 2, wherein
The material content includes first and second types of material content not having reproduction time information,
In the step of creating the automatically created moving image, a first time is set as a reproduction time of the first type of material content, and a reproduction time of the second type of material content is different from the first time. Including setting the time of 2,
system.   The step of creating the automatically created moving image creates additional content including information on a plurality of provided users who provided the plurality of material content, and the automatically created moving image is based on the plurality of material content and the created additional content 4. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising creating.   The step of creating the automatically created moving image includes creating the additional content such that the amount of information per providing user included in the additional content decreases as the number of the plurality of providing users increases. 4 systems.   The step of creating the automatically created moving image includes creating the additional content such that the display time of information per provided user included in the additional content decreases as the number of the plurality of providing users increases. The system of claim 4 or 5. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The step of accepting the provision request includes setting a provision deadline of the material content,
The step of creating the automatically created moving image may include creating the automatically created moving image based on the material content provided within the provision term set among the plurality of material contents.
system.   The step of creating the automatically created moving image creates the automatically created moving image based on the plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request at that time according to the storage of the material content in the storage device. 8. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising:   The one or more computer processors further create a video reproduction page including information on a plurality of providing users capable of reproducing a moving image based on the created automatically created moving image and providing the plurality of material contents 9. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: A method executed by one or more computers accessible to a storage device storing information to support creation of a moving image,
Accepting a request for provision of material content by a user of 1;
Storing material content provided by each of a plurality of users in the storage device in association with the provision request;
Creating an automatically created moving image based on a plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request.
Method. A program for supporting creation of a moving image, the one or more computers corresponding to the execution on one or more computers capable of accessing a storage device storing information;
Accepting a request for provision of material content by a user of 1;
Storing material content provided by each of a plurality of users in the storage device in association with the provision request;
Creating an automatically created moving image based on a plurality of material contents stored in association with the provision request;
program.

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