JP6964918B1 - Content creation support system, content creation support method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily create a content. SOLUTION: This is a system that supports the creation of content, and has an input unit that accepts designation of audio data to be reproduced at a first timing in a scene, and an offset time from the first timing to reproducing the audio data. It includes a playback option specification unit that accepts specifications, and a scene creation unit that creates scene information for outputting the scene so that audio data is reproduced at the second timing that is shifted by the offset time from the first timing. It is characterized by that. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a content creation support system, a content creation support method, and a program.

Patent Document 1 discloses a serialized work distribution device that distributes serialized novels on the Internet.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-227596

However, it takes time to create contents such as novels and manga.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of easily creating contents.

The main invention of the present invention for solving the above problems is a system that supports the creation of content, that is, an input unit that accepts designation of audio data to be reproduced at the first timing in a scene, and the first timing. The scene is displayed so that the playback option specification unit that accepts the designation of the offset time from the first timing to the playback of the audio data and the second timing that is shifted by the offset time from the first timing are reproduced. It is characterized by including a scene creation unit for creating scene information for output.

Other problems disclosed in the present application and solutions thereof will be clarified in the columns and drawings of the embodiments of the invention.

According to the present invention, content can be easily created.

It is a figure which shows an example of the novel which can be produced by the content creation support system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure example of the content creation support system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration example of management server 1. It is a figure which shows the software configuration example of the content creation support system of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the flow of a scene production process. It is a figure which shows an example of the voice data input screen. It is a figure which shows the screen example during recording. It is a figure which shows the screen example which sets the reproduction parameter of audio data. It is a figure which shows the screen example during reproduction of audio data.

<Outline of the invention>
The contents of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in a list. The present invention includes, for example, the following configuration.
[Item 1]
A system that supports the creation of content
An input unit that accepts the designation of audio data to be played at the first timing in the scene,
A playback option specification unit that accepts the designation of the offset time from the first timing to the playback of the audio data, and
A scene creation unit that creates scene information for outputting the scene so that the audio data is reproduced at the second timing shifted from the first timing by the offset time.
A content creation support system characterized by being equipped with.
[Item 2]
The content creation support system described in item 1
The input unit collects voice from a microphone and creates the voice data.
A content creation support system featuring.
[Item 3]
The content creation support system according to item 1 or 2.
The playback option designation unit further accepts the designation of the playback speed of the audio data, and receives the designation.
The scene creation unit creates the scene information so as to reproduce the audio data at a second timing shifted by the offset time from the first timing according to the designated reproduction speed.
A content creation support system featuring.
[Item 4]
The content creation support system according to any one of items 1 to 3.
The reproduction option designation unit reproduces the audio data at the second timing in response to an instruction from the creator.
A content creation support system featuring.
[Item 5]
A way to help create content
A step that accepts the designation of audio data to be played at the first timing in the scene,
A step of accepting the designation of the offset time from the first timing to the reproduction of the audio data, and
A step of creating scene information for outputting the scene so that the audio data is reproduced at a second timing shifted from the first timing by the offset time.
A content creation support method characterized by a computer executing.
[Item 6]
A program to support the creation of content
A step that accepts the designation of audio data to be played at the first timing in the scene,
A step of accepting the designation of the offset time from the first timing to the reproduction of the audio data, and
A step of creating scene information for outputting the scene so that the audio data is reproduced at a second timing shifted from the first timing by the offset time.
A program that lets your computer run.

<System overview>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The content creation support system according to this embodiment is a story in which a user (writer) creates a story (content) such as a novel or a manga by using a content material such as a background or a character created by a provider (creator). It is a production support platform.

The story includes, for example, novels, comics, picture books, games, dramas, anime, plays, movies, and the like. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a novel that can be produced by the content creation support system according to the first embodiment. In this example, lines are displayed one after another along with a plurality of background images and character images, and the story can be read by input operations such as clicking and tapping on the touch screen.

<Structure>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration example of the content creation support system of the present embodiment. The content creation support system includes a management server 1, a user terminal 2, a provider terminal 3, a network 4, and a viewer terminal 5. The server 1 is connected to the user terminal 2, the provider terminal 3, and the viewer terminal 5 via the network 4. The specific devices of the terminals 2, 3 and 5 are computers such as mobile phones, smartphones, tablet computers and personal computers. The writer who creates the story operates the user terminal 2, and the creator who provides the content material operates the provider terminal 3 to access the management server 1 and use the story production support platform.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the management server 1. The management server 1 constitutes a part of the system by executing information processing via communication with the user terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3. The management server 1 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

The management server 1 includes at least a control unit 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a transmission / reception unit 13, an input / output unit 14, and the like, and these are electrically connected to each other through a bus 15.

The control unit 10 is an arithmetic unit that controls the operation of the entire management server 1, controls the transmission and reception of data between each element, and performs information processing and the like necessary for executing an application. For example, the control unit 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes each information processing by executing a program or the like stored in the storage 12 and expanded in the memory 11.

The memory 11 includes a main memory composed of a volatile storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and an auxiliary memory composed of a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). .. The memory 11 is used as a work area or the like of the control unit 10, and also stores a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) executed when the management server 1 is started, various setting information, and the like.

The storage 12 stores various programs such as application programs. A database storing data used for each process may be built in the storage 12.

The transmission / reception unit 13 connects the management server 1 to the network 4. The transmission / reception unit 13 may be provided with a short-range communication interface of Bluetooth (registered trademark) and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

The input / output unit 14 is an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and an output device such as a display, which are used as needed.

The bus 15 is commonly connected to each of the above elements and transmits, for example, an address signal, a data signal, and various control signals.

The user terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3 can be provided with the same hardware configuration as the management server 1.

<Software configuration>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a software configuration example of the content creation support system of the present embodiment.

<User terminal 2>
The user terminal 2 includes an input unit 211, a playback option designation unit 212, a usage request transmission unit 213, and a transmission unit 214.

The input unit 211 accepts data input from the user. The input unit 211 can receive text input from, for example, a keyboard or a touch panel. The input unit 211 can create voice data by collecting voice from a microphone (not shown) provided in the user terminal 2. In addition, the input unit 211 can also accept text data obtained by analyzing voice data. The input unit 211 can also accept options selected from forms such as displayed buttons and pull-down lists.

The reproduction option designation unit 212 can accept the specification of the reproduction parameter (option) of the audio data. If the reproduction option specification unit 212 does not accept the option specification, the audio data is reproduced according to the default parameters. In the present embodiment, the reproduction parameters may include the reproduction offset time and the reproduction speed. The offset time is a time for shifting from the designated audio data reproduction timing (first timing) to the actual audio data reproduction timing (second timing). The offset time can also be a negative value. The offset time can be, for example, +0.1 seconds or -0.1 seconds, and 0.1 seconds after reaching the specified playback timing of the audio data or 0.1 reaching the playback timing. Playback of audio data can be started seconds before. Further, the reproduction speed may be specified by the tempo (BPM), or may be specified by a multiple of the normal reproduction speed such as 1.1 times or 0.8 times. The audio data is played back at the specified playback speed.

The usage request transmission unit 213 transmits a request for saving the story (hereinafter referred to as a usage request) to the management server 1.

The transmission unit 214 transmits the input data received by the input unit 211 and the parameters received by the reproduction option designation unit 212 to the management server 1.

<Management server 1>
The management server 1 includes a content material reception unit 111, a content material provision unit 112, a story reception unit 113, a user request reception unit 114, a scene generation unit 115, a content material storage unit 120, and a story storage unit 130.

The content material reception unit 111, the content material provision unit 112, the story reception unit 113, the user request reception unit 114, and the scene generation unit 115 have programs in which the control unit 10 included in the management server 1 is stored in the storage 12. It is realized by reading into the memory 11 and executing, and the content material storage unit 120 and the story storage unit 130 are realized as a part of the storage area provided by at least one of the memory 11 and the storage 12.

The content material reception unit 111 receives the content material from the provider terminal 3. Content material is data such as images, videos, sounds, texts, symbols, and icons that can be used in story production. Used as backgrounds, characters, items, stills, BGM, sound effects, sounds, texts, symbols, icons, etc. in stories, but is not limited to these. The provider can provide the content material produced and obtained by himself / herself by the provider terminal 3.

The content material reception unit 111 stores the provided content material data in the content material storage unit 120. The content material providing unit 112 provides the content material to the user terminal 2 in response to a request from the user terminal 2.

The story reception unit 113 accepts a story. In the present embodiment, the story reception unit 113 can produce a story by producing the scenes constituting the story one or more times. The story reception unit 113 accepts the designation of content materials such as the background, the characters that appear, and the objects (objects, animals, etc.) that appear in the scene, and also accepts the input of the lines emitted by the characters and the narration flowing in the scene. can. The story reception unit 113 may present the content material registered in the content material storage unit 120 and accept the selection from the content material, or may accept the input of the content material from the user. .. Further, the story reception unit 113 can create a story as if a plurality of scenes are continuous. That is, the story reception unit 113 can create story information (information representing a story) including a plurality of scene information.

The user request reception unit 114 receives an input from the user to save the story. The user request reception unit 114 can register the story in the story storage unit 130 in response to the input from the user.

The scene generation unit 115 generates information for reproducing the scene (hereinafter, referred to as scene information). The scene information can be, for example, a file that describes an event that occurs. The scene information can be, for example, a structured text file such as XML or JSON. The scene generation unit 115 can describe in the scene information events such as the background received by the story reception unit 113, the appearance of characters, the appearance of objects (objects, animals, etc.), and the reproduction of audio data. can. In the present embodiment, when the story is played back, the viewer can tap the screen of a smartphone or the like to generate the next event, and the events to be generated can be arranged to create the scene information. The scene generation unit 115 can generate a scene by calling the content material selected by the user from the content material storage unit 120 and associating it with the text or the like input by the user. In addition, the scene generation unit 115 can also create a scene using the content material data received from the user. For example, setting information such as the display position of each content material and text, the display order at the time of browsing, and the timing can be added. A story may be composed of a scene, which is the smallest unit composed of one or more content materials and text data, and an episode composed of an arbitrary number of scenes, but is not limited to this.

When the scene generation unit 115 receives input of audio data and playback timing from the input unit 211 and receives the offset time and playback speed from the playback option designation unit 212, the scene generation unit 115 shifts by the offset time from the received playback timing. A scene can be generated so that the audio data is reproduced at a specified reproduction speed at the same timing.

<Flow of story production>
The scene production process in story production will be described below.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the flow of the scene production process.

The story reception unit 113 accepts the designation of the background (S201), accepts the selection of the event (S202) until the instruction to end the scene production is received, and sets the accepted event (S203). In the present embodiment, the event means that the character appears, that the character leaves, that the dialogue that the character emits is displayed as a character string, and that the dialogue that the character emits is output by voice (playing voice data related to the dialogue). To start playing BGM, to play sound effects, to display the narration of the scene as a character string, to output the narration of the scene by voice (create voice data related to the narration), items Can appear, items can disappear, and so on. The event is not limited to these, and may be any event that can be included in the scene. The setting of the event is to set the specific content of the event in the scene. For example, in the case of the appearance of a character, there are selection of the character to appear, selection of the position where the character appears, and the case of dialogue. , Input the content of the dialogue and select the shape of the balloon of the dialogue, etc. In the case of narration, there are input of the content of the narration and selection of the frame to display the narration as a character string, etc. There are selection of items and selection of the position where the item appears. Further, when the voice data such as dialogue, BGM, and sound effect is reproduced, the reproduction parameters of the voice data (in this embodiment, the offset time and the reproduction speed are assumed to be, but are limited to these) together with the voice data to be reproduced. Instead, any parameter related to the reproduction of audio data can be specified.) Can be set as the event setting.

After repeating the selection and setting of the event, the story reception unit 113 creates the scene information set so that the event occurs in the scene (S204).

As described above, the story reception unit 113 can create the scene information. The story reception unit 113 can finally create a story by creating a series of scene information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a voice data input screen. In the examples of FIGS. 6 to 9, it is assumed that the scene is created using a smartphone, but the scene is not limited to this, and the scene can be created by a personal computer. The example shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 can be performed by the story reception unit 113 interacting with the user using the user terminal 2.

The screen 41 is a screen that accepts input of voice data. FIG. 6 shows an example of registering voice data as dialogue (voice) of a character appearing in scene 411. When the "record" button 412 is pressed on the screen 41, the voice data collected by the microphone on the user terminal 2 is recorded and uploaded to the management server 1. Further, when the recorded voice data exists in the user terminal 2, the recorded voice data can be selected by pressing the "upload" button 413. The selected voice data can be uploaded to the management server 1. Here, when a plurality of characters appear in the scene 411, the character to be associated with the voice can be selected, and the character designation is uploaded to the management server 1 together with the voice data. be able to.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen during recording. When the button 412 is pressed in the example of FIG. 6, the recording of the voice data collected from the microphone is started, and as shown in FIG. 7, the display of the button 412 changes to "stop". Recording ends when this button 412 is pressed. The voice data can be uploaded to the management server 1 when the "stop" button 412 is pressed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting playback parameters of audio data. Once the audio data has been recorded or the recorded audio data has been selected, playback parameters can be set in Form 42. Specifically, the offset value (speech timing) of the timing at which the reproduction of the voice data is started can be set in the input field 421 in units of 0.1 seconds, for example. A numerical value may be input to the input field 421 from a keyboard or the like, or the offset value may be increased or decreased in units of 0.1 seconds by pressing the toggle button. A negative value can be set for the offset value. The playback speed can also be set in the setting field 422. In the example of FIG. 8, the reproduction speed can be set as a multiple of the normal speed. Negative values can be set for multiples. The playback speed may be entered from a keyboard or the like, or the playback speed may be increased or decreased in units of 0.1 times, for example, by pressing the toggle button. When the "play" button 423 is pressed, the user terminal 2 can play the audio data by shifting the audio data by the offset value, with the button pressing timing as the event occurrence timing. When the offset value is negative, the user terminal 2 can reproduce the audio data from the time when the offset value advances by the number of seconds indicated by the offset value.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen during playback of audio data. When the "play" button 423 is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 8 to start playing the audio data, the button display changes to "stop" as shown in FIG. When this button 423 is pressed, the reproduction of the audio data ends.

As described above, events that occur in order along the time series of the scene (appearance of characters, utterance by text or voice of dialogue by character, arrangement of narration by text or voice, appearance of items, utterance of sound effects, By setting (BGM utterance, etc.), a series of events can be created as a scene. In addition, when setting audio data, playback options such as offset value (speech timing) from the event occurrence timing and playback speed can be set, and when an event related to audio data occurs during story playback, The timing of starting the reproduction of the audio data can be shifted according to this reproduction option, and the reproduction speed of the audio data can be changed.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the above embodiment is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not for limiting and interpreting the present invention. The present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention also includes an equivalent thereof.

1 Management server 2 User terminal 3 Provider terminal 5 Viewer terminal

Claims (6)

A system that supports the creation of content
An input unit that accepts the designation of audio data to be played at the first timing in the scene,
A playback option specification unit that accepts the designation of the offset time from the first timing to the playback of the audio data, and
A scene creation unit that creates scene information for outputting the scene so that the audio data is reproduced at the second timing shifted from the first timing by the offset time.
A content creation support system characterized by being equipped with. The content creation support system according to claim 1.
The input unit collects voice from a microphone and creates the voice data.
A content creation support system featuring. The content creation support system according to claim 1 or 2.
The playback option designation unit further accepts the designation of the playback speed of the audio data, and receives the designation.
The scene creation unit creates the scene information so as to reproduce the audio data at a second timing shifted by the offset time from the first timing according to the designated reproduction speed.
A content creation support system featuring. The content creation support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The reproduction option designation unit reproduces the audio data at the second timing in response to an instruction from the creator.
A content creation support system featuring. A way to help create content
A step that accepts the designation of audio data to be played at the first timing in the scene,
A step of accepting the designation of the offset time from the first timing to the reproduction of the audio data, and
A step of creating scene information for outputting the scene so that the audio data is reproduced at a second timing shifted from the first timing by the offset time.
A content creation support method characterized by a computer executing. A program to support the creation of content
A step that accepts the designation of audio data to be played at the first timing in the scene,
A step of accepting the designation of the offset time from the first timing to the reproduction of the audio data, and
A step of creating scene information for outputting the scene so that the audio data is reproduced at a second timing shifted from the first timing by the offset time.
A program that lets your computer run.

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