KR100314965B1 - Production system of a music video tape - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for producing a music video is provided to reduce a producing cost and to improve quality of an image by connecting a digital camera into a computer. CONSTITUTION: A music video producing system comprises plural image input units(11,12) inputting an image signal of movement; a digital camera outputting the image signal by changing into a digital; a background image and sound storing/outputting unit(13) receiving a sound signal and the image signal to output; a recording unit(17) recording the sound and image signals with the digital type; a switching unit(14) outputting the image signal of the image input units; and a mixing unit(15) mixing the sound signal of the sound storing/outputting unit and the image signal of the switching unit. Thereby, the music video producing system reduces a producing cost. Moreover, the music video producing system improves quality of the image by connecting the digital camera to a computer.

Description

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The present invention relates to a music video production system, and in particular, by connecting a digital camera and a digital deck system to a computer, and having a low-cost broadcasting equipment, the music video of good quality that contains the appearance of the customer in the music and background image desired by the customer It is about a music video production system that can provide a low price.

In the conventional music video production system, in order to produce a good quality music video, in the case of the analog method, a broadcast camera and a singer's motion are recorded simultaneously or separately, respectively, and then recorded on a 3/4 'video cassette recorder. After recording, a very expensive editing equipment was mobilized to produce the video portion of the final music video through editing that took a long time (usually days) to match the music.

In particular, the existing analog system cannot be connected to a computer, so expensive editing equipment has to be used to ensure good quality, and even if expensive equipment is used, the contents are edited every second and third time. Degradation of picture quality was inevitable.

Recently, digital equipment has been put to practical use in photographic equipment and editing equipment, but since their price is very expensive, it is only used by broadcasting stations or some program producers, and it is almost impossible for the general public to use these expensive equipment.

However, in recent years there has been a growing desire for non-professional singers to produce their own music videos, but most people who wish to produce poor quality music videos with their appearance have Only a few enthusiasts make their own music videos. This is because, as described above, a program producer having expensive specialized equipment of good quality is primarily for producing professional singers and broadcast programs, and is not for the general public. In addition, even if they purchase the system by themselves, rather than specialized equipment, the quality of the final product is not good, but the cost of the facility is too much burden on the general public.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the present invention is to edit the background image of the music video to the background music to store in the memory means of the computer, digital recording and recording the image signal of the customer By connecting a camera and a digital deck system to the computer and recording the image signal of the customer photographed by the digital camera on the recording medium together with the stored background and background music, the customer wants the background music. It aims to provide a music video production system that can supply a good quality music video containing the customer's own image with a low price.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a background image and music storage-output means for digitally storing the image signal of the background image and the sound signal of the background music, search for it, edit and output it; A plurality of image input means for receiving an image signal of a movement of a customer and digitally converting the image signal; Image mixing means for editing and mixing the stored background image and the input image signal; And a recording means for receiving an image signal output from the image mixing means and an audio signal output from the background image and the music storage-output means and recording the recording signal onto a recording medium.

Another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a source video production process for receiving a video signal to be used as a background and an audio signal to be used as background music and storing each of them in a digital video source format; The present invention provides a music video production method comprising: a mix-in video production process of synthesizing the stored source video format and an image signal photographing a motion of a customer and simultaneously recording the two signals.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a music video production system of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of producing a source video in a music video production system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of producing a mix-in video in a music video production system according to the present invention.

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11, 12: image input means 13: background and music storage-output means

14 switching means 15 image mixing means 16 sound adjusting means

17: recording means

Hereinafter, the configuration according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an example of a configuration of a music video production system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the plurality of image input means (11, 12) can be implemented as a digital camera that receives the image signal for the movement of the customer digitally converted and output, respectively, which is the movement of the customer occurring inside the studio It is desirable to install a large number of cameras in various locations in the studio so that the camera can properly photograph the cameras in various locations.

Background and music storage-output means 13 is a video and audio input line that can receive the video signal to be used as the background and the sound signal to be used as background music from an external source, and the video signal received through the line It can be implemented by a computer having a memory means for dividing each music by the background music and storing them digitally. The computer preferably incorporates an editing program capable of editing the source video in a desired format by recalling the background screen and the background music stored in the memory means through the key input means. In addition, the source video format can be searched by the customer, and if a random wallpaper is selected by the customer, the wallpaper and the video and audio output line that can be exported to the outside through each output line along with the background music Equipped.

The recording means 17 inputs the background image and the music output from the background image and the music storage-output means 13 and the image signals, the audio and the audio signals output from the plurality of image input means 11 and 12. It can be implemented as a digital deck system for receiving and recording on a recording medium in a digital form, wherein the digital deck system is a digital video cassette recorder having a deck for 6 [mm] tape recording, and also a double deck to realize VHS tape recording at the same time (VCR) is preferred.

The switching means 14 selects and outputs one of the respective image signals output from the plurality of image input means 11 and 12 according to the intention of the video producer PD or synthesizes the respective signals. It is configured to be. The image mixing means 15 selects and outputs one of an image signal of the background image and an image signal of the background image output from the music storage-output means 13 and an image signal output from the switching means 14 or both. The signal is configured to be synthesized and output.

Although not shown in Fig. 1, the present embodiment is provided with two or more image input means, a background screen and a music storage-output means, and switching means and image mixing means for selectively outputting their output signals and synthesized signals. It can be equipped with a variety of image / sound processing.

In addition, in the music video production system of the present invention, an audio console may be further included as sound control means 16 for adjusting the sound output from the background image and the music storage-output means 13.

2 and 3 are flowcharts illustrating a method for producing a music video according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a video signal to be used as a background and an audio signal to be used as background music. 3 is a mix-in video production process (S31-S28) of synthesizing the stored source video format and an image signal photographing a client's movement, and simultaneously recording the two signals. S36) is shown respectively.

As shown in Fig. 2, the source video production process includes: determining whether there is a source video production request from a video producer (S21); Receiving a video signal and an audio signal for use as a background image and a background sound of a music video through line inputs, if there is a source video production request (S22) (S23); And assigning a unique file name to the two input source signals, converting them into digital signals, and storing them in a database (S24).

The source video production process may further include determining whether there is an editing request by the video producer (S25); If there is an edit request, editing a line input video signal according to an audio signal to retrieve the file and use it as the wallpaper (S26); Determining whether the editing is completed (S27); And storing the edited file in the database in the source video format (S28), whereby various types of source video formats are edited and produced by the video producer, and the respective file names are assigned to the database. It can be configured to be stored.

The mix-in video production process may include: determining whether a mix-in video production request is made from a video producer (S31); If there is a mix-in video production request, waiting for the customer to select a desired source video format (S32); If an arbitrary source video format is selected in the standby state, retrieving a video signal and an audio signal of the corresponding format from the database and preparing to output each of them (S33); Determining whether there is an output request from the video producer (S34); If there is an output request from the video producer as a result of the determination, providing a source signal for recording the video signal and the audio signal of the corresponding source video format to a line output and recording the image signal together with the customer's image signal photographed from the image input means; (S35); Waiting for the output to be completed and ending the mix-in video production operation (S36).

In the present invention as described above, a computer that edits the video signal to be used as the background of the music video to the background music and stored as a file, a digital camera and a digital deck system that can shoot and record the image signal of the customer to each other By connecting, the video signal of the customer to be photographed by the digital camera configured to record on the recording medium with the background and background music stored in the computer, the operation and effects will be described as follows.

First, to produce a music video, you work with the source video.

This source video work first creates an audio portion of each song selected for use as a background sound and a video portion of the background screen corresponding thereto and stores it in a memory means of a computer. These background images are taken first by considering the atmosphere of the music to be used as the background sound, and the editing is performed according to the selected song based on the photographed contents. In this case, the background image is edited using a nonlinear editing technique using a computer. When the editing process for the music is finished, the file having an arbitrary extension in the final result of the combined sound and image is stored in the memory means of the computer. Then, when necessary, that is, when the customer wants to produce a music video, the corresponding song can be retrieved from the memory means and output to the monitor.

Next, the customer can view a sample of the source video format prepared in advance according to the number, gender, sex ratio, etc., and select the format and song of the source video to suit their taste.

The video producer takes out the source video file according to the format selected by the customer, prepares it for transmission from the computer, and guides the customer to the set, sets the camera mode according to the format, operates the lighting device, prepares the clothes, etc. Do it. After giving a simple acting instruction to the audience in accordance with the format, he starts producing the mixin video.

Therefore, when the video producer commands the source video output selected by the customer through the key input means, the video portion output to the monitor is a pre-made background screen suitable for the atmosphere of the song to be used as the background sound, which is the image mixing means 15. Is entered.

Therefore, together with the above operation, the digital camera converts the image of the customer into a video signal and inputs it to the switching means 14. In the switching means 14, one of the respective video signals in which the image of the customer is photographed from the digital camera is taken. Select and output to the image mixing means (15). Accordingly, the image mixing means 15 selects or synthesizes one of a video signal photographed by a digital camera and a video signal retrieved from the memory means of the computer. At this time, the video producer observes the client's image and the background image and controls the switching means 14 and the image mixing means 15 appropriately according to the atmosphere of the music, so as to be agile to the mistakes made by the customer during acting. By responding, the customer's image and background image can produce a video signal that is a properly selected mix.

In addition, the audio signal output from the memory means of the computer may be directly input to the digital deck system, and in some cases, the sound is controlled and input to the digital deck system through the audio console.

In this case, the digital deck system is configured in a double deck form including a 6 [mm] tape recording deck and a VHS tape recording deck, so that the mix-in video signal is simultaneously recorded on the 6 [mm] digital tape and simultaneously recorded on the VHS video tape. It is recorded. The 6 [mm] digital deck takes into account work on CD-ROMs and computer editing, and digitally recorded signals can be maintained at high quality even through repeated copying through editing. . The recordings are also stored on VHS videotape at the same time, so they can be delivered to customers for viewing at home.

In some cases, upon completion of the mix-in video operation, the mix-in video screen is played through the computer using 6 [mm] digital tape, and the screen selected by the customer is displayed on the memory means through the playback screen. By storing and outputting the selected screen together with the label and the fashion business card to the printer, it is possible to improve the quality of future customer service.

As described above, the present invention implements a low cost-oriented music video production system by appropriately mixing digital broadcasting equipments and computer equipment, so that the artists appear in high-quality music videos appearing at entertainers at low prices. There is an advantage that can be made, and digital technology allows the production of ultra-high quality character video works by low-cost equipment. In addition, there is an advantage that can be shortened to within a few tens of minutes (10 to 20 minutes) the conventional editing takes a long time.

Claims (11)

A background image and music storage-output means for digitally storing the image signal of the background image and the acoustic signal of the background music and searching for and outputting the digital signal; Image input means for receiving an image signal of a customer's movement and digitally converting the image signal; Image mixing means for editing and synthesizing the background image signal output from the storage-output means and the image signal input from the image input means; And recording means for receiving the video signal outputted from the video mixing means and the audio signal outputted from the background screen and the music storage-output means and recording the same on a recording medium. 3. The music video production system according to claim 2, wherein the image input means comprises a plurality of switching means configured to select or synthesize one of the respective image signals output from the plurality of image input means. . 4. The music video production system according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising sound adjustment means for adjusting the sound output from the wallpaper and the music storage-output means. 5. The music video production system according to claim 4, wherein the sound control means comprises an audio console. 6. A music video production system according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 5, wherein the recording means is a digital video cassette recorder (VCR) having a deck for recording 6 [mm] tape. 6. The music video production system according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 5, wherein the recording means is a digital VCR having a double deck for recording tapes of a plurality of sizes. 6. The music video production system according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 5, wherein the plurality of image input means is a digital / analog camera. A source video production process for receiving a video signal to be used as a background and an audio signal to be used as background music and storing each of them in a digital source video format; And combining the stored source video format with an image signal photographed by a customer's motion and recording the two signals simultaneously. The method of claim 9, wherein the source video production process Receiving a video signal for use as a wallpaper of a music video; Receiving an audio signal selected for use as a background sound of a music video; And assigning a predetermined file name to each of the input source signals, converting the file into a digital signal, and storing the converted file in a database. The method of claim 10, wherein the source video production process comprises: And if the user intends, editing the input video signal according to an audio signal. The method of claim 9, wherein the video production process is a mix, Retrieving and outputting a video signal and an audio signal of a source video format intended by a user from the database; Selecting and outputting any one of a user's image signal captured by the image input means and a video signal of the source video format; And simultaneously recording the selective output video signal and the audio signal to a desired recording medium.