KR20100104453A

KR20100104453A - Apparatus and method for authoring multimedia data

Info

Publication number: KR20100104453A
Application number: KR1020090022873A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김종한; 성낙천
Original assignee: 애니프레임(주)
Priority date: 2009-03-18
Filing date: 2009-03-18
Publication date: 2010-09-29

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing multimedia content, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for producing multimedia content for automating a connection between processes, which are a series of work units, in order to efficiently manage work by a plurality of workers.

The method of producing multimedia content according to the present invention comprises the steps of (a) defining processes comprising a series of tasks for multimedia content, (b) defining and changing a connection between the processes, and (c) Based on the process, assigning each task to a specific person; (d) the person assigned to the task performs the task according to the definition of the defined process; When the is completed, the log of the completed work is stored and a file about the completed work is sent to the next person or project manager, (f) receiving the approval or rework request of the completed work, and ( g) The steps (d) to (f) are repeated until the project is completed.

Description

Apparatus and method for authoring multimedia data}

In producing multimedia contents such as 3D animation, a large amount of storage space is generally required, and in some cases, multiple workers collaborate to complete a work.

As you continue to work on the same file during the multimedia production process, changing the file to a file with the new job applied will result in the loss of information about the previous job. The name is changed accordingly.

As a result, the number of files increases in proportion to the number of data changes, which causes a problem of shortage of storage space, difficulty in managing changed data, and the possibility of data loss due to a user mistake.

In addition, when several people work on the same file at the same time, information about other work except for the work of one worker may be lost. In addition, the software configuration management system is obviously a system that helps multiple workers manage resources and processes in a single project, but multimedia content such as 3D animation has a much larger data size than software. Due to the large and different object properties, problems may arise in applying the shape management system as a software development tool to multimedia content management.

1 is a view showing a multimedia production method by a conventional collaboration. Here, black arrows indicate process flow, blue arrows indicate data or data file flow, and red arrows indicate work file confirmation. In this way, each process and data flow is isolated from each other. Therefore, since data and processes go through separate processes, it is difficult to completely guarantee the final file.

Therefore, there is an increasing demand for an invention that solves these problems in multimedia content production such as animation and improves efficiency among working processes.

An object of the present invention is to efficiently manage a multimedia production work by multiple workers by efficiently managing a connection between processes, which are a series of work units.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a solution capable of simultaneously processing a workflow and work data when producing multimedia content, that is, a solution capable of simultaneously processing post-transmission information and work results between post-war tasks.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects which are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for producing multimedia content according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising the steps of (a) defining a process comprising a series of operations on the multimedia content; (b) defining and changing a connection between the processes; (c) based on the process, assigning each task to a specific contact person; (d) the person assigned to the work performing the work according to the definition of the predetermined process; (e) when the person in charge completes the task, a log of the completed task is stored and a file about the completed task is transmitted to the next person in charge or the project manager; (f) receiving whether to approve the completed work or a rework request; And (g) repeating steps (d) to (f) until the project is completed.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

According to the apparatus and method for producing multimedia contents of the present invention as described above, the production system can accommodate a production system that differs for different companies or projects, and has the advantage of simultaneously processing work progress data and work results. .

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

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

2 is a view showing a concept of the present invention, in contrast to the prior art. Again, black arrows indicate process flow, blue arrows indicate data or data file flow, and red arrows indicate work file confirmation.

Once a project is started, including standardized representative processes and classified into short, medium, and long term, the overall process must first be outlined. The order is as follows.

1. Definition of step by step process

The M * M calculation defines the step-by-step process in a way that estimates labor costs, total budget, and so on.

2. Create a flowchart that lists the flow of the step-by-step process in order

Next, optimize the standardized representative process. This means adding each process to the overall flow chart will allow the process system to be set up for the chart.

3. Definition of the nature and type of documents (work orders, etc.) and data that occur between processes

In a specific implementation step, the nature and type of various documents, data, etc. generated in the processes defined above should be defined. This process (3.) may consist of the following detailed processes.

First, work orders should be defined that include the workload, due dates, conditions of approval, and whether they are approved. A work order is generated so that the flow can be defined and saved at the final stop until the task is completed. If the work order is in the middle of a phase, make a copy of it. These work orders tend to move with the work product.

Second, a raw digital file for generating multimedia content is generated.

Third, create a hand-drawn drawing. The drawings include drawings, documents, and the like.

Fourth, set the rules for naming.

Fifth, you specify the server where the files will be stored and have a ready state for the primary and your server.

Sixth, retrieval, transfer, and copying of data is possible only through the system login, and in each login state, a log of the operation after login is created / updated.

4. Determine who will work with each process

As such, when a person in charge is determined for each process, the preparation for the present invention is completed. The person in charge may be in charge of several processes, or one person may be in charge of one process.

The system of FIG. 2 has a basic difference in that the data is closely coupled around the process, unlike the conventional method of separating data from a process.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for producing multimedia contents according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the apparatus for producing multimedia contents 300 includes an authenticator 310, a storage 320, a process manager 330, and a task manager 340. And a communication unit 350.

The authentication unit 310 checks whether the user who wants to perform the distribution or approval is a member of a specific workgroup. That is, it is preferable that only the members of the workgroup access the work included in the specific workgroup, and the authentication unit 310 is currently connected to a user who wants to perform the distribution or approval for the work. Is to check whether or not you have permission.

To this end, the authentication unit 310 may use a table showing the relationship between the work group and the members of the work group.

In this case, the user may be configured to include a distributor who distributes the work and an approver that performs the distributed job. The authentication unit 310 separately determines whether the distribution group has permission or approval permission, as well as whether to access the work group. You can also check.

The process manager 330 manages the overall connection to the process. That is, when a connection change command between processes is received, the connection between processes is changed. For this purpose, the process manager 330 may specify an identifier of a previous process or an identifier of a subsequent process in each process.

Here, the previous process is the process located at the previous stage of the process, and the subsequent process is the process located at the later stage of the process, and the user checks the identifier specified in the process so that the process is the previous process to the process that is currently granted to him. You will be able to see if it is a post process.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the child process may be defined as a process after the parent process 410 and the parent process 410 may be a process before the child process 420. If there is a process A (not shown) that references the child process 420, then the child process 420 becomes a parent process to process A (not shown) and the process A (not shown) becomes the child process 420 ) Is a child process. In FIG. 4, the arrow indicates the reference direction. To this end, an administrator may determine a reference relationship between processes by creating a child process of a specific process and then specifying an identifier of the specific process in the generated child process.

The task manager 340 delivers the work performed in the parent process to the child process. In other words, the work performed in the parent process is transferred to the child process so that subsequent updates can be performed in the child process. For this purpose, the task manager 340 may include the file servers 131 and 132 and the client device 141. , 142 may be performed.

For example, when a job distribution request is received from a user, the job manager 340 checks a process to which the corresponding job belongs, and then accesses a file server 131 or 132 that stores a work result corresponding to the process, that is, multimedia content. The information is transmitted to the client devices 141 and 142 so that the client devices 141 and 142 can access the file servers 131 and 132.

The communication unit 350 communicates with the client devices 141 and 142 to receive a job distribution request command from the client, and transmits access information to the corresponding job in response thereto. As the communication method between the communication unit 350 and the client devices 141 and 142, a wired communication method such as Ethernet, USB, IEEE 1394, serial communication, and parallel communication may be used. Infrared communication, Bluetooth Wireless communication schemes such as home RF and wireless LAN may be used.

The storage unit 320 stores user authentication information, a corresponding relationship between processes and tasks, and a relationship between a project and a web server 121 and 122, a database server 111 and 112, and a file server 131 and 132 corresponding thereto. It plays a role.

The storage unit 320 may include a hard disk, a flash memory, a compact flash card (CF), a secure digital card (SD), a smart card (SM), a multimedia card (MMC) or a memory stick. As a module capable of inputting / outputting, a module may be provided inside the multimedia content producing apparatus 300 or may be provided in a separate device. At this time, when the storage unit 320 is provided in a separate device, the communication unit 350 may access information stored in the storage unit 320 by communicating with the separate device.

The term 'part' used in FIG. 3 refers to a hardware component such as software, FPGA, or ASIC, and 'part' plays a role. But wealth is not limited to software or hardware. The 'unit' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, as an example, a 'part' may include components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, Subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. The functionality provided within the components and 'parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and 'parts' or further separated into additional components and 'parts'.

5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating an operating environment in which a functional block such as FIG. 3 may actually be operated. Referring to FIG. 5, a user PC having an Internet address is connected to a web server through a TCP / IP protocol, and the web server is equipped with ASP.NET and a net framework, and has a module for providing a DB connection and a web service. . The web server is linked with a database server. The database server manages data through a combination of text and locators, and typically an Oracle 9 server may be used. On the other hand, an XML file generated on a user's PC is metadata that can be used to control image, audio and video data stored on a file server.

The system specification of FIG. 6 exemplifies requirements required for each PC, a web server, a database server, and a file server, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a hierarchical structure of the device module of FIG. 5. At the top of the server hierarchy is a database server, below it a Web server with an IIS web server solution, and below it a file server. The file server can run as a Windows 2003 server with TCP / IP for communication with the PC. Each client has TCP / IP and one of the Windows series operating systems. The server layer and client layer are basically connected to the Internet based on TCP / IP.

8 to 13 are diagrams illustrating a user interface (hereinafter referred to as a UI) that specifically implements a working process according to the present invention. The working process is largely composed of the following six steps.

1. User Registration Steps

2. Define Storage

3. Process Definition Step

4. Project Management Steps

5. Work Order and Delivery Steps

6. Data Management Steps

First, FIG. 8 shows an example of a UI for performing a user registration step.

The user registration is largely divided into group registration and user registration. User registration is to register all users involved in a task, and group registration is performed for a virtual group named by classifying each user according to task relevance. For example, one user may be registered in a plurality of groups, or a plurality of users may be registered in one group.

9 shows an example of a UI for performing a step of defining storage.

Defining the storage may include registering a storage server and expanding an additional server. Registration of the storage server is to register to use the interspersed storage on the intranet, and expanding the additional server is to use the external storage (for example, web hard) for internal work.

10 shows an example of a UI for performing a step of defining a process.

The defining of the process may include generating a process template and defining a process for each project. For example, project managers define processes with key animation, lighting, rendering, compositing, and editing processes, and record process information in each process so that task assignees can perform tasks without mistakes.

11A to 11C show an example of a UI performing a step of managing a project.

The managing of the project may include generating a project and generating a work unit.

Referring to FIG. 11A, a project manager first creates a project structure having a plurality of sequences, and additionally generates data structures, resources, logs, information summaries, and the like. Click each sequence to display the sequence number and comment.

For example, referring to FIG. 11B, a three-dimensional animation is specifically used. The project manager sets up a design, modeling work, texturing work, high & low setup, and facial work, and records respective information.

Referring to FIG. 11C, the project manager provides a detailed reference image for a plurality of cuts constituting each sequence, and provides an additional description for each.

12A to 12D show an example of a UI for performing a step of indicating and delivering a task.

Instructing and delivering the task may comprise assigning the task, recording the task and approving and delivering the task.

Referring to FIG. 12A, a specific FX task and a writing task are assigned to each person in charge with respect to a key animation provided by a project manager. This assignment can be made by linking the arrows on the flowchart.

In this way, if the job is properly assigned, each person in charge can check the information of the job to be performed at the first screen when logging in. As shown in Figure 12b, the information of the job, the waiting job to be assigned to the worker, the job assigned to the worker waiting to take over the job, the job currently being performed, the job received the approval request, the job approved and completed and canceled Work and the like. For each category of tasks, the number of jobs that are applicable is displayed numerically.

FIG. 12C is a first screen displayed when a person assigned to a job and assigned a job is logged in when the job is assigned in FIG. 12B. Here, the assigned person can select the job classification to determine whether to start the job. Similarly, upon completion of work, the contact person sends a request for approval to the project manager for approval. Of course, the project manager can approve it, cancel the approval, and request rework. This systematic work management eliminates work omissions, delays, and the like in multimedia content creation projects consisting of a large number of sub-tasks, and improves the quality of content through the approval of the content.

As shown in FIG. 12D, content creation work completed by each person in charge is recorded in the system, and the completed file is transmitted to the next person in charge or the project manager.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a UI that performs a step of managing data in progress or completed. Managing the data may include managing data shapes and performing security and communication.

Through this process, not only the project manager but also each person in charge can cross check whether there are any errors in the project as a whole, and if a problem is found, the feedback can be quickly fed back to the project manager.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. You will understand that. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1 is a view showing a multimedia production method by a conventional collaboration.

2 is a view showing the concept of the present invention, in contrast to the prior art.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for producing multimedia content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a reference relationship between processes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating an operating environment in which a functional block such as FIG. 3 may actually be operated.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UI for performing a user registration step.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UI that performs a step of defining storage.

10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UI that performs a step of defining a process.

11A to 11C are diagrams showing examples of a UI for performing a step of managing a project.

12A to 12D are diagrams showing examples of a UI for performing a step of instructing and delivering a task.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UI performing a step of managing data in progress or work completed.

Claims

(a) defining processes comprising a series of tasks for multimedia content;

(b) defining and changing a connection between the processes;

(c) based on the process, assigning each task to a specific contact person;

(d) the person assigned to the work performing the work according to the definition of the predetermined process;

(e) when the person in charge completes the task, a log of the completed task is stored and a file about the completed task is transmitted to the next person in charge or the project manager;

(f) receiving whether to approve the completed work or a rework request; And

(g) repeating steps (d) to (f) until the project is completed.

The method of claim 1,

The multimedia content is a method for producing a multimedia content including three-dimensional animation data.

The method of claim 1 wherein the method is

Method for producing a multimedia content, characterized in that simultaneously processing the transfer information between the before, after work and data that is the work result.

The method of claim 1 wherein the method is

Method for producing multimedia content, characterized in that the automation of the connection between the pre-, post-task and the upper, lower tasks.

The method of claim 1,

And confirming whether the user who wants to perform the distribution or approval is a member of a workgroup including the extracted work.