KR20180003012A - System and method for editing digital contents based on web - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a web based digital content manufacturing system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method for editing web based digital content, for a general user who does not have professional editing knowledge to directly edit and manufacture video content on the web. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the general user can easily edit the video through an editing tool including various types of templates on the web by using a computing device such as a personal PC. The system for editing web based digital content comprises: a web page providing module providing a web page to at least one user terminal; and the editing tool providing a main menu capable of selecting on the web page and the template determined by corresponding to selection of the main menu according to a request of the user terminal, and generating the digital content using the template.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDITING DIGITAL CONTENTS [0002] BASED ON WEB [0003]

The present invention relates to a web-based digital content production system, and more particularly, to a system and method for web-based digital content editing, in which general users without professional editing knowledge can edit and produce video content directly on the web.

Recently, according to the breakthrough of IT technology and multimedia technology, ordinary people, not experts or companies, directly create various kinds of photographs and videos to produce personal digital contents, edit the digital contents thus created, Uploaded to the server, it became possible to distribute, share, and sell to others.

However, in spite of this technological advancement, most of the ordinary individuals share the original digital contents without editing them, and therefore they can not give the product value as digital contents. Most of the commercialized digital contents are produced and serviced by each broadcaster or content provider with expertise in editing, and it is a reality that individuals simply passively watch the video provided from the viewer's standpoint.

Meanwhile, in recent years, companies are widely using digital contents such as video in advertising and promoting their products, and these digital contents are being produced and serviced by professional manufacturers. However, there is a problem that it is costly to send digital contents for publicity to a professional manufacturer in a medium-sized company or a private company.

In addition, even if a professional producer is requested to produce a digital content by taking a large cost burden, a result different from the original intention of the requester may be derived, or the production period may be delayed considerably due to continuous supplement request do.

Therefore, in the past, it has been difficult for an individual to produce high-quality digital contents, and it has been difficult for small and medium-sized companies to utilize digital contents as a PR strategy.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a Web-based digital content editing system and method that enables a general user without expert knowledge to easily produce high- There is a challenge to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web-based digital content editing system including: a web page providing module for providing a web page to one or more user terminals; And an editing tool for providing a main menu selectable on the web page and a template determined according to a selection of the main menu in response to a request of the user terminal and generating digital contents using the template, May be determined according to a combination of at least one selected item in a plurality of classification lists classified by subject matter.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a web-based digital content editing system, comprising: a web page providing module for providing a web page to one or more user terminals; And an editing tool for providing a plurality of sample movie clips corresponding to the selection of the main menu and the main menu that can be selected on the web page in response to the request of the user terminal and generating digital contents using the sample movie clip Wherein the editing tool comprises: a video clip providing unit for combining the plurality of sample movie clips and a user video received from the user terminal; And a moving image upload unit for receiving the user moving image from the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a web-based digital content editing method comprising: providing a web page to one or more user terminals; Providing a template according to a request of the user terminal, the editing tool being determined in accordance with a main menu selectable on the web page and a selection of the main menu; And generating digital content using the template by the editing tool, wherein the template can be determined according to a combination of items selected by at least one of a plurality of classification lists classified by a subject.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a web-based digital content editing method comprising: providing a web page to one or more user terminals; Providing a plurality of sample movie clips in response to a request from the user terminal; And the editing tool may combine the plurality of sample movie clips and the user video received from the user terminal to generate a customized moving image.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, a web-based digital content editing system and method capable of easily editing a movie through an editing tool including various types of templates on the web using a computing device such as a PC owned by a general user Can be provided.

1 is a diagram illustrating a Web-based digital content editing system and its connection structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a web-based digital content editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A and 3B are views for explaining a structure of a classification list provided by an editing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a web-based digital content editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are views illustrating a screen of a user terminal displaying a web page provided by the web-based digital content editing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
6A and 6B are views illustrating a screen of a user terminal displaying a web page provided by the web-based digital content editing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In this specification, terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. are used to denote various elements, and the constituent elements are not limited by such terms. The terms described in the following description are used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another.

In particular, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may be present in the middle of the information communication network have. On the other hand, if any component is described as having a "direct connection" or "direct connection" to another component, there is no other component in between.

It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention in any way, and the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following description, the digital contents referred to in the embodiment of the present invention are concepts including texts, pictures (still images), moving pictures and sound sources provided in the computing device, and in the following description, However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

In particular, when an element is referred to as being "comprising" or "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements, it means. In addition, the terms "unit," "module," and "component" described in the specification mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation, Hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Furthermore, the term "embodiment" is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration, but the subject matter of the invention is not limited by such example. It is also to be understood that the terms "including, "" having, "and other similar terms are used, but that they do not exclude any additional or different components when used in the claims, Quot; is < / RTI > used in a manner similar to the term " Comprising ".

Moreover, the various techniques described herein may be implemented with hardware or software, or may be implemented with a combination of both, where appropriate. As used herein, terms such as "Unit," "Module," "System," and the like are likewise equally applicable to computer-related entities, It can be handled as equivalent to the software at the time of execution. For example, a program module may be composed of one component or a combination of two or more components. Further, in the present invention, both the application program and the hardware executed in the server or the terminal can be configured on a module basis, and can be recorded in one physical memory or distributed among two or more memories and recording media.

Hereinafter, a web-based digital content editing system and method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a Web-based digital content editing system and its connection structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the web-based digital content editing system 200 of the present invention is connected to a plurality of user terminals 100 through an information communication network. In response to a request from the user terminal 100, The present invention provides a template determined according to a selection of a main menu and its main menu and provides the user terminal 100 with an editing tool for generating digital contents using the template.

The user terminal 100 is a computing device that accesses the content editing system 200 through an information communication network and edits moving pictures using the templates on the editing tools provided by the system and generates digital contents. A portable terminal, a PC, or a workstation capable of installing and executing a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome that can execute the web page can be used.

Accordingly, the user terminal 100 may be provided with a computing device, a storage device, an input device, and an output device, and executes an editing tool through a web browser to perform digital content editing on-line.

Here, the information communication network includes not only a short-range wireless communication network such as WiFi and Zigbee, but also a long-distance wireless communication network such as CDMA, WCDMA, Wibro, 3G and LTE.

The content editing system 200 provides an editing tool for editing a photograph and a moving picture according to a request of each user terminal 100 to generate a digital content. A high-end microprocessor and a large-capacity storage device so that the process can be performed in real time without delay.

The content editing system 200 provides a web page including an editing tool from a plurality of user terminals 100. Here, the editing tool provides various templates for editing photographs and moving images, and the user can edit and create digital contents by selecting a desired template and inputting intended contents.

In particular, the templates according to the embodiment of the present invention are classified into themes, and the main menu on the web page provides a plurality of classification lists for the templates. The user can select the topics of each classification list from the main menu one by one. The editing tool combines the selected topics to propose an optimal template, thereby allowing a user without expert knowledge to easily produce digital contents .

Here, the above-described plurality of classification lists can classify the template types according to at least three kinds of subjects, such as business category, atmosphere, and style, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, the content editing system 200 of the present invention not only produces digital content using a source provided by a vendor, but also performs an editing operation using a video produced by a user and a digital content production function You can provide more.

In detail, the contents editing system 200 of the present invention stores a plurality of sample moving pictures, and the sample moving pictures include clip information. After the user selects a plurality of sample moving pictures to be edited , And uploads (uploads) the user's videos held by the individual to the content editing system 200 in the form of a clip, the content editing system 200 combines the selected sample movie clips and the user's video clips to create a customized moving image.

In addition, the content editing system 200 can publish a customized video created in cooperation with an external system such as Facebook, which provides the SNS, at the request of the user, and provides various types of services such as ranking, can do.

Hereinafter, a structure of a web-based digital content editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a web-based digital content editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the contents editing system 200 includes a web page providing module 210 for providing a web page, an editing tool 220 for generating digital contents using a template, an external system 230 The editing tool 220 may include a main menu providing unit 221 for providing a main menu for selecting a plurality of sorting lists, A sequence information providing unit 223 for providing a sequence menu of the template when any one of the plurality of templates is selected, a sequence information providing unit 223 for providing the corresponding video in accordance with the selection of the sequence menu, And a rendering unit 224 for rendering digital content.

The web page providing module 210 serves to provide a web page including an editing tool of the present invention to one or more user terminals 100 connected via an information communication network. The web page is executable in a general-purpose web browser, and can display a main menu for selecting a project creation function for performing editing of a photograph and a moving image on an initial screen. In addition, the main menu may further include items that allow the user to select a login function other than the editing function.

The editing tool 220 provides an editing function for a photograph and a moving image on a web page provided by the web page providing module 210. [ The user can create a project in the main menu and select an intended item from the classified list sorted by theme. The editing tool 220 recommends an appropriate template by combining the selected items. In addition, the user can create a digital content by providing a movie sequence menu for the template, inputting a desired message for each movie clip according to a menu selection, or editing an animation according to his or her intention by adding an image file.

In particular, the classification list serves as a criterion for recommending a suitable template to a user. The classification list can be classified into at least three categories of business type, atmosphere and style, and the template can be determined according to the combination.

3A and 3B are views for explaining the structure of a classification list provided by an editing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, And a classification table for each style.

The classification table for each type of business is a classification list that reflects the business type of the target company for the purpose of publicity and is a list of 'information / communication', 'electric / electronic', 'automobile / refinery', 'beverage / And may include items such as cosmetics, fashion, pharmaceutical / medical, finance / insurance, apartment / construction, publishing / education / culture, and services /

The classification table according to the style is a classification list reflecting the form of digital contents and is a classification list reflecting the form of digital contents such as 'lifestyle', 'humor', 'realistic appeal', 'image advertisement', 'subtitle advertisement' And " Children / Animal / Character ".

For example, if the user selects the item "Electricity" in the classification table of the industry and selects the item "Music-oriented" in the classification table according to the style, the editing tool is linked to the items "electric and electronic" Templates are determined and recommended to the user.

In addition, the classification list is a superordinate concept, and lower concepts such as background music (BGM) can be additionally set separately.

The BGM classification table may include items such as 'classical', 'light beat', 'magnificent music', 'electronic', 'modern' and 'fast tempo'.

Referring again to FIG. 2, in order to implement the above-described function, the editing tool may be composed of a plurality of constituent parts classified by function.

The main menu provider 221 of the editing tool 220 performs editing of a photograph and a moving picture through a web page, and provides a classification list.

The template providing unit 222 serves to provide the template determined in the classification list to the user terminal 100 through the web page. The template may be composed of a plurality of movie clips, and the user can select the corresponding template and perform an editing operation using each of the movie clips.

The sequence menu providing unit 223 arranges the plurality of movie clips on the screen in a time-series manner so that the user can edit the plurality of movie clips through the sequence window of the web page, and when the user inputs a message for each movie clip, It provides an interface for adding image files.

The rendering unit 224 performs a rendering process on the movie clips edited by the user through the sequence window to generate one digital content independently playable through a video player or the like .

The editing tool 220 can directly select sample movie clips stored in the content editing system 200 and edit and create a new custom digital content using the movie clip held by the user, Function.

When a user selects one or more sample movie clips stored in the system, the movie clip providing unit 225 extracts the selected one or more sample movie clips and arranges them in a sequence window. And receives a user's video clip from the terminal 100 and inserts the user's video clip into a sample video clip.

In addition, the above-described editing tool 220 may further include a content DB 229 for storing various templates related to movie editing, sample movie clips, and the like.

According to this structure, the editing tool 220 provides a function for a user to edit and create digital contents on a web page.

Meanwhile, among the constituent modules of the content editing system 200, the external system interworking module 230 plays a role of interworking with the external SNS system 300 and posting customized moving pictures produced by the user in the system.

According to the above-described structure, the web-based digital contents system according to the embodiment of the present invention can easily produce digital contents by editing photos and videos using a template on the web.

Hereinafter, a web-based digital content editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention through the above-described content editing system will be described with reference to the drawings.

4 is a diagram illustrating a web-based digital content editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a user who intends to produce digital content according to his or her intention, such as a personal appreciation or a company promotion, accesses the content editing system using the terminal, the content editing system selects And provides the editing tool including the main menu in the form of a web page (S400).

When the user selects an item from the classification list, the content editing system selects and provides an optimal template according to the selection (S410). Here, the template selects an item of the classification list provided from the main menu according to the user's intention, and the editing tool is recommended based on the selection result.

Next, if the user wishes to change the message included in the sequence menu of the template (S411), a message for each sequence is input on the editing tool (S412). If the user desires to add the image file (S413) The image file is uploaded (S414).

At this time, steps S411 through S414 may be repeatedly performed, and the order may be changed. In addition, the user can change the arrangement order of the respective movie clips to change the order of reproduction.

Then, the user can add the background music on the editing tool (S416). When the background music is set up, the rendering unit of the editing tool generates a digital content composed of the corresponding moving clips through a rendering process (S417 ).

Next, the user downloads the digital content created in the terminal (S418), and ends the editing process.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can generate customized digital contents using the sample video rather than the template. When the user selects a sample movie clip from the main menu of the web page through the terminal (S420), the editing tool arranges the sample movie clip in the sequence window.

Next, if the user wishes to add his / her user's moving image stored in the terminal (S421), the editing tool receives the moving image from the user terminal and uploads the moving image to the sequence window (S422) S423). At this time, the user can change the playback order of each moving image clip using the interface provided by the editing tool.

Thereafter, when the editing of the user is completed, the rendering unit of the editing tool performs a rendering process to generate customized digital content composed of the corresponding movie clips (S424).

Next, the user can publish the created customized digital contents to the external system, and the external system interworking module provides the customized digital contents to the interlocked external system (S425).

Hereinafter, the technical idea of the present invention will be described with reference to an example of a screen displayed on a user terminal according to a service provided by a web-based digital content editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

In the present invention, a user terminal can use not only a stationary PC but also a portable device such as a portable electronic device, but it is required to be able to execute a web browser capable of displaying a web page provided by the content editing system And drawings cited in the following description may correspond to a screen on a web browser.

5A and 5B are views illustrating a screen of a user terminal displaying a web page provided by the web-based digital content editing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5A, a content editing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention executes a web browser on a user terminal and provides an initial screen 500 including a main menu 501 when a URL is inputted do.

In the illustrated initial screen 500, not only a main menu 501 for creating a project and starting editing of digital contents but also templates for photographs and movies provided by the editing tool are displayed in folders A search window 502, a playback window 504 for playing a template and a moving image selected in the search window, and a sequence window 506 for displaying a sequence menu of the selected template.

Herein, the main menu 501 includes not only a project creation function (PROJECT) for editing as a main function but also a necessary function such as a video upload function (UPLOAD), a digital content download function (EXPORT) A function (GALLERY), and a login function (ADMIN, ACCOUNT).

The user can start editing a photograph or a moving picture by selecting a project creation function of the main menu 501. The editing tool displays a classification list while creating a new project, And displays the video clips for the template in the sequence window 506 in a time-series manner.

Referring to FIG. 5B, a sequence window 510 is displayed as a template is determined. The sequence window 510 provides a sequence menu. The sequence window 510 displays a moving picture divided into clips and changes the order of each of the moving clips 511 or an image An interface such as a box 515 and a text box for entering a message is provided.

The user can click each of the movie clips 511 to reproduce them, and the playback order can be changed by a drag-and-drop method. In addition, a message input area 512 corresponding to the message input area 512 is disposed in each moving clip 511, and a user can directly add text by inputting a message to be exposed in each scene when playing digital contents.

In addition, if there is an image to be inserted in the middle of reproduction of the moving picture by the user, it can be added between each moving picture clip 511 by uploading using the image box 515 as well as the text. For example, if the digital content desired by the user is a promotional video of a company, a logo of a company or a product, a company photograph, and the like can be inserted through the image box 515.

Also, although not shown, it is possible to add appropriate background music (BGM) at each playback of each movie clip in the sequence window 510.

After performing the rendering process on the edited moving picture through the above-described process, the digital content of the user is finally generated, and the digital content is completed by storing the digital content in the system and downloading it through the user terminal.

Meanwhile, in the web-based digital content editing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, various types of services can be provided according to the user's taste.

6A and 6B are views illustrating a screen of a user terminal displaying a web page provided by the web-based digital content editing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a sample video is provided instead of a template, and a user uploads and mixes a user's own video, thereby providing a new customized digital content.

6A, when the user selects one or more sample movie clips stored in the content editing system, rather than selecting a template through the classification list, the user selects the project creation of the main menu on the screen displayed on the user terminal, And provides a sequence screen 600 for sample movie clips 601.

Here, each of the sample movie clips 601 may be a sample movie clip preliminarily configured by a setter based on the metabolism contents of a character appearing in the image, and prepared in advance on the basis of a famous movie of a movie or a drama, a buzzword of a comic book or the like .

Also, the selected sample movie clip 601 and the associated dialogue text 602 may be displayed on the sequence screen 600, and the user may add the user movie clip held between the respective sample movie clips 601 .

6B, the user uploads the sample movie clips 614 selected on the sequence screen 610 and the user movie clips 616 stored in his / her user terminal, So that a new moving picture can be produced. The movie clips 615 and 616 are rendered as one custom digital content through the rendering process.

Also, according to the intention of the user, the digital content produced by the user can be posted to another external system.

Referring to FIG. 6C, the Web page window 630 of the external system is illustrated. By publishing (635) the customized contents of the user in cooperation with the external SNS system such as Youtube ^TM and Facebook, various ranking And so on.

The Web-based digital content editing system and method of the present invention may be embodied in a program form and stored in a computer-readable recording medium, such as a CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk or a magneto-optical disk.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. That is, it is obvious that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

100: user terminal 200: content editing system
210: web page providing module 220: editing tool
221: Main Menu Offering 223: Sequence Menu Offering
224: rendering unit 225:
226: video upload unit 229: content DB
230: External system interworking module 300: External system

Claims (10)

A web-based digital content editing system,
A web page providing module for providing web pages to one or more user terminals; And
And an editing tool for providing a main menu selectable on the web page and a template determined according to a selection of the main menu in response to a request of the user terminal and generating digital contents using the template,
The template includes:
Based on a combination of at least one selected item in a plurality of classification lists classified by a subject. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of classification lists include:
A web-based digital content editing system that is categorized into at least one of three themes: industry, mood, and style. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the editing tool comprises:
A main menu providing unit for providing a main menu for selecting items of the plurality of classification lists;
A template providing unit that provides a template corresponding to a user's selection of the item;
A sequence information providing unit for providing a sequence menu of the template when one of the plurality of templates is selected; And
A rendering unit that generates a digital content by rendering the moving image according to the selection of the sequence menu;
Based digital content editing system. A web-based digital content editing system,
A web page providing module for providing web pages to one or more user terminals; And
And an editing tool for providing a plurality of sample movie clips corresponding to the selection of the main menu and the main menu that can be selected on the web page according to a request of the user terminal and generating digital contents using the sample movie clip ,
Wherein the editing tool comprises:
A plurality of sample movie clips, and a user clip received from the user terminal; And
A video upload unit for receiving the user video from the user terminal,
Based digital content editing system. 5. The method of claim 4,
An external system interworking module connected to an external system for registering the customized moving picture in the external system,
Based digital content editing system. A web-based digital content editing method,
Providing a web page to one or more user terminals;
Providing an editing tool according to a request of the user terminal, the template being determined in response to a selection of a main menu that can be selected on the web page and an item of a classification list provided by the main menu; And
Wherein the editing tool generates digital content using the template,
The template includes:
A method for editing a web-based digital content according to a combination of items selected by at least one of a plurality of classification lists classified by a subject. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the plurality of classification lists include:
A web-based digital content editing method that is classified into three topics: industry, mood, and style. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein providing the template comprises:
Providing a main menu for selecting items of the plurality of classification lists;
Providing a template corresponding to a selection of a user terminal; And
And providing a sequence menu of the template when one of the plurality of templates is selected,
Wherein the step of generating the digital content using the template comprises:
A step of generating a digital content by rendering the moving picture according to the selection of the sequence menu
Based digital content editing method. A web-based digital content editing method,
Providing a web page to one or more user terminals;
Providing a plurality of sample movie clips in response to a request from the user terminal; And
Wherein the editing tool combines the plurality of sample movie clips and the user video received from the user terminal to generate a customized moving image
Based digital content editing method. 10. The method of claim 9,
After generating the customized moving picture,
Connecting an external system interworking module to a user terminal and an external system; And
Registering the customized moving picture in the external system
Based digital content editing method.

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