KR20200033083A - Making system for video using blocking and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a block-based image production system. More particularly, the present invention relates to an image production system and method using a blocking technique for producing image content by dividing and combining an image source and a template for decorating the image source in a certain unit. According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing an environment in which an image source, a template, a subtitle, an image, and the like necessary for producing image content are made into blocks in a certain unit and combined according to a playback order to produce an image, ordinary people can easily produce image content.

Description

{MAKING SYSTEM FOR VIDEO USING BLOCKING AND METHOD THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a block-based image production system, and more particularly, to an image production system and method using a blocking technique for producing image content by dividing and combining an image source and a template for decorating it in a predetermined unit.

Currently, various types of production tools that can edit and produce video content such as UCC are commercialized and distributed.

However, general video production tools require high-end computing resources depending on the program's heaviness, or are difficult to use, making it difficult for ordinary people without professional knowledge to directly edit video sources to produce high-quality video contents.

Accordingly, various video production tools that users can easily produce video have been commercialized. Conventional video production tools generally have a configuration in which a video production tool generates a video in a predetermined form when a user inserts an image or the like into a preset template such as a frame image size, a preset image, or a text input size.

These video production tools are very dependent programmatically because only the video production tools must be used when editing or converting the created video. Also, to use the video production tools, it takes a lot of time and effort to learn how to use them. Is required. Therefore, it is difficult to easily produce various videos desired by the user, and to edit and convert the produced video.

Publication Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0082410 (Publication date: 2017.07.14.)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the present invention provides a new method of video production system and method that allows a general user without expertise to block his or her video source and template to easily produce video content. Has a purpose.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention generates a plurality of blocks divided by roles, divides an image source into a plurality of image clips, and allocates the blocks to the blocks. Block generation unit, block arrangement unit that changes the arrangement of a plurality of blocks located on the visualized workspace, and combines two or more blocks placed in accordance with the user's operation, and the image clip in the block in each block unit or combined It may include a rendering engine that generates image content by rendering in block units.

The image production system may further include a template providing unit that provides a plurality of templates including graphic and sound effects for the image, and the block generation unit may insert the selected template into the block.

The video production system may further include a data input unit that receives effect information in a file format including images and text, and the block generation unit may insert the effect information into the block.

At least two X- and Y-axes are defined as the working space, and the X-axis may use a blocking technique in which the time axis and the Y-axis are set as the spatial axis.

One or more blocks may be disposed on the X and Y axes.

The plurality of blocks may be divided into a title block, a bridge block, a highlight block, and a trailer block.

The image production system may further include an image reproducing unit that reproduces the image content and provides the user terminal in real time.

In addition, in order to solve the above-described problems, the video production method using the video production system according to an embodiment of another aspect of the present invention comprises: receiving an image source, generating a plurality of blocks divided by roles, and generating the video Dividing a source into a plurality of image clips and assigning them to the blocks, changing the positions of the plurality of blocks according to a user's manipulation, combining two or more blocks arranged, and the image clips in units of blocks or It may include the step of rendering in a combined block unit.

Generating a plurality of blocks divided by each role, and dividing the image source into a plurality of image clips and allocating the blocks, the steps of providing a plurality of templates including graphic and sound effects for the image and a user It may include the step of inserting the template selected by the block.

Generating a plurality of blocks classified for each role, and dividing the image source into a plurality of image clips and allocating the blocks to the blocks include receiving input of effect information in a file format including an image and text and the effect information It may include the step of inserting into the block.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing an environment in which a video source, a template, a subtitle, an image, etc. necessary for producing video content are blocked in a certain unit and combined according to a playback order, an environment capable of producing an image is provided. There is also an effect that can be easily produced video content.

In addition, the system according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a visualized tool by presenting a new method called a blocking technique for various types of data required for image source and image production, so that it is possible to produce video content as if assembling a toy block. It has the effect of providing advanced tools.

1 is a view showing the overall structure of an image production solution to which an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
2 is a diagram showing the structure of an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing an image production method using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B are schematic diagrams respectively showing a conventional technique and an image production method according to the present invention.
5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a GUI and a work form of a work space provided by an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Terms used in the present specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terminology used in the present invention was selected from the general terms that are currently widely used while considering the functions in the present invention, but this may vary according to the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art or the appearance of new technologies. In addition, in certain cases, some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, their meanings will be described in detail in the description of the applicable invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meanings of the terms and the contents of the present invention, not simply the names of the terms.

In addition, when a certain part of the present specification refers to a "equipment" or "includes" a certain component, it may not include other components, but may include other components, unless specifically stated otherwise. Means

In this specification, the term "example" means to serve as an example, example, or illustration, but the subject matter of the invention is not limited by such examples. And, other similar terms such as "including", "having" and "having" are used, but when used in the claims, as an open transition word that does not exclude any additional or other components. It is used generically in a manner similar to the term "comprising".

In addition, terms such as "... unit", "... terminal" and "... system" described throughout this specification are combined with one or more functions. Refers to a unit that processes operations, which may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

The various techniques described herein can be implemented with hardware or software, or combinations of all of them where appropriate. The terms "part", "terminal", and "system", as used herein, are likewise treated as computer-related entities, ie a combination of hardware, hardware and software, software or software at runtime. can do.

In addition, the program executed in the system of the present invention may be configured in units of "parts", and may be recorded in one physical memory in a form capable of reading, writing, and erasing, or distributed and recorded between two or more memories or recording media. You can.

Hereinafter, an image production system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view showing the overall structure of an image production solution to which an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, the video production system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be built on a self-operated general server or a cloud server, and images to a plurality of user terminals 10 accessed through an information communication network Production service can be provided.

The user terminal 10 is a terminal for users who want to edit their own video source to access the system by accessing the system and receiving user authority, and accessing the video production system with the user account, such as a stationary PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet PC. This can be used, and an application program for uploading an image source and displaying a GUI provided by an editing environment in conjunction with the image production system 100 through an information communication network can be mounted and executed.

The user terminal 10 may edit a video source by inputting text and images to be inserted into video content by a user on the generated project, selecting one or more provided templates, and adding graphic and sound effects. In addition, image content may be produced by performing a rendering process through a rendering engine of the image production system 100.

The image production system 100 provides a user space for each user registered as a member, creates a project for the image source uploaded by the user terminal 10, renders a plurality of templates used for the project, and renders the edited image source By providing an engine, an online editing environment can be implemented.

In particular, the image production tool provided by the image production system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention not only provides a visualized working environment, but also provides a new concept of 'block' in editing an image source. There is a characteristic that it is used.

The above block is a logical concept of dividing an image source into a video clip of a certain length and assigning each of the divided video clips, a scene in which the playback order of the video clips is determined by inter-block coupling and graphics and sound effects are inserted. This is decided.

Accordingly, the user can allocate video information, templates, and other effect information to be inserted into the video to a block, and arrange them in order to produce video content.

As a server on which the image production system 100 is mounted and executed, server programs provided in various ways according to operating systems such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Macintosh in general server hardware. It can be implemented using a web site (Website), IIS (Internet Information Server) used in the Windows environment to provide a web page according to the connection of the user terminal 20, Apache, Nginx used in the Unix environment, Light HTTP or the like can be used.

According to the above-described structure, the image production system according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide an image production environment to which a plurality of user terminals can easily edit and produce image content online.

Hereinafter, a structure of an image production system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a diagram showing the structure of an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the video production system 100 using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention generates a plurality of blocks divided by roles, divides an image source into a plurality of video clips, and allocates the blocks to the block The block generating unit 110, a manipulation unit 120 that receives a user's manipulation, changes the arrangement of a plurality of blocks located on the visualized workspace according to the user's manipulation, and combines the two or more blocks arranged Placement unit 130, a rendering engine 140 that generates image content by rendering an image clip in each block unit or a combined block unit, a template that provides a plurality of templates including graphic and sound effects for the image Providing unit 150, data input unit 160 that receives effect information in the form of files including images and text, and video content are reproduced and provided in real time to the user terminal. It may include a video reproducing section 170.

The block generator 110 may generate a block used in the image production tool provided by the system of the present invention. When a user accesses the video production system 100 using his terminal and uploads the video source to be edited, the video source is divided into a plurality of video clip types having a certain length, along with creation of an editing project, and a plurality of blocks. By generating (blk), a divided video clip can be assigned to each block. Here, the length of the video clip can be adjusted by the user.

In addition, the block generation unit 110 may allocate effect information such as images and text to be inserted into the video content input by the user, in addition to the image source uploaded by the user, to one or more blocks (blk) according to the playing time. In addition, a plurality of templates 151 provided by the template providing unit 150 to be described later may be allocated to one or two or more blocks blk according to a reproduction time.

The manipulation unit 120 may receive an operation of the user transmitted from the user terminal. That is, the manipulation unit 120 may receive manipulations such as a keyboard, mouse, and touch panel provided in the user terminal and process it as a user input in the system.

The block arrangement unit 130 may place the generated block blk on the visualized workspace 131. The working space 131 is a virtual space of a 2D plane or a 3D plane, and at least the X-axis and the Y-axis may be defined, and a plurality of blocks (blk) may be arranged side by side on the X-axis and the Y-axis.

Here, the X-axis of the workspace 131 corresponds to the playback time of the video content to be produced, and the Y-axis corresponds to a scene to appear at the time, and two or more blocks (blk) may be arranged on the Y-axis as well as the X-axis. You can. This means that two or more image clips, effect information, and templates are superimposed and displayed in one scene.

The block arranging unit 130 may arrange a plurality of blocks blk in the work space 131 according to a user's drag and drop action, and change the position of each block. Here, the video clips between neighboring blocks (blk) can be continuously played without interruption.

Accordingly, the user can edit the image as if assembling a toy block.

The rendering engine 140 may perform a rendering process for an image corresponding to blocks in the workspace 131. The rendering process refers to a task of generating video content with a video clip and template information data that maps the user-entered effect information and template, where the effect information is text, image, sound, etc. entered by the user. There is this.

Here, the rendering engine 140 may render an image clip and a template as separate images for each block, or may render an image by connecting the entire block.

The template providing unit 150 may provide a plurality of templates 151 registered in the system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user can decorate a monotonous image with dynamic video content by inserting graphic and sound effects to the image source he possesses. A plurality of templates 151 may be stored in the template providing unit 150, and a user may select one or more of the templates 151 to block and add them to the workspace 131.

The above-described template may be Adobe After Effects (AE) format.

In addition to the template, the data input unit 160 may upload or input effect information for adding an image or text file created by the user to the image source. The template is a pre-made source in the video production system, and the user can input through the data input unit 160 by uploading a prepared photo file in addition to the pre-produced content or directly inputting his intended symbol or phrase. have.

The image reproducing unit 170 may reproduce individual blocks (blk) or combined blocks (blk) in the middle of the editing operation. During the editing operation, the user can check the image of some or all of the blocks at any time, and the image playback unit 170 requests the selected block blk to the rendering engine 140 and renders it through a dedicated player. It can be played and transmitted in real time to the user terminal in a streaming manner.

According to the above-described structure, the image production system using the blocking technique according to the embodiment of the present invention can produce the desired image content by editing the image source owned by the user in a block assembly method.

Hereinafter, an image production method using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

3 is a view showing an image production method using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the execution subject of each step is an image production system of the present invention and its components even if there is no separate description.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the method of producing an image using the blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention, receiving an image source (S100), generating a plurality of blocks classified by roles, and using the image source as a plurality of image clips Dividing and assigning to blocks (S110), changing the positions of the plurality of blocks according to a user's operation (S120), combining two or more blocks arranged (S130), and a video clip for each block unit or It may include a step (S140) of rendering in a combined block unit.

Step S100 of receiving an image source is a step of receiving an image source to be edited from a user terminal accessed by an image communication system through an information communication network.

In step S110 of generating a plurality of blocks divided by roles, and dividing the image source into a plurality of image clips and assigning the blocks to the blocks (S110), the block generation unit generates a plurality of blocks, and divides the image source to a certain length, and clips the image. After converting to, it is assigned to each block. Each block can be classified according to its role in addition to a video clip, and the types of blocks include a title block, a bridge block, a highlight block, and a trailer block.

The title block is a block to which a template for a broadcast title image is applied, and a bridge block is a block that includes an image to make a structure between images. The highlight block is a block that contains a video that reviews only the core of the previous content briefly, and the trailer block is a block that contains a video that quickly and effectively composes the next broadcast content.

In addition, the block may be assigned a template as well as an image clip, and in step S110, providing a plurality of templates including graphic and sound effects for the image and inserting a template selected by the user into the block. It may include.

Also, the block may be assigned effect information, and step S110 may include receiving effect information in the form of a file including an image and text and inserting the effect information into the block.

Next, the step of changing the positions of the plurality of blocks according to the user's operation (S120) is an image production step, and the block arrangement unit provides a visualized workspace, and blocks the blocks on the workspace in response to the user's manipulation. Will be placed. A plurality of blocks may be arranged in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, and the X-axis is a play time and length, and the Y-axis is an image or template appearing in a scene.

The step of combining two or more blocks arranged (S130) is a step of combining neighboring blocks with each other according to the arrangement of blocks in the workspace. Accordingly, the video clip and the template in the divided form become a form that continues continuously during playback, and a set point of appearance of graphics and sounds is set for each scene.

In step S140 of rendering the image clip in each block unit or in a combined block unit, the rendering engine renders the image clip for each block, or graphic and sound effects, images, and text to the image clip leading to one according to the combination. This is the step of inserting to create video content.

Hereinafter, the technical idea of the present invention will be described in detail through a comparison between an image production method according to the prior art and an image production method using the image production system of the present invention.

4A and 4B are schematic diagrams respectively showing a conventional technique and an image production method according to the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4A, in the image production method according to the prior art, as a first step, each image clip divided is rendered using a special effect and a CG program to generate an image clip in which a graphic effect is inserted.

Next, in the second step, an editing operation is performed for each video clip in which a graphic effect is inserted, and when separate subtitles are required, text is inserted using a subtitle program and then rendered.

Subsequently, as a third step, the edited image clips are sorted according to the playback time, and the final rendering operation is performed as one image to complete the production of the image content.

In contrast, according to an image production method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4B, a block to which an image clip is allocated and a block to which template and effect information corresponding to each image clip are allocated are arranged, When subtitles are required, the subtitles produced by the subtitles program are assigned to the blocks, placed, and then collectively rendered in a block-combined state to produce video content in one rendering operation.

Therefore, according to the video production method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a separate CG program and an editing program are not required, and video content can be produced by one rendering process without having to go back and forth through each rendering engine. have.

In addition, it is possible to selectively perform block-by-block rendering as well as full integrated rendering, and if the system provides CG and special effect templates, edit configuration templates, and subtitle templates, more convenient and quick integration is possible.

In addition, it is possible to change the editing order and location in the block state before rendering, it is possible to apply the template change independently in each block, and it is also possible to save and modify files for the project even after integrated rendering.

Hereinafter, the technical idea of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings through a schematic diagram illustrating a working form in a work space provided by an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a GUI and a work form of a work space provided by an image production system using a blocking technique according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the image production system according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a work space in which a plurality of blocks (blk1 to blk5) can be arranged. At least two X-axis and Y-axis can be defined in the working space, the X-axis is the time axis, and the Y-axis is the space axis. In addition, among each block (blk1 to blk5), the first block (blk1) is a title block, and the last block (blk5) is a trailer block. In addition, the last immediately preceding block (blk4) becomes a highlight block.

In addition, each block (blk1 ~ blk5) may be assigned a template selected by the user in addition to a video clip, and a text file corresponding to a subtitle.

The user can freely change the arrangement of the plurality of blocks blk1 to blk5 to edit the image.

Particularly, two or more blocks may be arranged in the blocks blk1 to blk5 as well as the X-axis corresponding to the playback time, as well as the Y-axis corresponding to each scene. As illustrated, the video clip block (blk2) and the bridge block (blk3) can be arranged as if they are stacked in a block, and accordingly, in the rendered image, the bridge block (blk3) is displayed at the time of playback of the video clip block (blk2). As the included CG effect and sound effect are reproduced in overlap, the same result as the edited result can be obtained using a separate CG program.

Although many matters are specifically described in the above description, it should be interpreted as an example of a preferred embodiment rather than limiting the scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the claims and claims.

10: user terminal 100: video production system
110: block generation unit 120: operation unit
130: block arrangement unit 140: rendering engine
150: template providing unit 151: template (AE)
160: data input unit 170: video playback unit

Claims (10)

A block generator for generating a plurality of blocks divided by roles and dividing an image source into a plurality of image clips and assigning the blocks to the blocks;
A block arrangement unit for changing arrangements of a plurality of blocks located on the visualized workspace and combining two or more blocks arranged according to a user's operation; And
Rendering engine that generates video content by rendering the video clip in the block in each block unit or combined block unit
Image production system using a blocking technique comprising a. According to claim 1,
Further comprising a template providing unit for providing a plurality of templates including graphics and sound effects for the video,
The block generating unit,
An image production system using a blocking technique that inserts a selected template into the block. According to claim 1,
Further comprising a data input unit for receiving the effect information in the form of a file containing images and text,
The block generating unit,
An image production system using a blocking technique that inserts the effect information into the block. The method of claim 3,
At least two X-axis and Y-axis are defined as the working space,
The X axis is a time axis; And
The Y-axis is an image production system using a blocking technique that is set as a spatial axis. The method of claim 4,
The block is an image production system using a blocking technique in which one or more are arranged on the X and Y axes. The method of claim 4,
The plurality of blocks,
Video production system using a blocking technique that is divided into a title block, a bridge block, a highlight block, and a trailer block. According to claim 1,
Video playback unit that plays the video content and provides it to the user terminal in real time
An image production system using a blocking technique further comprising a. A video production method using the video production system according to claim 1,
Receiving an image source;
Generating a plurality of blocks divided by roles, and dividing the image source into a plurality of image clips and assigning the blocks to the blocks;
Changing positions of the plurality of blocks according to a user's operation;
Combining two or more blocks arranged; And
Rendering the video clip in each block unit or combined block unit
Image production method using a blocking technique comprising a. The method of claim 8,
Generating a plurality of blocks divided by each role, and dividing the image source into a plurality of video clips and assigning them to the block,
Providing a plurality of templates including graphic and sound effects for an image; And
Inserting the template selected by the user into the block
Image production method using a blocking technique comprising a. The method of claim 8 or 9,
Generating a plurality of blocks divided by each role, and dividing the image source into a plurality of video clips and assigning them to the block,
Receiving input of effect information in a file format including images and text; And
Inserting the effect information into the block
Image production method using a blocking technique comprising a.

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