Patent Application
20140376887
Many types of devices today include a digital camera that can be used to capture digital photos as well as video clips, such as with a mobile phone, tablet device, a digital camera, and other electronic media devices. The accessibility and ease of use of the many types of devices that include a digital camera makes it quite easy for anyone to take photos and record video clips almost anywhere. Although it is easy for a user to record multiple video clips, it is generally difficult to transfer video, such as from a mobile phone to a desktop device where the video can be reviewed, edited, and then shared with others. Multiple video clips can also be time consuming to go back through and review to locate the interesting segments that the user may want to keep and/or share. It can also be difficult for user to select only the sections of a video clip to keep and/or share on a mobile device. For example, a parent may follow a toddler around taking video waiting for the child to do something that the user is hoping to capture on video. Similarly, a user may record video of a sporting event hoping to capture an eventful moment. The user may then end up with several minutes of unwanted video before the event is captured, and the user will want to share the video of the event without the beginning several minutes of extra video.
This Summary introduces features and concepts of mobile device video selection and edit, which is further described below in the Detailed Description and/or shown in the Figures. This Summary should not be considered to describe essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor used to determine or limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
Mobile device video selection and edit is described. In embodiments, a mobile device, such as a mobile phone or tablet device, includes an integrated digital camera that records video clips, and implements a video service that interfaces with the digital camera. A video capture user interface can be displayed that includes a selectable control to mark a video segment of a video clip while the video clip is being recorded or played back for viewing. A video select user interface can display portions of the video clips in a grid format with marked video segments identified by video segment selectors, which can be selected to increase or decrease the length of a marked video segment. A video arrange user interface can then display a list view of the marked video segments, as well as a shareable video compilation of the marked video segments.
Embodiments of mobile device video selection and edit are described with reference to the following Figures. The same numbers may be used throughout to reference like features and components that are shown in the Figures:
Embodiments of mobile device video selection and edit are described, and may be implemented with any type of electronic and/or computing device that includes a digital camera used to record video, such as such as any type of mobile phone, tablet device, a camera device, and other electronic media devices. Typically, the best time to identify when something happens in a video that a user may want to keep and/or share is just after having recorded a particular video clip. Rather than having to keep track with a pen and paper when something interesting happens in a video, so that the user can go back and review the identified video segment, the user can now easily identify the moment that something happens during the video. In implementations, the user can identify a moment that something happens during a video while still recording the video, or after when the video is played back for review.
In embodiments, a video service is implemented on a mobile device, and the video service interfaces with a digital camera of the device. The video service includes various video user interfaces that can be displayed on a display device of the mobile device. A video capture user interface can be displayed and includes a selectable control to mark a video segment of a video clip while the video clip is being recorded or played back for viewing. A video select user interface can display portions of the video clips in a grid format with marked video segments identified by video segment selectors, and the video segment selectors can be selected to increase or decrease the length of a marked video segment. A video arrange user interface can then display a list view of the marked video segments, as well as a shareable video compilation of the marked video segments. A user can then share the marked video segments of the shareable video compilation together as one video.
While features and concepts of mobile device video selection and edit can be implemented in any number of different devices, systems, environments, and/or configurations, embodiments of mobile device video selection and edit are described in the context of the following example devices, systems, and methods.
The mobile device 102 includes a video service 112 that can be implemented as a software application (e.g., executable instructions) stored on computer-readable storage media, such as any suitable memory device or electronic data storage. Additionally, the video service can be executed with a processing system of the mobile device to implement embodiments of mobile device video selection and edit. Any of the devices described herein, such as the mobile device 102 and the mobile phone 104, can be implemented with various components, such as a processing system and memory, as well as any number and combination of differing components as further described with reference to the example device shown in
In this example, the video service 112 includes various video user interfaces 114 that can be displayed on a display device of the mobile device 102, such as on the integrated display device 110 of the mobile phone 104. The video user interfaces 114 include a video capture user interface 116 (shown larger at 118), as well as an additional video capture user interface described with reference to
The video capture user interface 116 can be displayed, such as on the integrated display device 110 of the mobile phone 104 when a user is recording a video clip 108. The video capture user interface 116 includes a selectable control 120 that the user can select, such as with a touch input on the display, to mark the video clip while the video clip is recording. The video service 112 is implemented to receive an input of the selectable control 120 on the video capture user interface, and then capture, or otherwise identify, a marked video segment 122 of the video clip 108 when the user marks the video clip. A marked video segment 122 of a video clip 108 can include one or more marked video frames 124 of the video clip. Alternatively, a user may just tap the display screen of the mobile device to mark a video frame and/or a video segment of the video clip that is being recorded, and the video service 112 is implemented to mark the video clip responsive to the tap on the display screen. A marked video segment is displayable independent from a video clip that is being recorded, and also displayable independent from one or more additional video segments that are captured from the same video clip.
In implementations, a user input of the selectable control 120 can be received by the video service 112 to mark video frames 124 of a video clip 108. For example, a user input of the selectable control 120 can be initiated to mark a start frame of a video segment of a video clip, and an additional input of the selectable control is received to mark an end frame of the video segment of the video clip. Alternatively, a user input of the selectable control 120 can be initiated to mark a frame of a video segment of a video clip, as well as additional frames before and/or after the marked video frame 124 that are included as part of a marked video segment 122. Alternatively, a user input of the selectable control 120 is received as a press-and-hold input on the video capture user interface 116. A start frame of a marked video segment 122 of the video clip can be marked corresponding to when the press-and-hold input is initiated, and an end frame of the marked video segment is marked responsive to the press-and-hold input being released.
In embodiments, the video service 112 is implemented to combine some or all of the marked video segments 122 to generate a shareable video compilation 126 from the marked video segments of the video clips 108. For example, the shareable video compilation 126 can be generated from several different marked video segments 122, and then shared with other users, such as when communicated or distributed to other devices that are associated with the other users. The shareable video compilation 126 can be received at a user device and played back for viewing as a compilation of the marked video segments.
As described with reference to the video capture user interface 116 shown in
In this example, the video capture user interface 202 includes other selectable controls 208, such as to initiate the video select user interface described with reference to
The video capture user interface 202 can also display frames 212 of the video clip 108, as well as marked video segments 122 of the video clip that are each identified by a video segment selector 214. Although the video segment selectors 214 are shown in this example as borders around the selected frames (or around multiple frames) of the respective marked video segments 122, the video segment selectors may be displayed as any other type of visual indication of a marked video segment, such as a displayed line under or over the frames of a marked video segment.
Each of the display frames 212 may represent more than one video frame of the video clip 108 that is being displayed for viewing. The display frames 212 may also be displayed as thumbnail images, and a single thumbnail image can represent an entire video clip, a video segment of the video clip, multiple frames of the video clip, or a single frame of the video clip. The video capture user interface 202 also includes a video playback position indicator 216 that indicates the relative display position of the video clip, and indicates where in the video clip the user is viewing the video.
In implementations, a user can initiate to delete a marked video segment 122, such as with a double tap selection on a video segment selector 214. The video service 112 is implemented to receive the double tap input on the display and initiate deletion of the selected marked video segment, such as by displaying a delete confirmation that the user can select to confirm deletion of the selected marked video segment. A user may also initiate a swipe gesture on the integrated display device 110 (e.g., a touchscreen display) of the mobile phone 104, and the video service 112 initiates rewinding or fast-forwarding the video clip 108 that is being played back for review based on the direction of the swipe gesture across a touchscreen display. For example, the user can swipe the touchscreen display towards the right to fast-forward or otherwise advance the video clip, and the user can swipe the touchscreen display towards the left to rewind the video clip.
The portions 310 of the video clips 108 are sequences of video frames of the respective video clips, and can be represented by x number of frames per second. For example, more frames of a short duration video clip may be displayed in the video select user interface than for a long duration video clip, given the space to display the portions of the video clips. Further, each of the different portions of the video clips may be displayed as a different x number of frames per second. Each of the frames of the marked video segments 122 may represent more than one video frame of a video clip, and the frames may also be displayed as thumbnail images, where a single thumbnail image can represent a single or multiple frames of the video clip.
Additionally, the portions 310 of the different video clips 108 are shown as being displayed together in the same video select user interface 302, and the portions of the video clips are displayed in a grid format that provides a visual overview of each respective video clip. Although only four portions of video clips are shown in this example, more or fewer video clips may be displayed, such as additional portions of the video clips that a user can scroll down to see on the display.
In implementations, a user can increase or decrease the length of a marked video segment 122 by selecting either end of a video segment selector 312 and dragging the selector to include more or less of the video frames in the marked video segment. The video service 112 is implemented to receive a segment selector input to a video segment selector 312, such as a user touch input on the display that is initiated to increase or decrease the length of a marked video segment 122. The video service can then modify the length of the marked video segment 122 by adding or reducing the number of frames of the marked video segment.
In this example, the video select user interface 302 includes a display representation of the shareable video compilation 126, which is generated by the video service 112 from the various, different marked video segments 122 of the video clips 108. For example, the shareable video compilation 126 is shown as four video frames or images, each corresponding to one of the respective marked video segments displayed in the video select user interface. The first video frame of the shareable video compilation 126 corresponds to the marked video segment of the dog running with trees in the background. The next video frame of the shareable video compilation corresponds to the marked video segment of the tree, the next video frame corresponds to the marked video segment of the dog running in a different direction, and the last video frame corresponds to the marked video segment of the scuba diver. A user can then share all of the marked video segments 122 of the shareable video compilation 126 together as one video. Although the marked video segments 122 of the shareable video compilation 126 are each shown or represented in this example as a single image or frame of the respective marked video segments, any number of images or frames of each of the marked video segments can be shown as part of the shareable video compilation in the video select user interface. Further, each of the images or frames of the respective marked video segments can represent a single or multiple frames of a marked video segment.
In implementations, a user can select to playback a marked video segment 122, such as with a user touch input to select a playback control 408 (e.g., a video play button) that corresponds to a respective marked video segment. In this example, the selected marked video segment is identified by a video segment selector 410, which a user can select either end of on the touchscreen to increase or decrease the length of the marked video segment by dragging the selector to include more or less video frames in the marked video segment. The video arrange user interface 402 also includes a position indicator 412 that indicates the relative display position of the marked video segment that is selected for playback with the playback control 408. For example, the position indicator 412 indicates the relative display position of the marked video segment in the video clip of the tree.
In this example, the list view 406 of the marked video segments 122 are displayed as a vertical list representation of the selected video segments ordered based on time of recording of the respective video clips. However, a user can also select a list view control 414, such as with a user touch input on the display, to reorder the list view 406 of the marked video segments 122. For example, a user can select and drag a list view control 414 to move a corresponding marked video segment, such as when the user reorders the marked video segments to change the order of video playback for the shareable video compilation 126. The video service 112 is implemented to reorder the playback order of the marked video segments 122 in the shareable video compilation 126 when a user initiates a video arrangement input by selecting a list view control 414 to reorder the list view 406 of the marked video segments.
Example methods 500 and 600 are described with reference to respective
At 502, video clips are recorded with a digital camera on a mobile device. For example, the mobile device 102 (
At 504, a video capture user interface is displayed with a selectable control input to mark a video clip while recording or playing back the video clip for review. For example, the video capture user interface 116 is displayed on the integrated display device 110 of the mobile phone 104, such as when a user is recording a video clip 108, and the video capture user interface 116 includes the selectable control 120 that the user can select to mark the video clip while recording the video clip. Similarly, the video capture user interface 202 is displayed on the integrated display device 110 of the mobile phone 104, such as when a user is playing back a video clip 108 for review, and the video capture user interface 202 includes the selectable control 206 that the user can select to mark the video clip while playing back the video clip.
At 506, a selectable control input is received to mark a video clip. For example, the video service 112 receives an input to the selectable control 120 on the video capture user interface 116, such as when a user marks a video clip 108 while recording the video clip. Similarly, the video service 112 receives an input to the selectable control 206 on the video capture user interface 202, such as when a user marks a video clip 108 while playing back the video clip for review. In implementations, a selectable control input is received to mark a start frame of a video segment of a video clip, and an additional input of the selectable control is received to mark an end frame of the video segment of the video clip. Alternatively, a user input of the selectable control 120 is received to mark a frame of a video segment of a video clip, as well as additional frames before and/or after the marked video frame 124 that are included as part of a marked video segment 122. Alternatively, the selectable control input is received as a press-and-hold input, where a start frame of the video segment of the video clip is marked corresponding to the press input, and an end frame of the video segment is marked responsive to the press-and-hold input being released.
At 508, a video segment of the video clip is captured responsive to the selectable control input to mark the video clip. For example, the video service 112 captures and identifies a marked video segment 122 of a video clip 108 when a user marks the video clip while recording the video clip, or while playing back the video clip for review (as described at 506).
At 602, a video select user interface is displayed that includes portions of multiple video clips with marked video segments identified by video segment selectors. For example, the video select user interface 302 (
At 604, a segment selector input to a video segment selector is received to increase or decrease a length of a marked video segment. For example, the video service 112 receives a segment selector input to a video segment selector 312, such as when a user initiates to increase or decrease the length of a marked video segment 122 by adding or reducing the number of frames of the marked video segment. At 606, the length of the marked video segment is modified responsive to the segment selector input. For example, the video service 112 modifies the length of the marked video segment 122 responsive to the segment selector input to the video segment selector 312 when initiated by the user (as described at 604).
At 608, a shareable video compilation of the marked video segments is generated. For example, the video service 112 generates the shareable video compilation 126 from the marked video segments 122 of the video clips 108. The shareable video compilation 126 can be generated from several different marked video segments 122, and then shared with other users, such as when communicated or distributed to other devices that are associated with the other users.
At 610, a video arrange user interface is displayed that includes a list view of the marked video segments and the shareable video compilation. For example, the video arrange user interface 402 (
At 612, a video arrangement input is received to reorder the marked video segments in the shareable video compilation. For example, the video service 112 receives a video arrangement input to reorder the list view 406 of the marked video segments 122, such as when a user reorders the marked video segments to change the order of the shareable video compilation 126. At 614, the playback order of the marked video segments in the shareable video compilation are reordered responsive to the video arrangement input. For example, the video service 112 reorders the playback order of the marked video segments 122 in the shareable video compilation 126 responsive to the video arrangement input to reorder the list view 1406 of the marked video segments 122 when initiated by the user (as described at 612).
The device 702 includes communication devices 704 that enable wired and/or wireless communication of device data 706, such as video clips and shareable video compilations stored on the device. The device data can include any type of audio, video, and/or image data, as well as recorded and communicated data. The communication devices 704 can also include transceivers for cellular phone communication and/or for network data communication.
The device 702 also includes input/output (I/O) interfaces 708, such as data network interfaces that provide connection and/or communication links between the device, data networks, and other devices. The I/O interfaces can be used to couple the device to any type of components, peripherals, and/or accessory devices, such as a digital camera device that may be integrated with device 702. The I/O interfaces also include data input ports via which any type of data, media content, and/or inputs can be received, such as user inputs to the device, as well as any type of audio, video, and/or image data received from any content and/or data source.
The device 702 includes a processing system 710 that may be implemented at least partially in hardware, such as with any type of microprocessors, controllers, and the like that process executable instructions. The processing system can include components of an integrated circuit, programmable logic device, a logic device formed using one or more semiconductors, and other implementations in silicon and/or hardware, such as a processor and memory system implemented as a system-on-chip (SoC). Alternatively or in addition, the device can be implemented with any one or combination of software, hardware, firmware, or fixed logic circuitry that may be implemented with processing and control circuits. The device 702 may further include any type of a system bus or other data and command transfer system that couples the various components within the device. A system bus can include any one or combination of different bus structures and architectures, as well as control and data lines.
The device 702 also includes computer-readable storage media 712, such as data storage devices that can be accessed by a computing device, and that provide persistent storage of data and executable instructions (e.g., software applications, programs, functions, and the like). Examples of computer-readable storage media include volatile memory and non-volatile memory, fixed and removable media devices, and any suitable memory device or electronic data storage that maintains data for computing device access. The computer-readable storage media can include various implementations of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, and other types of storage media in various memory device configurations.
The computer-readable storage media 712 provides storage of the device data 706 and various device applications 714, such as an operating system that is maintained as a software application with the computer-readable storage media and executed by the processing system 710. In this example, the device applications also include a video service 716 that implements embodiments of mobile device video selection and edit, such as when the example device 702 is implemented as the mobile device 102 or the mobile phone 104 shown in
The device 702 also includes an audio and/or video system 718 that generates audio data for an audio device 720 and/or generates display data for a display device 722. The audio device and/or the display device include any devices that process, display, and/or otherwise render audio, video, display, and/or image data, such as the image content of a digital photo. In implementations, the audio device and/or the display device are integrated components of the example device 702. Alternatively, the audio device and/or the display device are external, peripheral components to the example device.
In embodiments, at least part of the techniques described for mobile device video selection and edit may be implemented in a distributed system, such as over a “cloud” 724 in a platform 726. The cloud 724 includes and/or is representative of the platform 726 for services 728 and/or resources 730. For example, the services 728 and/or resources 730 may include the video service 716, or distributed components of the video service.
The platform 726 abstracts underlying functionality of hardware, such as server devices (e.g., included in the services 728) and/or software resources (e.g., included as the resources 730), and connects the example device 702 with other devices, servers, etc. The resources 730 may also include applications and/or data that can be utilized while computer processing is executed on servers that are remote from the example device 702. Additionally, the services 728 and/or the resources 730 may facilitate subscriber network services, such as over the Internet, a cellular network, or Wi-Fi network. The platform 726 may also serve to abstract and scale resources to service a demand for the resources 730 that are implemented via the platform, such as in an interconnected device embodiment with functionality distributed throughout the system 700. For example, the functionality may be implemented in part at the example device 702 as well as via the platform 726 that abstracts the functionality of the cloud 724.
Although embodiments of mobile device video selection and edit have been described in language specific to features and/or methods, the appended claims are not necessarily limited to the specific features or methods described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as example implementations of mobile device video selection and edit.
