Patent Application
20120284625
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of video editing.
2. Discussion of Related Art
The known in the market video editing tools enable to create high quality video clips integrating 3D animation, 3d video scenes, graphic's, text and audio. The creation of such movies requires the skills professional editors. The known professional editing tools include advance capabilities and features for creating and editing video clips, requiring to spent hours of work in each video in setting, defining, manipulating and updating in each video scene for taking advantage all tools features.
The present invention provides a system for generating videos. The system comprise : a video project data including information of the video creation processing parameters, based on video created by a video editing tool which enables human editor to create a master video, a video template creation tool for analyzing the master video and video project data for dividing the video into segments and indentifying for each video segment scenario script and objects properties, resulting in a video template which include sequence of editable video segments, an input application tool enabling editing operations of the video template including changing control parameters and adding, deleting or manipulating of multimedia objects of the template video scenarios and a video engine generation tool for integrating editing operation of multimedia objects and control parameters with video template, creating a variant video.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the input application tool is a guiding wizard application tool enabling a user to define scenarios and input multimedia objects for creating a variant video based on the created video template by determining control parameters of template video scenarios and objects for each defined segment of video template.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the wizard plays the video template segments, promoting the user at predefined entry points to edit the video template by inserting, editing or replacing multimedia objects and determining the control parameters which manipulate the scenario's script, wherein all user actions and changes to the video template are recorded, creating an input of video editing instructions for the video generating engine, wherein the editing changes to the video are displayed to user through editing process.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the during the video playing of the wizard the user is enabled to pause the video at any given point and add multimedia object or select to activate scenario rule not appearing in the template video.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the video engine receives the input of the edited video template which includes the scenarios scripts and multimedia objects for each scene in the movie and the input data is translated into animation software tool, wherein the animation software plays the animation movie according to the created scenarios script and during the play of the animation movie all frames are captured and recorded to be integrated into a new variant video movie. According to some embodiments of the present invention the animation software tool is based on Action Script.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the video creation processing parameters includes at least one of: camera positions, camera movement and light projection.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the template includes all scenes appearing at the master video movie, where each scenario script can be manipulated and each object can be altered or replaced.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the editing application tool enables the user to change parameters of the video scenario which are not part of the defined control parameters.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the video template creation tool, the editing tool and the video engine generation tool are web based application, wherein the website of said tools includes selection of video templates categorized according to predefined topics.
According to some embodiments of the present invention is suggested a method for generating videos. The method comprise the step of: providing a platform for creating video template using video project data including information of video creation processing parameters said video created using a human based video editing tool, analyzing created video and video project information for dividing the video into segments and indentifying for each video segment scenarios and objects properties, resulting a rule based video template which include sequence of video segments, receiving definitions of scenarios and multimedia objects for creating a variation video movie based on the created video template, said definition enabling to determine control parameters of template video scenarios and objects for each defined segment of video template, translating input definitions over the template into variation video by creating video scenarios scripts and integrating user input multimedia objects, generating variation video based on the video scenarios scripts integrated with input multimedia objects. According to some embodiments of the present invention the method of further comprise the steps of: receiving collection of multimedia objects and analyzing their properties and creating an Action Script for playing video animation based on said multimedia objects according to defined playing rules and object prosperities.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the receiving definitions include promoting the user at predefined entry points to edit the video template by inserting, editing or replacing multimedia objects and determining the control parameters which manipulate the scenario's script, wherein all user actions and changes to the video template are recorded creating an input of video editing instructions for the video generating engine.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the video generating video, includes the steps of: playing the multimedia objects according to the ActionScript on a multimedia platform, capturing images bits throughout the playing of the video utilizing the multimedia platform, transferring captured images bits from the multimedia platform, during the activation of the multimedia platform, to a video generation application and generating a video, based on the sequence of received images bits, said video corresponding to the played animation of multimedia objects according to the defined playing rules including integration rules, selection rules or presentation rules.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the method further comprise the step of muxing audio in the generated movie, wherein the audio is extracted from the multimedia play and external sources.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the video creation processing parameters includes at least one of: camera positions, camera movement, light projection, position of objects or visual effects.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the template includes all scenes appearing at the master video movie, where each scenario script can be manipulated and each object can be altered or replaced.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the receiving definitions of scenarios and multimedia objects includes changing the parameters with the video scene which are not part of the defined control parameters.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the video generation application resides at remote location
According to some embodiments of the present invention provides a system for generating videos. The system comprised of: an Interface for receiving definitions of objects and scenarios rules, video template tool for translating definitions of objects and scenarios rules into video template which include sequence of editable video segments, an editing application tool enabling editing operations of the video template including changing control parameters and adding, deleting or manipulating of multimedia objects of the template video scenarios; and a video engine generation tool for integrating editing operation of multimedia objects and control parameters with video template, creating a variant video.
The present invention will be more readily understood from the detailed description of embodiments thereof made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is applicable to other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The present invention discloses a method and system for creating new video movies. According to some embodiments of the present invention, it is suggested to provide a new video generation platform which includes video editing tools for creating a video template movie and a video generating engine enabling to create variation video movies, based on the created video templates.
The video platform receives as input, definition of objects and scenarios rules for preparing a video template. The definitions input may be formed by a human editor or extracted from a given master video movie, which was prepared by using standard video tools. The master video includes video data and video project data which provide information of the video creation processing parameters such as camera positions and/or movement, light projection etc
The template wizard Supports a human editor to build new video movies base on created template by manipulating scenarios control parameters and determining objects properties 414
The received input 416 of control parameters determines the flow of the scenario script and input of multimedia objects parameters can define replacing, altering or manipulating the multimedia objects appearing at each scene.
Based on template definition and input data are created scenarios of video scenes which are integrated with the input multimedia objects step 416. The video scenes are integrated into one video movie step 418, which is a variation of the master movie.
The variant video is based on the master video clip script using different multimedia objects and changing the control parameters of script scenarios, e.g. changing the pattern motion of the multimedia objects.
According to some embodiments of the present invention the video template creation tool and the video generating engine are web based applications, enabling the user create a video variant based on a video templates, the user can select the a video template from plurality of video templates organized according to pre-defined categories.
In the above description, an embodiment is an example or implementation of the inventions. The various appearances of “one embodiment,” “an embodiment” or “some embodiments” do not necessarily all refer to the same embodiments.
Although various features of the invention may be described in the context of a single embodiment, the features may also be provided separately or in any suitable combination. Conversely, although the invention may be described herein in the context of separate embodiments for clarity, the invention may also be implemented in a single embodiment.
Reference in the specification to “some embodiments”, “an embodiment”, “one embodiment” or “other embodiments” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments is included in at least some embodiments, but not necessarily all embodiments, of the inventions.
It is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is not to be construed as limiting and are for descriptive purpose only.
The principles and uses of the teachings of the present invention may be better understood with reference to the accompanying description, figures and examples. It is to be understood that the details set forth herein do not construe a limitation to an application of the invention.
Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention can be carried out or practiced in various ways and that the invention can be implemented in embodiments other than the ones outlined in the description above.
It is to be understood that the terms “including”, “comprising”, “consisting” and grammatical variants thereof do not preclude the addition of one or more components, features, steps, or integers or groups thereof and that the terms are to be construed as specifying components, features, steps or integers.
If the specification or claims refer to “an additional” element, that does not preclude there being more than one of the additional element.
It is to be understood that where the claims or specification refer to “a” or “an” element, such reference is not to be construed that there is only one of that element.
It is to be understood that where the specification states that a component, feature, structure, or characteristic “may”, “might”, “can” or “could” be included, that particular component, feature, structure, or characteristic is not required to be included.
Where applicable, although state diagrams, flow diagrams or both may be used to describe embodiments, the invention is not limited to those diagrams or to the corresponding descriptions. For example, flow need not move through each illustrated box or state, or in exactly the same order as illustrated and described.
Methods of the present invention may be implemented by performing or completing manually, automatically, or a combination thereof, selected steps or tasks.
The term “method” may refer to manners, means, techniques and procedures for accomplishing a given task including, but not limited to, those manners, means, techniques and procedures either known to, or readily developed from known manners, means, techniques and procedures by practitioners of the art to which the invention belongs.
The descriptions, examples, methods and materials presented in the claims and the specification are not to be construed as limiting but rather as illustrative only.
Meanings of technical and scientific terms used herein are to be commonly understood as by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention belongs, unless otherwise defined.
The present invention may be implemented in the testing or practice with methods and materials equivalent or similar to those described herein.
Any publications, including patents, patent applications and articles, referenced or mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated in their entirety into the specification, to the same extent as if each individual publication was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated herein. In addition, citation or identification of any reference in the description of some embodiments of the invention shall not be construed as an admission that such reference is available as prior art to the present invention.
While the invention has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as exemplifications of some of the preferred embodiments. Other possible variations, modifications, and applications are also within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should not be limited by what has thus far been described, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
