EP0438299A2
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Offline editing systems
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1991-01-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A post production offline editing system is capable of storing unedited video takes in a random access memory such as a set of laser video disc players (50), displaying (52) selected takes (or individual frames from selected takes), and generating an edit list which defines an edited video programme. The system includes a computer (30) programmed with software providing an integrated software environment which enables a user conveniently to log unedited takes into the system, and to generate an edit list suitable for use in a subsequent online editing operation. The system software provides global access to a variety of video post production environments at any point during an offline editing operation. The system software presents menus to the user including icons or mnemonic text in windows (Figure 1) which may be conveniently selected by the user using a mouse (33). The system may include a video special effects unit (42) capable of processing the stored takes to simulate various video transitions between scenes (such as dissolves, fades, and wipes), to enable the user to view a show defined by an edit list which specifies such transitions. The user interface may include means for jogging (and shuttling) the laser disc players (50) using the mouse (33).
Inventors
- 👤 Donald E. Morgan
- 👤 Ted E. Langford
- 👤 Andrew B. Leary
- 👤 David Wheeler
- 👤 Jon E. Graham
- 👤 Douglas D. Kuper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:15
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2508; G11B2220/2512; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/2587; G11B2220/90; G11B27/022; G11B27/024; G11B27/032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
An offline editing system including: random access storage means (50) for storing unedited video takes, each of the takes comprising a number of frames; display means (52) connected to the storage means (50) for displaying selected frames of the stored takes; and a computer (30) programmed with software for controlling the storage means (50), for providing a user with global access to a number of video post production environments at any time during an offline editing operation, and for generating an edit list in response to user-entered commands.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the computer is programmed with software including a user interface and a set of application modules (Figure 8), each of the modules being accessible by the user through the user interface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
A system according to claim 2, including a mouse (33) connected to the computer (30) for entering commands to the computer and a computer monitor (35) having a screen, wherein the computer is programmed with software for displaying on the screen windows (Figure 9) each including an icon or mnemonic text which corresponds to one of the modules, and wherein the user may select any one of the windows using the mouse to access the corresponding module.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A system according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the modules include a scene tracker module for prompting the user to log selected ones of the takes and logging said selected ones of the takes in response to user commands, and a first cut module for prompting the user initially to generate the edit list and generating the edit list in response to user commands.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A system according to claim 4, wherein the modules include a review and modify module for prompting the user to display a sequence of takes corresponding to the edit list and for revising the edit list in response to user commands.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein the modules include an edit list module for prompting the user to review the edit list and for revising the edit list in response to user commands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein: the display means (52) includes a set of video monitors; the system includes a mouse (33) connected to the computer (30) for entering commands to the computer, a keyboard (31) connected to the computer (30), and a computer monitor (35) connected to the computer; the computer monitor (35) is mounted in a position so that a user may conveniently view the computer monitor while manipulating the mouse (33) and the keyboard (31); and the video monitors are mounted in positions so that the user may conveniently view frames being displayed on the video monitors while manipulating the mouse (33) to enter edit decisions into the system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein: the random access storage means (50) includes at least one laser video disc player; the system includes a mouse (33) connected to the computer (30) for entering commands to the computer and a computer monitor (35) having a screen; the computer (30) is programmed with software for displaying a window on the screen and an icon or mnemonic text in the window; and the user may select a window to access a disc player jog/shuttle module for controlling the laser disc player.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the mouse (33) has a plurality of buttons, and wherein the disc player jog/shuttle module includes software for cueing the disc player back by one frame in response to actuation of a first one of the buttons, and for cueing the disc player ahead by one frame in response to actuation of a second one of the buttons.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
A system according to claim 9, wherein the disc player jog/shuttle modules includes software for responding to actuation of a third one of the buttons by continuously jogging the disc player in a forward direction for so long as the user moves the mouse (33) in a first direction, and continuously jogging the disc player in a reverse direction for so long as the user moves the mouse (33) in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein the disc player jog/shuttle module includes software for responding to actuation of various combinations of the buttons by changing the speed or direction in which the disc player is shuttled.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the mouse (33) includes buttons, and wherein the computer (30) is programmed with software for displaying mouse button windows on the screen and an icon or mnemonic text in each of the mouse button windows corresponding to a user-selectable module within the disc player jog/shuttle module.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
45 words
A system according to any one of the preceding claims, including a video special effects means (42) operating under control of the programmed computer (30) to generate, for display on the display means (52), video simulations of video transitions between selected ones of the takes.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
26 words
A system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the random access storage means (50) is a set of laser video disc players.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system according to claim 14, wherein the computer (30) includes a peripheral device control slot, and a means (34, 36) for interfacing between the slot and at least two of the laser video disc players (50).
Claim 16
Independent Claim
27 words
A system according to any one of the preceding claims, which is capable of processing takes each including a video channel and at least one audio channel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system according to claim 1, including a computer monitor (35) having a screen, the computer (30) being programmed with software for displaying a graphical representation of the edit list in a window (106) on the screen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system according to claim 17, wherein the edit list comprises edits separated by splices, and wherein the graphical representation of the edit list includes a graphical element representing each splice.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the edit list comprises edits separated by splices, and the system includes a video special effects means (42) operating under control of the programmed computer (30) for generating display video simulations of the splices.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the edit list comprises edits separated by splices, and the system includes an audio mixing unit (44) operating under control of the programmed computer (30) for generating playback audio simulations of the splices.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
61 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein: the computer (30) is programmed with software including an application module; the system includes a computer monitor (35) having a screen; the computer (30) is programmed with software for displaying a window on the screen including an icon which corresponds to the module; and the user can select the window to access the module.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system according to claim 21, wherein the application module is a project selection module which when accessed causes the computer (30) to display a menu on the screen including a list of previously created editing project files, and the icon (122) is a perspective view of a file cabinet with drawers for containing project files.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
69 words
A system according to claim 21, which includes a video special effects means (42) operating under control of the programmed computer (30), and wherein the application module is a special effects module which when accessed causes the computer (30) to display a menu on the screen enabling the user to control the digital special effects means (42), the icon (124) being a view of the video special effects device.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
162 words
An offline editing system including: random access storage means (50) for storing unedited video takes, each of the takes comprising a number of frames; display means (52) connected to the storage means (50) for displaying selected frames of the stored takes; a programmed computer means (30) for controlling the storage means (50) and for generating an edit list in response to user-entered commands, the computer means (30) including a user interface and a set of application modules; a mouse (33) connected to the computer means (30) for entering commands to the computer means; and a computer monitor (35) having a screen; wherein the computer means (30) includes means for displaying windows (Figure 9) on the screen, each of the windows including an icon or mnemonic text which corresponds to one of the modules, and wherein the computer means (30) includes means for enabling a user to select any one of the windows by using the mouse (33) to access the corresponding module.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system according to claim 24, wherein the display means (52) includes a set of video monitors mounted in positions so that a user may conveniently view frames being displayed on the video monitors while manipulating the mouse (33) to enter edit decisions into the system.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system according to claim 24 or claim 25, wherein the random access storage means (50) includes at least one laser video disc player, the computer means (30) is programmed with software for displaying a disc player control window on the screen, and the user can select the disc player control window to access a disc player Jog/shuttle module for controlling the laser disc player.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system according to claim 26, wherein the mouse (33) includes a plurality of buttons, and wherein the disc player jog/shuttle module includes software for cueing the disc player back by one frame in response to actuation of a first one of the buttons and for cueing the disc player ahead by one frame in response to actuation of a second one of the buttons.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
76 words
A system according to claim 27, wherein the disc player jog/shuttle module includes software for responding to actuation of a third one of the buttons by continuously jogging the disc player in a forward direction for so long as the user moves the mouse in a first direction, and continuously jogging the disc player in a reverse direction for so long as the user moves the mouse in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system according to claim 28, wherein the disc player jog/shuttle module includes software for responding to actuation of various combinations of the buttons by changing the speed or direction in which the disc player is shuttled.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system according to claim 26, wherein the mouse (33) includes buttons, and wherein the computer means (30) is programmed with software for displaying mouse button windows on the screen and an icon or mnemonic text in each of the mouse button windows corresponding to a user-selectable module within the disc player jog/shuttle module.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
47 words
A system according to any one of claims 24 to 30, including a video special effects means (42) operating under control of the programmed computer means (30) to generate, for display on the display means (52), video simulations of video transitions between selected ones of the takes.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 24 or claim 25, wherein the random access storage means (50) is a set of laser video disc players.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 32, wherein the computer means (30) includes a peripheral device control slot, and a means (34, 36) for interfacing between the slot and at least two of the laser video disc players (50).
Claim 34
Independent Claim
28 words
A system according to any one of claims 24 to 33, which is capable of processing takes each including a video channel and at least one audio channel.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
36 words
A system according to any one of claims 24 to 34, wherein the computer means (30) is programmed with software for displaying a graphical representation of the edit list in a window (106) on the screen.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system according to claim 35, wherein the edit list comprises edits separated by splices, and wherein the graphical representation of the edit list includes a graphical element representing each splice.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system according to claim 24, wherein the edit list comprises edits separated by splices, and the system includes an audio mixing unit (44) operating under control of the programmed computer means (30) to generate for playback audio simulations of the splices.
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