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Method and user interface for creating, specifying and adjusting motion picture transitions
Assignee: Avid Technology Inc
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Filing: 1993-04-16
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Granted: 1995-08-08
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Expires: 2013-04-16
Abstract
Abstract Method and apparatus for editing transitions between sequences of video frames, generally including simultaneously displaying the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the beginning of the transition, and the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the end of the transition. The position of two of the four frames may be altered in their respective sequence to redefine the transition in response to a move command. Move commands may include center positioning commands, beginning commands, and end commands. The rate of change within the transition may also correspond to a predefined film characteristic.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric C. Peters
- 👤 Joseph H. Rice
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:55
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/222; H04N5/262; H04N5/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 69
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A transition editing method for editing a plural-frame transition between a first sequence of motion picture frames and a second sequence of motion picture frames, comprising: responding to a definition command to define the transition, simultaneously displaying four of the frames in separate transition display areas, the four frames including the ones of the frames from the first and second sequences that are at the beginning of the transition, and the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the end of the transition, responding to a move command, and altering, in response to the move command, the position in their respective sequences from which two of the four frames are displayed in the step of simultaneously displaying to redefine the transition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A transition editing method for editing a plural-frame transition between a first sequence of motion picture frames and a second sequence of motion picture frames, comprising: responding to a definition command to define the transition, simultaneously displaying four of the frames in separate transition display areas, the four frames including the ones of the frames from the first and second sequences that are at the beginning of the transition, and the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the end of the transition, responding to a move command, and altering, in response to the move command, the position in their respective sequences from which two of the four frames are displayed in the step of simultaneously displaying to redefine the transition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
100 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of responding to a move command responds to a first transition center positioning command to define the position of the center of the transition relative to the first sequence of frames, a second transition center positioning command to define the center of the transition relative to the second sequence of frames, a beginning command to define the beginning of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames, and an end command to define the end of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of responding to a move command is relative to a selected one of the four of the frames, and the step of altering alters the position of the selected one of the four frames in its sequence to redefine the transition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said steps of responding to commands include responding to input from a pointing device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of responding to a move command includes responding to a command from a plurality of button bars surrounding the separate display areas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said method further includes the step of dynamically displaying ones of the frames in one of the sequences in one of said display areas and wherein said step of responding to a move command includes responding to a command during the step of dynamically displaying.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the transition is a dissolve between the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of altering alters all of the four frames.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the transition affects only audio information associated with said first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
The media composing system of claim 1 wherein the transition display module is for simultaneously displaying as the frames at the beginning of the transition both the first frame from the first sequence in the transition and the first frame from the second sequence in the transition, and as the frames at the end of the transition both the last frame from the first sequence in the transition and the last frame from the second sequence in the transition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The media composing system of claim 1 wherein the four separate transition display areas are windows in a larger display.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The media composing system of claim 1 wherein the transition display module is for simltaneously displaying the four frames without dimming any of the four frames.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of simultaneously displaying displays as the frames at the beginning of the transition both the first frame from the first sequence in the transition and the first frame from the second sequence in the transition, and as the frames at the end of the transition both the last frame from the first sequence in the transition and the last frame from the second sequence in the transition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of simultaneously displaying displays the four frames as four windows in a larger display.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of simltaneously displaying displays the four frames without dimming any of the four frames.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
103 words
The method of claim 1 wherein: the transition is a dissolve between the first and second sequences of frames, the step of simultaneously displaying displays as the frames at the beginning of the transition both the first frame from the first sequence in the transition and the first frame from the second sequence in the transition, and as the frames at the end of the transition both the last frame from the first sequence in the transition and the last frame from the second sequence in the transition, and the steps of responding to commands include responding to input from a pointing device.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the step of responding to a move command is relative to a selected one of the four of the frames, and the step of altering alters the position of the selected one of the four frames in its sequence to redefine the transition.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
100 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the step of responding to a move command responds to a first transition center positioning command to define the position of the center of the transition relative to the first sequence of frames, a second transition center positioning command to define the center of the transition relative to the second sequence of frames, a beginning command to define the beginning of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames, and an end command to define the end of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the step of responding to a move commands includes responding to a command from a plurality of button bars surrounding the separate display areas.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the method further includes the step of dynamically displaying ones of the frames in one of the sequences in one of the display areas and wherein the step of responding to a move command includes responding to a move command during the step of dynamically displaying.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the step of altering alters all of the four frames.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the transition affects only audio information associated with the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the step of simultaneously displaying displays the four frames as four windows in a larger display.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the step of simltaneously displaying displays the four frames without dimming any of the four frames.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
123 words
A media composing system comprising: storage for a first sequence of motion picture frames and a second sequence of motion picture frames, a user input device, four separate transition display areas, and a transition display module responsive to the storage and the user input device, to retrieve and simultaneously display in the separate transition display areas the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the beginning of a plural-frame transition and the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the end of the transition, and to alter, in response to a move command, position in their respective sequences from which two of the four frames are displayed to redefine the transition.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
123 words
A media composing system comprising: storage for a first sequence of motion picture frames and a second sequence of motion picture frames, a user input device, four separate transition display areas, and a transition display module responsive to the storage and the user input device, to retrieve and simultaneously display in the separate transition display areas the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the beginning of a plural-frame transition and the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the end of the transition, and to alter, in response to a move command, position in their respective sequences from which two of the four frames are displayed to redefine the transition.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
99 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the transition display module is responsive to a first transition center positioning command to define the position of the center of the transition relative to the first sequence of frames, a second transition center positioning command to define the center of the transition relative to the second sequence of frames, a beginning command to define the beginning of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames, and an end command to define the end of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
48 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the transition display module is responsive to the move command relative to a selected one of the four of the frames to alter the position of the selected one of the four frames in its sequence to redefine the transition.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the user input device includes a pointing device.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the transition display module is responsive to commands from a plurality of button bars surrounding the separate display areas.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
58 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the transition display module further includes means for dynamically displaying ones of the frames in one of the sequences in one of the display areas and wherein the transition display module is responsive to a move command while the means for dynamically displaying displays the ones of the frames dynamically.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
26 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the transition display module includes means to define a dissolve between the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
21 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the transition display module includes means to alter all of the four frames.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
29 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein the transition display module includes means capable of affecting only audio information associated with the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
106 words
The media composing system of claim 25 wherein: the transition display module includes means to define a dissolve between the first and second sequences of frames, the transition display module is for simultaneously displaying as the frames at the beginning of the transition both the first frame from the first sequence in the transition and the first frame from the second sequence in the transition, and as the frames at the end of the transition both the last frame from the first sequence in the transition and the last frame from the second sequence in the transition, and the user input device includes a pointing device.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
48 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the transition display module is responsive to the move command relative to a selected one of the four of the frames to alter the position of the selected one of the four frames in its sequence to redefine the transition.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
98 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the transition display module is responsive to a first transition center positioning command to define the position of the center of the transition relative to the first sequence of frames, a second transition center positioning command to define the center of the transition relative to the second sequence of frames, a beginning command to define the beginning of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames, and an command to define the end of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
27 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the transition display module is responsive to commands from a plurality of button bars surrounding the separate display areas.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
58 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the transition display module further includes means for dynamically displaying ones of the frames in one of the sequences in one of the display areas and wherein the transition display module is responsive to a move command while the means for dynamically displaying displays the ones of the frames dynamically.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
21 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the transition display module includes means to alter all of the four frames.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
29 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the transition display module includes means capable of affecting only audio information associated with the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
20 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the four separate transition display areas are windows in a larger display.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
26 words
The media composing system of claim 34 wherein the transition display module is for simltaneously displaying the four frames without dimming any of the four frames.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
117 words
A media composing system for editing a plural-frame transition between a first sequence of motion picture frames and a second sequence of motion picture frames, comprising: means for simultaneously displaying four of the frames in separate transition display areas, the four frames including the ones of the frames from the first and second sequences that are at the beginning of the transition, and the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the end of the transition, and means for altering, in response to the move command, the position in their respective sequences from which two of the four frames are displayed in the step of simultaneously displaying to redefine the transition.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
117 words
A media composing system for editing a plural-frame transition between a first sequence of motion picture frames and a second sequence of motion picture frames, comprising: means for simultaneously displaying four of the frames in separate transition display areas, the four frames including the ones of the frames from the first and second sequences that are at the beginning of the transition, and the ones of the frames in the first and second sequences that are at the end of the transition, and means for altering, in response to the move command, the position in their respective sequences from which two of the four frames are displayed in the step of simultaneously displaying to redefine the transition.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
19 words
The media composer of claim 43 further including means for responding to a definition command to define the transition.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
34 words
The media composing system of claim 44 wherein the means for responding to a definition command to define the transition includes means to define a dissolve between the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
15 words
The media composer of claim 43 further including means for esponding to a move command.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
101 words
The media composer of claim 46 wherein the means for responding to a move command responds to a first transition center positioning command to define the position of the center of the transition relative to the first sequence of frames, a second transition center positioning command to define the center of the transition relative to the second sequence of frames, a beginning command to define the beginning of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames, and an end command to define the end of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
54 words
The media composer of claim 46 wherein the means for responding to a move command responds to the move command relative to a selected one of the four of the frames, and the means for altering alters the position of the selected one of the four frames in its sequence to redefine the transition.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
33 words
The media composer of claim 46 wherein the means for responding to a move command includes means for responding to a command from a plurality of button bars surrounding the separate display areas.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
62 words
The media composer of claim 46 wherein the media composer further includes means for dynamically displaying ones of the frames in one of the sequences in one of the display areas and wherein the means for responding to a move command includes means for responding to a move command while the means for dynamically displaying displays the ones of the frames dynamically.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
27 words
The media composer of claim 46 further including means for responding to a definition command to define the transition, and means for responding to a move command.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
24 words
The media composer of claim 51 wherein both the means for responding to commands include means for responding to input from a pointing device.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
20 words
The media composer of claim 43 wherein the means for altering includes means for altering all of the four frames.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
27 words
The media composer of claim 43 wherein the media composer includes means capable of affecting only audio information associated with the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
76 words
The media composer of claim 43 wherein the means for simultaneously displaying displays as the frames at the beginning of the transition both the first frame from the first sequence in the transition and the first frame from the second sequence in the transition, and as the frames at the end of the transition both the last frame from the first sequence in the transition and the last frame from the second sequence in the transition.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
23 words
The media composer of claim 43 wherein the means for simultaneously displaying displays the four frames as four windows in a larger display.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
22 words
The media composer claim 43 wherein the means for simltaneously displaying displays the four frames without dimming any of the four frames.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
122 words
The media composer of claim 43 further including: means for responding to a definition command to define the transition including means to define a dissolve between the first and second sequences of frames, and wherein the means for simultaneously displaying displays as the frames at the beginning of the transition both the first frame from the first sequence in the transition and the first frame from the second sequence in the transition, and as the frames at the end of the transition both the last frame from the first sequence in the transition and the last frame from the second sequence in the transition, and both the means for responding to commands include means for responding to input from a pointing device.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
56 words
The media composer of claim 58 further including means for responding to a move command which responds to the move command relative to a selected one of the four of the frames, and wherein the means for altering alters the position of the selected one of the four frames in its sequence to redefine the transition.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
101 words
The media composer of claim 58 wherein the means for responding to a move command responds to a first transition center positioning command to define the position of the center of the transition relative to the first sequence of frames, a second transition center positioning command to define the center of the transition relative to the second sequence of frames, a beginning command to define the beginning of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames, and an end command to define the end of the transition relative to both the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
33 words
The media composer of claim 58 wherein the means for responding to a move command includes means for responding to a command from a plurality of button bars surrounding the separate display areas.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
62 words
The media composer of claim 58 wherein the media composer further includes means for dynamically displaying ones of the frames in one of the sequences in one of the display areas and wherein the means for responding to a move command includes means for responding to a move command while the means for dynamically displaying displays the ones of the frames dynamically.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
20 words
The media composer of claim 58 wherein the means for altering includes means for altering all of the four frames.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
27 words
The media composer of claim 58 wherein the media composer includes means capable of affecting only audio information associated with the first and second sequences of frames.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
23 words
The media composer of claim 58 wherein the means for simultaneously displaying displays the four frames as four windows in a larger display.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
23 words
The media composer of claim 58 wherein the means for simltaneously displaying displays the four frames without dimming any of the four frames.
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