Movie authoring
A movie authoring process is disclosed which includes: selecting a theme, determining theme elements based on the theme selection, and adding the theme elements to a movie. An automated movie authoring process is also disclosed which includes: automatically capturing raw video footage from a video source; automatically dividing the raw video footage into video clips, wherein the video clips collectively constitute a movie; automatically determining one or more theme elements from a plurality of theme elements based on a selected theme; and automatically adding the one or more determined theme elements to the movie.
1 . A method of authoring movies, comprising:
receiving a theme selection;
determining theme elements based on the theme selection;
receiving a theme element selection; and
adding the selected theme element to a movie.
2 . A user interface for authoring movies, comprising:
a first display area for displaying theme elements for selection; and
a second display area for adding selected theme elements to a movie.
3 . The user interface of claim 2 , wherein the second display area is a timeline.
4 . The user interface of claim 2 , wherein at least one theme element includes a drop zone.
5 . The user interface of claim 4 , wherein the drop zone is animated.
6 . The user interface of claim 2 , further comprising a third display area for displaying drop zone content.
7 . A method of authoring a movie, comprising:
automatically capturing raw video footage from a video source;
automatically dividing the raw video footage into video clips, wherein the video clips collectively constitute a movie;
automatically determining one or more theme elements from a plurality of theme elements based on a selected theme; and
automatically adding the one or more determined theme elements to the movie.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein automatically determining theme elements further comprises:
selecting a theme element based on the selected theme; and
adding content to the theme element.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the content is derived from the raw video footage.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the content is a still image.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the content is added to a drop zone in a theme element.
12 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
automatically adding a title to the movie.
13 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising
automatically adding music to the movie.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising
determining the music for adding to the movie based on the selected theme.
15 . A computer-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the operations of:
receiving a theme selection;
determining theme elements based on the theme selection;
receiving a theme element selection; and
adding the selected theme element to a movie.
16 . A computer-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the operations of:
automatically capturing raw video footage from a video source;
automatically dividing the raw video footage into video clips, wherein the video clips collectively constitute a movie;
automatically determining one or more theme elements from a plurality of theme elements based on a selected theme; and
automatically adding the one or more determined theme elements to the movie.
17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein automatically determining theme elements further comprises:
selecting a theme element based on the selected theme; and
adding content to the theme element.
18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the content is derived from the raw video footage.
19 . A system for authoring movies, comprising:
a user interface configured to display a first display area for displaying theme elements for selection and a second display area for adding selected theme elements to a movie; and
a rendering engine for rendering the selected theme elements into a movie.
20 . A system for authoring a movie, comprising:
a processor;
a computer-readable medium operatively coupled to the processor and including instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform the operations of:
automatically capturing raw video footage from a video source;
automatically dividing the raw video footage into video clips, wherein the video clips collectively constitute a movie;
automatically determining one or more theme elements from a plurality of theme elements based on a selected theme; and
automatically adding the one or more determined theme elements to the movie.