Granted Patent B2

US 8,669,456 · App. 13/456,543 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Abstract

Claims (60)

1. A method of generating a video playback of a digital musical score, the method comprising:

for each of a series of landmark elements in the digital musical score:

determining a temporal location of audio playback of that landmark element in an audio playback of the digital musical score;

generating a video output frame showing a page of the digital musical score rendered in an output page format, wherein the page spans a portion of the digital musical score that includes that landmark element;

generating a segment of the video playback of the digital musical score, the segment comprising:

a video component including a still sequence of the video output frame having a duration approximately equal to a difference between a temporal location of audio playback of a second landmark element of the series of landmark elements and the temporal location of the first-mentioned landmark element, wherein the second landmark element immediately succeeds the first-mentioned landmark element in the series of landmark elements; and

an audio component including an audio rendering of a portion of the digital musical score beginning with an audible musical event associated with the first landmark element, and ending with a last musical element prior to an audible musical event associated with the second landmark element; and

generating the video playback of the digital musical score by using a processor to concatenate the segments.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output page format is based in part on an aspect ratio of the video output frame.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of staves on a page in output page format is based in part on an aspect ratio of the video frame.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital musical score includes a plurality of staves, and further comprising:

receiving input specifying a subset of the plurality of staves to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving first input data specifying whether the output page format is to correspond to a printed page output format of the digital musical score or whether the output page format is to be adapted to a dimensional characteristic of the video output frame;

receiving second input data specifying a subset of the plurality of staves to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score; and

determining the output page format based at least in part on the first input data and the second input data.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining the output page format includes determining at least one of the set consisting of a vertical spacing of staves, a vertical positioning of staves, a vertical spacing of systems of music, a vertical positioning of systems of music, and a number of systems of music per page.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the landmark elements include at least one of page breaks, repeat structures, and beat divisions.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving data specifying whether a playback line is to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score; and

if the received data specifies that a playback line is to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score:

designating beat divisions in the digital musical score as landmark elements; and

including a rendering of a playback line in the video output frame at a location in the page of the musical score corresponding to beat division immediately prior to a musical element of the digital musical score currently being played back.

9. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium with computer program instructions encoded thereon, wherein the computer program instructions, when processed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method of generating a video playback of a digital musical score, the method comprising:

for each of a series of landmark elements in the digital musical score:

determining a temporal location of audio playback of that landmark element in an audio playback of the digital musical score;

generating a video output frame showing a page of the digital musical score rendered in an output page format, wherein the page spans a portion of the digital musical score that includes that landmark element;

generating a segment of the video playback of the digital musical score, the segment comprising:

a video component including a still sequence of the video output frame having a duration approximately equal to a difference between a temporal location of audio playback of a second landmark element of the series of landmark elements and the temporal location of the first-mentioned landmark element, wherein the second landmark element immediately succeeds the first-mentioned landmark element in the series of landmark elements; and

an audio component including an audio rendering of a portion of the digital musical score beginning with an audible musical event associated with the first landmark element, and ending with a last musical element prior to an audible musical event associated with the second landmark element; and

generating the video playback of the digital musical score by concatenating the segments.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the output page format is based in part on an aspect ratio of the video output frame.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein a number of staves on a page in output page format is based in part on an aspect ratio of the video frame.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the digital musical score includes a plurality of staves, and wherein the method further comprising:

receiving input specifying a subset of the plurality of staves to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the landmark elements include at least one of page breaks, repeat structures, and beat divisions.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving data specifying whether a playback line is to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score; and

if the received data specifies that a playback line is to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score:

designating beat divisions in the digital musical score as landmark elements; and

including a rendering of a playback line in the video output frame at a location in the page of the musical score corresponding to beat division immediately prior to a musical element of the digital musical score currently being played back.

15. A computer system for generating a video playback of a digital musical score, the computer system comprising:

a processor programmed to:

for each of a series of landmark elements in the digital musical score:

determine temporal location of audio playback of that landmark element in an audio playback of the digital musical score;

generate a video output frame showing a page of the digital musical score rendered in an output page format, wherein the page spans a portion of the digital musical score that includes that landmark element;

generate a segment of the video playback of the digital musical score, the segment comprising:

a video component including a still sequence of the video output frame having a duration approximately equal to a difference between a temporal location of audio playback of a second landmark element of the series of landmark elements and the temporal location of the first-mentioned landmark element, wherein the second landmark element immediately succeeds the first-mentioned landmark element in the series of landmark elements; and

 an audio component including an audio rendering of a portion of the digital musical score beginning with an audible musical event associated with the first landmark element, and ending with a last musical element prior to an audible musical event associated with the second landmark element; and

generate the video playback of the digital musical score by concatenating the segments.

16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the output page format is based in part on an aspect ratio of the video output frame.

17. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein a number of staves on a page in output page format is based in part on an aspect ratio of the video frame.

18. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the digital musical score includes a plurality of staves, and wherein the processor is further programmed to receive input specifying a subset of the plurality of staves to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score.

19. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the landmark elements include at least one of page breaks, repeat structures, and beat divisions.

20. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:

receive data specifying whether a playback line is to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score; and

if the received data specifies that a playback line is to be included in the video playback of the digital musical score:

designate beat divisions in the digital musical score as landmark elements; and

include a rendering of a playback line in the video output frame at a location in the page of the musical score corresponding to beat division immediately prior to a musical element of the digital musical score currently being played back.

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