Method and system of visual content authoring
View Patent ↗A method and system for visual content authoring and user interface thereof. An authoring interface, comprising a plurality button controls, is first provided. Required play items are added using the button controls to generate a playlist, and a navigation path is then defined according to the play items and the playlist. Next, the media objects and the navigation path are compiled to generate a disc image file, including a plurality of video clips, each comprising a plurality of PGCs with an unlimited number of playlists and play items.
1. A method for visual content authoring, comprising the steps of:
providing an authoring interface, having a plurality of button controls;
adding play items to generate a playlist;
building a navigation path according to the play items and the playlist, the navigation path linking a menu object to a content object; and
compiling the play items and navigation path to generate a disc image file, including a plurality of video clips, wherein each video clip includes PGCs with at least one play item representing a control flag for determining the number of the PGCs.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each play item is a menu, a menu button, a title, a chapter, or a media object.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the media object is a video, image, slideshow, audio, or an input as digital visual data in any suitable standard format.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the play items are added using the button controls or any other click operations.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the content object is a menu, a button, a title, a chapter, or a media object.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each video clip includes PGCs with an unlimited number of playlists and play items.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the playlist is translated to raw DVD commands or a playlist/select list conforming with VCD/SVCD specification.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the authoring interface provides a control item to loop all or some play items in the playlist.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the authoring interface provides control items to change internal indexes of one video clip, and the indexes include audio and sub-picture streams and angles.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each play item is associated with one video clip by assigning a unique ID of the video clip to the play item.
11. A user interface for visual content authoring, comprising:
a preview window, displaying required play items;
a content window, displaying a title list and menu list;
a playlist window, displaying a sequence of the play items; and
a plurality of button controls,
wherein, the play items are dragged from the title or menu list and dropped in the playlist window using the button controls to generate a playlist, a navigation path is built according to the play items and the playlist, the navigation path linking a menu object to a content object, and the play items and navigation path are compiled to generate a disc image file, including a plurality of video clips, wherein each video clip includes PGCs with at least one play item representing a control flag for determining the number of the PGCs.
12. The user interface as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising a library, storing media objects.
13. The user interface as claimed in claim 11 , wherein each video clip includes PGCs with an unlimited number of playlists and play items.
14. The user interface as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the playlist is translated to raw DVD commands or a playlist/select list complying with VCD/SVCD specifications.
15. The user interface as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the authoring interface provides a control item to loop all or some play items in the playlist.
16. The user interface as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the authoring interface provides control items to change internal indexes of one video clip, and the indexes includes audio and sub-picture streams and angles.
17. The user interface as claimed in claim 11 , wherein each play item is associated with one video clip by assigning a unique ID of the video clip to the play item.
18. The user interface as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising a capture unit, capturing video files from external video devices to be acquired by the data editor.