Organization, selection, and application of video effects according to zones

Claim 2

A user interface for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the user interface comprising: a first screen area for displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; a second screen area, for, responsive to a selection of a zone, displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone; and an effect selector, for accepting a user selection of an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 3

A user interface for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the user interface comprising: a first screen area for displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable, wherein each of at least a subset of the zones is automatically defined based on source clip content; a second screen area, for, responsive to a selection of a zone, displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone; and an effect selector, for accepting a user selection of an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 4

A user interface for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the user interface comprising: a first screen area for displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable, wherein each of at least a subset of the zones is automatically defined based on source clip content; a second screen area, for, responsive to a selection of a zone, displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone; and an effect selector, for accepting a user selection of an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 5

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the first screen area comprises a storyboard window.

Claim 6

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the second screen area comprises an effect list.

Claim 7

The user interface of claim 4 , wherein the effect list comprises a plurality of icons, each icon representing an effect.

Claim 8

The user interface of claim 4 , wherein the effect list comprises a plurality of animations, each animation representing an effect.

Claim 9

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , further comprising: a third screen area, for outputting a result of application of an effect to at least one source clip.

Claim 10

The user interface of claim 7 , wherein the third screen area comprises a preview window.

Claim 11

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein each source clip comprises a video clip, and wherein each effect comprises a video effect.

Claim 12

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein each source clip comprises an audio clip, and wherein each effect comprises an audio effect.

Claim 13

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein each source clip comprises an image, and wherein each effect comprises an image effect.

Claim 14

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the effect selector comprises a user-controlled cursor.

Claim 15

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein each of at least a subset of the zones is of predefined length.

Claim 16

The user interface of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the zones comprise at least a subset from the group consisting of: an opening zone occurring at the beginning of the storyboard; an ending zone occurring at the end of the storyboard; a middle zone occurring within a source clip; and a transition zone occurring across a boundary between two source clips.

Claim 17

A computer-implemented method for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the method comprising: displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; receiving user input selecting a zone; displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone; and receiving user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 18

A computer-implemented method for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the method comprising: displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; receiving user input selecting a zone; displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone; and receiving user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 19

A computer-implemented method for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the method comprising: automatically defining a plurality of zones based on source clip content; displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two of the zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; receiving user input selecting a zone; displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone; and receiving user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 20

A computer-implemented method for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the method comprising: automatically defining a plurality of zones based on source clip content; displaying a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two of the zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; receiving user input selecting a zone; displaying a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone; and receiving user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 21

The method of claim 15 or 16 , wherein displaying a subset of the set of effects comprises displaying a plurality of icons, each icon representing an effect.

Claim 22

The method of claim 15 or 16 , wherein displaying a subset of the set of effects comprises displaying a plurality of animations, each animation representing an effect.

Claim 23

The method of claim 15 or 16 , further comprising: applying the selected effect to the selected zone.

Claim 24

The method of claim 19 , further comprising: outputting a result of application of the selected effect to the selected zone.

Claim 25

The method of claim 15 or 16 , wherein each source clip comprises a video clip, and wherein each effect comprises a video effect.

Claim 26

The method of claim 15 or 16 , wherein each source clip comprises an audio clip, and wherein each effect comprises an audio effect.

Claim 27

The method of claim 15 or 16 , wherein each source clip comprises an image, and wherein each effect comprises an image effect.

Claim 28

The method of claim 15 or 16 , wherein each of at least a subset of the zones is of predefined length.

Claim 29

The method of claim 15 or 16 , wherein the zones comprise at least a subset from the group consisting of: an opening zone occurring at the beginning of the storyboard; an ending zone occurring at the end of the storyboard; a middle zone occurring within a source clip; and a transition zone occurring across a boundary between two source clips.

Claim 34

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein the storyboard display and the effects display are provided on a common display screen.

Claim 35

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein the effects display presents a plurality of icons, each icon representing an effect.

Claim 36

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein the effects display presents a plurality of animations, each animation representing an effect.

Claim 37

The system of claim 26 or 27 , further comprising: an effects module, coupled to the effects display, for applying at least one selected effect to at least one selected zone.

Claim 38

The system of claim 31 , further comprising: a preview display, coupled to the effects module, for outputting a result of application of the at least one selected effect.

Claim 39

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein each source clip comprises a video clip, and wherein each effect comprises a video effect.

Claim 40

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein each source clip comprises an audio clip, and wherein each effect comprises an audio effect.

Claim 41

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein each source clip comprises an image, and wherein each effect comprises an image effect.

Claim 42

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein each of at least a subset of the zones is of predefined length.

Claim 43

The system of claim 26 or 27 , wherein the zones comprise at least a subset from the group consisting of: an opening zone occurring at the beginning of the storyboard; an ending zone occurring at the end of the storyboard; a middle zone occurring within a source clip; and a transition zone occurring across a boundary between two source clips.

Claim 44

A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the computer program product comprising: computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting a zone; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone; and computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 45

A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the computer program product comprising: computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting a zone; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone, wherein the subset of the set of effects omits effects that are inapplicable to the selected zone; and computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 46

A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the computer program product comprising: computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to, automatically define a plurality of zones based on source clip content; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two of the zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting a zone; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone; and computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 47

A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for applying at least one of a set of effects to at least one source clip, the computer program product comprising: computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to, automatically define a plurality of zones based on source clip content; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a storyboard comprising at least one source clip, the storyboard comprising at least two of the zones, each zone extending across at least one of the source clips, each zone being individually selectable; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting a zone; computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects, the subset including at least one effect applicable to the selected zone; and computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to receive user input selecting an effect from the displayed subset for application to the selected zone.

Claim 48

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 , wherein the computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects comprises computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a plurality of icons, each icon representing an effect.

Claim 49

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 wherein the computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a subset of the set of effects comprises computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to display a plurality of animations, each animation representing an effect.

Claim 50

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 , further comprising: computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to apply the selected effect to the selected zone.

Claim 51

The computer program product of claim 42 , further comprising: computer-readable program code configured to cause a computer to output a result of application of the selected effect to the selected zone.

Claim 52

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 , wherein each source clip comprises a video clip, and wherein each effect comprises a video effect.

Claim 53

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 , wherein each source clip comprises an audio dip, and wherein each effect comprises an audio effect.

Claim 54

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 , wherein each source clip comprises an image, and wherein each effect comprises an image effect.

Claim 55

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 , wherein each of at least a subset of the zones is of predefined length.

Claim 56

The computer program product of claim 38 or 39 , wherein the zones comprise at least a subset from the group consisting of: an opening zone occurring at the beginning of the storyboard; an ending zone occurring at the end of the storyboard; a middle zone occurring within a source clip; and a transition zone occurring across a boundary between two source clips.