Audio Text Conversion for Efficient Media Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for editing media content, such as audio content, are time-consuming and inefficient due to the difficulty in locating and manipulating specific portions within large raw audio files, as they lack visualization and effective editing tools.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method that converts raw audio data to text form with time stamps, allowing for conventional text editing techniques like search, replace, cut, paste, and delete, and automatically adjusts the original audio content based on text edits, including analysis to minimize length by omitting filler words and background noise.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional audio editing methods are used on large raw audio files, then the editing process can be performed, but it becomes time-consuming and inefficient due to difficulty in locating and manipulating specific portions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a text copy of the audio content with time stamps that mirrors the audio structure. This text copy serves as a visual representation that can be easily searched, edited, and manipulated using conventional text editing tools, while the actual audio editing is performed automatically based on the text modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The text container with time stamps acts as an intermediary between the editor and the raw audio file. Instead of directly manipulating the audio file, the editor works with the text representation, which then translates edits back to the audio domain automatically.
2Ease of operation
If raw audio data is used directly for editing, then the original audio quality is preserved, but visualization and effective editing tools are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the audio content into a different parameter representation (text with time stamps) that provides visual information while maintaining the temporal structure. This allows the editor to visualize and manipulate content using text-based parameters rather than audio waveforms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a textual dimension to the audio content by creating a parallel text representation with time stamps. This additional dimension provides visual accessibility to audio content without losing the original audio data.
3Reliability
If the entire raw audio file is included in the media product, then all content is preserved, but the final product may exceed time limits imposed by media applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables selective inclusion of only the necessary portions of audio content by allowing the editor to modify the text container to include or exclude specific segments. This partial action approach ensures compliance with time limits while maintaining essential content.
Solution Approach 2:
The text container with time stamps is created in advance, allowing the editor to plan and organize the final media structure before actual audio editing. This preliminary organization makes it easier to adjust content length to meet requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
A device and method for editing media content analyze the media content to detect words in the media content. The detected words are converted to text and stored in a text container. A characteristic of the text within the text container is changed, and the media content is altered to correspond to the changed characteristic of the text within the text container.