Audio-Visual Project Generator Using Segmented Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video editing systems are too complex for most users to easily create professional-looking videos, especially for users generating gameplay videos, as they require advanced skills and significant time investment.
Innovation Solution
The system allows users to generate audio-visual projects using predefined templates or custom projects, with options for selecting effects, video and audio slots, and chaining clips across segments, enabling easy creation of professional-looking videos without extensive expertise.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If existing video editing systems are used to create professional-looking videos, then video quality is improved, but system complexity and difficulty of operation increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The video editing system is divided into multiple temporal segments, each representing a distinct portion of the video project. Users can independently configure effects, video slots, and audio slots for each segment, making the complex editing process more manageable and less intimidating while maintaining professional quality output.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies effects (such as transitions, overlays, and audio mixing) automatically during the project generation process based on user selections, rather than requiring manual frame-by-frame editing. This preliminary automation of editing tasks reduces operational difficulty while preserving professional video quality.
2Manufacturing precision
If existing video editing systems are used to create professional videos, then video quality is improved, but time investment increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Effects and editing parameters are pre-configured and applied automatically during project generation. The system performs audio mixing, transition effects, and slot management in advance based on user selections, dramatically reducing the time required to create professional-quality videos compared to manual editing processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to select from predefined effects with various parameters (opacity, duration, timing) that are automatically applied. Users can adjust high-level parameters without needing to understand complex editing techniques, enabling quick generation of professional videos through parameter selection rather than time-consuming manual adjustments.
3Adaptability or versatility
If custom projects are created with multiple segments and effects, then user control and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The project is divided into discrete temporal segments, each with its own configurable effects, video slots, and audio slots. This segmentation allows users to control complex aspects of video production through manageable, isolated units rather than overwhelming global settings, reducing perceived interface complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the number and configuration of video slots and audio slots based on the selected effect and segment type. Rather than presenting all possible options simultaneously, the interface adapts to show only relevant controls for the current segment and effect selection, reducing complexity while preserving full customization capability.
4Stability of the object's composition
If slots are chained across adjacent segments, then clip continuity is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Adjacent segments can be merged through slot chaining, where video slots or audio slots spanning multiple segments are treated as continuous units. This merging automatically ensures clip continuity across segment boundaries without requiring users to manually coordinate timing or positioning, maintaining composition stability while hiding system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary chaining mechanism that automatically manages the transition and continuity of clips across segment boundaries. Rather than requiring users to directly manage complex timing and synchronization parameters, the chaining system mediates between segments, automatically ensuring smooth transitions and continuous playback.
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AI summary
Embodiments disclosed herein enable a user to generate an audio-visual project. Certain embodiments enable a user to use one of a plurality of predefined templates to generate a project easily and quickly. Other embodiments enable a user to generate a custom project that gives more control to the user, compared to if the user selected one of the predefined templates. Each project includes one or more segments, which may be specified by a user directly, or may be specified by the template selected by the user. An effect is applied to each segment, wherein the effect specifies how many video and audio slots are included in the segment, if any, and can specify one or more other properties of the segment. Projects generated using embodiments disclosed herein can be saved and shared with other users.