Auto-Reframing Video Editing With Multi-Cam ML Cropping

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Solution Overview

Problem

Video editing on tablet or slate computers, especially for novice users, is time-consuming and error-prone due to the lack of automated and intuitive user interfaces, even with expensive equipment.

Innovation Solution

A computing device uses a machine learning model trained on multiple training data sets to automatically crop and modify videos, allowing for intelligent cropping and merging of media streams from different perspectives, with an intuitive user interface for real-time composition generation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated video editing is implemented using machine learning models, then productivity and ease of operation are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo editing efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automated video editing tasks including intelligent cropping, merging, and composition generation without requiring manual user intervention. The machine learning model autonomously analyzes source videos, determines optimal frames, and generates edited outputs, allowing the system to serve itself in the editing process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Manual video editing operations are replaced with automated machine learning-based processing. The system substitutes human-driven cropping, framing, and merging operations with algorithmic intelligence that automatically analyzes video content and applies appropriate transformations based on learned patterns from training data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Device complexity

If manual video editing is performed on touchscreen devices, then device complexity remains low, but productivity and editing precision deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidvideo editing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system autonomously performs video editing tasks by analyzing source material and automatically generating edited outputs. The machine learning model independently determines cropping parameters, selects optimal frames, and merges video streams without requiring manual touchscreen manipulation, thereby maintaining device simplicity while dramatically improving productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If intelligent cropping and merging are applied to handle different aspect ratios and zoom factors, then adaptability improves, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandling different video formatsVSAvoidcropping and merging accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts cropping parameters, zoom factors, and aspect ratios based on the characteristics of each source video. The machine learning model analyzes individual video properties and automatically modifies processing parameters to optimize the merging and composition generation for each specific input, thereby adapting to different formats while maintaining precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12604055B2Auto-reframing and multi-cam functions of video editing application
Publication Date: 2026.04.14 APPLE INC
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AI summary

In one or more embodiments, a computing device is configured to modify an original video by applying a machine learning model. The computing device obtains multiple training data sets, with each particular training data set including an original video and a corresponding modified video. One or more frames from the original video are cropped to generate corresponding frames in the corresponding modified video. The computing device trains a machine learning model, using the training data sets, to generate modified videos from original videos such that one or more frames in the original videos are modified to generate corresponding frames in respective modified videos. Once the machine learning model is trained, the computing device obtains a target original video and applies the trained machine learning model to the target original video to generate a target modified video.