Live Video Still Image Selection GUI
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for selecting a still image from a live video feed require users to hide the live video while searching, which is undesirable as it disrupts the viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface (GUI) is designed to allow users to view a live video feed simultaneously while selecting a still image, featuring a live video view, a video snippet view, and a still image view, enabling drag-and-drop functionality to capture frames from either view without interrupting the live video display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users rewind and pause the live video feed to select a still image, then the user can find a suitable still image, but the live video is hidden from the user during the search process
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into three distinct views: a live video view for continuous viewing, a video snippet view for frame selection, and a still image view for the selected image. This segmentation allows users to access still images without hiding the live video, as each view operates independently and simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-view interface to a multi-dimensional interface where the live video feed and still image selection process occur in parallel dimensions. Users can drag frames from the video snippet view or live video view directly to the still image view, enabling simultaneous viewing and selection without temporal or spatial interference.
2Productivity
If users use traditional rewind and pause methods to select still images, then still images can be captured, but the viewing experience is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The live video feed continues playing uninterrupted in the live video view while the user simultaneously selects still images from the video snippet view. This continuity of useful action allows image capture without breaking the viewing flow, as both operations occur parallelly rather than sequentially.
Solution Approach 2:
The video snippet view serves as an intermediary between the live video feed and the still image view. Users can scrub through recent video frames in this intermediary view and drag selected frames to the still image view, providing a streamlined path for image capture that doesn't require pausing or hiding the live video.
3Ease of operation
If a multi-view interface is implemented for simultaneous live video viewing and still image selection, then the viewing experience is maintained, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The graphical user interface is designed with multi-functionality where the live video view, video snippet view, and still image view can operate independently and simultaneously. The same interface structure supports both continuous viewing and still image capture operations, as well as frame scrubbing and drag-and-drop functionality, reducing the need for separate interfaces for each function.
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AI summary
In one aspect, systems and methods that make it possible for a user to view a live video feed on a display while at the same time select a suitable still image from the live video feed are provided. Thus, the live video feed is not hidden from the user while the user selects the still image. In some embodiments, this advantageous feature is achieved by providing a graphical user interface (GUI) having: i) a live video view for displaying a live video feed; ii) a video snippet view for displaying a snippet of the live video feed; and iii) a still image view. A frame from the live video view or a frame from the snippet view can be dragged to the still image view. Thus, an image can be grabbed from either the snippet view or directly from the live video view.