Media Editing Interface With Material-Specific Duration and Framing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing media content editing methods are limited and lack versatility in adjusting duration and frame size for different types of materials, such as videos and pictures, leading to a suboptimal user experience.

Innovation Solution

An editing method and apparatus that displays a preview image of media content materials, allowing users to switch between materials and trigger an adjustment interface specific to the material type for adjusting duration and frame size, including duration adjustment interfaces and frame size adjustment interfaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single editing interface is used for all material types, then the interface design is simple, but the adaptability to different material types (video and picture) is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different material typesVSAvoidediting interface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The editing interface is segmented into different adjustment interfaces based on material type. When a user selects a material, the system determines whether it is a video or picture and displays the corresponding adjustment interface (duration adjustment for video, frame size adjustment for picture), avoiding the need for a single complex interface to handle all material types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The editing interface dynamically changes based on the selected material type. The system automatically switches between different adjustment interfaces (duration adjustment interface for videos, frame size adjustment interface for pictures) according to the material being edited, making the interface adaptable without requiring manual configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple adjustment interfaces are provided for different material types, then the adaptability improves, but the operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustment mode versatilityVSAvoidediting operation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines the material type and displays the appropriate adjustment interface without requiring users to manually select or configure settings. The interface adapts itself based on the selected material, reducing the cognitive load and operational complexity for users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The adjustment interface dynamically switches based on the selected material type. When users select different materials (video or picture), the system automatically presents the relevant adjustment options, making the editing process intuitive and easy to operate despite having multiple adjustment modes available.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If the editing interface displays all adjustment options simultaneously, then the versatility is high, but the information overload reduces user efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustment option completenessVSAvoidediting efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Adjustment options are segmented and displayed based on material type. Instead of showing all adjustment options simultaneously for all materials, the system divides the adjustment options into relevant subsets (duration adjustment for video, frame size adjustment for picture), reducing information overload while maintaining completeness for each material type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adjustment interface provides locally optimized options based on the selected material type. Each material type receives its specific adjustment options (duration for video, frame size for picture) without being exposed to irrelevant options, improving editing efficiency by presenting only the necessary adjustment parameters for each material.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP4723596A1Media content editing method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.04.08 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a media content editing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: in an editing interface, displaying a preview image of a first material in target media content, the target media content containing at least one section of material; in response to a first trigger operation acting within the editing interface, displaying an adjustment interface, the adjustment interface corresponding to the material type of the first material, the adjustment interface being used for adjusting at least one of the duration and the frame of at least part of the materials in the target media content, the at least part of the materials comprising the first material, and the materials in the target media content comprising at least one of videos and pictures.