Proxy Video Streaming for Cloud-Based Collaborative Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital video editing systems suffer from inefficient use of computer resources, inflexible workflows, excessive user interactions, and operational rigidity due to the need for uploading, rendering, and exporting video files, especially in collaborative editing scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A proxy-based streaming edit system that generates a video proxy referencing a cloud-based location, allowing edits to be applied directly to the proxy without creating new files, enabling efficient streaming and collaboration among multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing digital video editing systems upload entire video files for editing, then editing operations can be performed, but computational resource consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the video file into multiple frames and processes only the specific frames that need editing, rather than uploading and processing the entire video file. This frame-level segmentation allows selective processing of only necessary portions, significantly reducing computational resource consumption while maintaining full editing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts and processes only the specific frames or portions of video that require editing operations, rather than processing the complete video file. This extraction approach isolates the necessary computational work to minimal elements, reducing overall resource consumption while preserving editing functionality.
2Ease of operation
If existing systems render and create new video files for each edit version, then edited videos can be shared, but storage requirements increase excessively
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of creating physical copies of entire video files for each edit version, the system creates references or pointers to the original video file with metadata describing the edits. Multiple users can share these lightweight references without duplicating the large video data, enabling video sharing while minimizing storage consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system stores only the specific edit information and metadata locally rather than entire video files, allowing each user to have minimal local storage requirements while maintaining access to edited versions through references to the central video storage.
3Productivity
If existing systems require multiple user interface steps for uploading, rendering, and exporting, then video editing can be completed, but user interaction complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the uploading, rendering, and exporting operations into a single integrated workflow. Users upload video frames once, and the system automatically handles rendering and exporting as needed, combining multiple traditional steps into one unified process that reduces user interaction complexity while maintaining productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic rendering and exporting operations without requiring explicit user commands for each step. Once video frames are uploaded, the system self-manages the rendering process and automatically exports edited versions when needed, eliminating manual intervention for intermediate steps and simplifying the user interface.
4Adaptability or versatility
If existing systems create separate video files for each collaborator, then collaboration can occur, but storage efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a single centralized video storage that serves all collaborators simultaneously. Instead of creating separate video files for each user, one universal video storage location serves multiple users, allowing collaboration while maintaining storage efficiency. Each user accesses the same video data with their own edit permissions and metadata.
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AI summary
The present disclosure is directed toward systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for providing a streamed presentation of a video proxy referencing a cloud-based location of a digital video. For example, the disclosed systems receive a request to edit a digital video stored in a cloud-based location of a content management system. In addition, the disclosed systems generate a video proxy that include a reference to the cloud-based location of the digital video and modifies the video proxy in response to an editing operation. Further, the disclosed systems provide for display a streamed presentation of the video proxy depicting modifications defined by the editing operation.