Scene Timeline and Canvas Layout for Compact Video Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital video production tools have complex user interfaces that are difficult to understand and occupy a large display area, making them cumbersome for users.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that includes accessing production data, displaying a scene timeline with scene previews, selecting a scene, and aligning visual element timing indicators with the timeline based on start and end times, providing a more intuitive and efficient interface for creating and editing digital video productions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional digital video production tools are used, then comprehensive video editing functionality is provided, but the user interface becomes complex and occupies large display area
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into distinct functional zones: a scene timeline area for temporal arrangement and a canvas area for visual element editing. This segmentation allows each zone to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall interface complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface transitions from traditional single-dimensional timeline viewing to a two-dimensional workspace combining scene timeline (horizontal time axis) with canvas (vertical spatial arrangement). This dimensional change enables more intuitive interaction and reduces the need for complex nested menus.
2Manufacturing precision
If detailed video editing controls are provided, then precise editing capability is achieved, but the display area required increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple editing controls are merged into the canvas interface, where visual elements can be directly manipulated in the spatial view. This integration eliminates the need for separate control panels, achieving precise editing within a compact display area.
Solution Approach 2:
Editing precision is achieved by adding the vertical spatial dimension to the horizontal time axis. The canvas provides a two-dimensional workspace where timing and visual arrangement can be adjusted simultaneously, reducing the need for extensive one-dimensional controls.
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive scene and element management features are included, then full video production capability is provided, but the interface becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
Scene and element management are segmented into the scene timeline for temporal organization and the canvas for visual organization. This segmentation allows users to manage comprehensive video production elements through intuitive spatial and temporal arrangements rather than complex hierarchical menus.
Solution Approach 2:
The canvas serves as a universal workspace that handles multiple editing functions simultaneously: visual element placement, timing adjustment, and scene composition. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized tools, improving ease of operation while maintaining versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein is a computer implemented method. The method includes displaying, on a display, a scene timeline including a time-ordered sequence of scene previews, each scene preview corresponding to a scene of a video production and having a display width that provides a visual indication of a duration of that scene. The method further includes displaying a canvas including a first visual element that is associated with the first scene, and in response to detecting selection of the first visual element from the canvas, causing a first visual element timing indicator to be displayed. The first visual element timing indicator is aligned with the scene timeline based on a first visual element start time and a first visual element end time.