Template-Based Video Editing for Low-Complexity Elderly Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video editing software is inconvenient for populations with low information technology levels, such as the elderly, leading to poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A video editing method that guides users to select a video template, replace template materials with alternative content through category-specific controls, and generate a preview frame image, simplifying the editing process by organizing information hierarchically and reducing page density.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional video editing software is used, then comprehensive editing functions are available, but the operation complexity increases and usability deteriorates for populations with low information technology levels
Solution Approach 1:
The video editing software is segmented into distinct functional modules: template selection module, material replacement module, and video generation module. Each module handles a specific editing task independently, allowing users to access only the necessary functions for their needs without being overwhelmed by the entire system's complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Pre-designed video templates serve as intermediaries between the user and the complex editing system. Users select templates that already contain professionally designed editing operations, and the system automatically applies these operations when materials are replaced, eliminating the need for users to understand or configure complex editing parameters directly.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple editing functions and controls are displayed on the same page, then comprehensive editing capabilities are provided, but the page information density increases and causes visual clutter
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple dedicated pages: template selection page, material replacement page, and video preview page. Each page displays only the controls and information relevant to its specific function, maintaining low information density while providing comprehensive editing capabilities across the entire workflow.
Solution Approach 2:
The software transitions from a two-dimensional crowded interface to a multi-page sequential workflow. By distributing editing functions across different pages in the temporal dimension, the system reduces spatial information density on each page while maintaining overall functional completeness.
3Ease of operation
If manual editing operations are performed step by step, then precise control over editing details is achieved, but the editing time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Video templates contain pre-configured editing operations, transitions, effects, and timing parameters that have been professionally designed in advance. When users select a template and replace materials, these pre-configured operations are automatically applied, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust each editing parameter and significantly reducing editing time while maintaining professional quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system copies proven, professionally-designed editing sequences from templates and applies them to user-provided materials. This copying mechanism allows users to benefit from expert editing work without having to perform the complex manual operations themselves, achieving both time efficiency and editing quality.
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AI summary
The embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method, an apparatus, a device and a medium for video editing, and the method includes: in response to a user selecting a target video template from a plurality of video templates, displaying material replacement controls of a plurality of material categories and a template video frame image corresponding to the target video template on an edit page; in response to the user selecting a target replacement control from the plurality of material replacement controls, switching to a target replacement page corresponding to the target replacement control; obtaining a content in the content input area or a material selected by the user on the target replacement page as an updated material, and replacing a template material corresponding to the updated material in the target video template with the updated material; and editing the material in the target video template with the material replaced based on the editing operation sequence, generating a preview video frame image, and displaying the preview video frame image on the edit page. Embodiment of the disclosure effectively improves the convenience of editing video by a population such as the elderly, and better guarantees user experience.