Video image bank for storing and retrieving video image sequences
US5012334A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video image bank system for preparing an edit tape and associated edit list from a library of stock video image sequences uses a set of video disks with an associated library index. A microprocessor or personal computer is loaded with the library index, and an operator selects an initial set of image sequences from a menu or by using key words, specifically or highlighted in a word processor text file, for a desired effect. Groups of still frames, one from each identified image sequence, are displayed and the operator selects any one of the represented image sequences for addition to the edit tape and the associated edit list. Once all the desired stock video image sequences have been selected from the library and transferred to the edit tape and associated edit list, these sequences may readily be added to a production video sequence using normal editing procedures.
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