Method and apparatus for automatic editing

摘要

The system provides for the automatic editing of a video comprised of a plurality of content segments. When two or more content clips are available at a particular moment in time, the system will automatically choose at least a portion of one of the clips pursuant to preference metrics determined by a user. The system contemplates the ability of the user to define specific metrics to control the editing, including frequency of edits, content of content clip, level of activity, and the like. In another embodiment, the system has a plurality of pre-defined editing modes that define various metrics for use in the automatic editing system, including guaranteed participation, speaker-centric, quality of clip, and the like.

主权项

1. A method of automatically editing a plurality of content clips comprising:
in a processing system, analyzing each content clip and calculating a quality score based on the presence of interesting feature points; wherein the quality score is a combination of a first stage comprising camera characteristics and a second stage comprising positive and negative characteristics; selecting a portion of a content clip for a composite video based on the quality score of the content clip.