Provision of media from a device

摘要

A media editing system includes one or more machines that are configured to support cloud-based collaborative editing of media by one or more client devices. A machine within the media editing system may be configured to receive a render request for generation of a media frame, determine whether a client device is to generate the media frame, and initiate generation of the media frame. Moreover, a machine within the media editing system may facilitate resolution of conflicts between edits to a particular piece of media. Furthermore, a machine within the media editing system may facilitate provision of convenient access to media from a particular client device to one or more additional client devices.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing an availability notification from a first client device,
the availability notification indicating that media content stored by the first client device is available for access,
the media content being absent from a second client device communicatively coupled to the first client device and absent from a source machine communicatively coupled to the first client device and to the second client device; detecting a request from the second client device to access the media content,
the request being detected by the first client device as being received by a render machine in response to the availability notification,
the render machine being communicatively coupled to the source machine and the second client device; providing, by a processor, access to the media content, the access being provided by the first client device to the render machine in response to the request, the render machine accessing the media content to fulfill the request; and communicating the media content from the first client device to the source machine in response to the providing of the availability notification.