AUTOMATED CINEMATOGRAPHIC EDITING TOOL

摘要

There is described a method for editing an animation sequence, the method comprising: providing animation events; providing shot descriptions corresponding to shots taken by a plurality of cameras; assigning a score to each one of the shot descriptions in accordance with a corresponding one of the animation events and shot rules; assigning a score to transitions between the shot descriptions throughout the sequence in accordance with transition rules; and generating an optimal editing sequence using the score for the shot descriptions and the score for the transitions between the shot descriptions.