Avid Technology Limited

Alex Vasilevsky

Peter J Fasciano

Morton H Tarr

Jeffrey D Kurtze

Harry Der

James A McKain

Stephen M DiSciullo

Paul H Greaves

Jeffrey Wayne Mincy

A moving picture recording device includes a random-access, computer-readable and writable storage medium to provide non-linear access to recorded clips. The device provides digital capture of both video and audio information. Multiple data paths are provided to allow recording to and playback from the storage medium. Lists are maintained to manage recorded clips and edited events. An outtake list of deleted clips is also maintained. An event list includes a list of video events including clips from the storage medium as well as other video sources including a camera or external video. With switching circuitry, recorded clips can be viewed during editing while live images are output to a program output. An editing interface includes dedicated keys for performing standard recording functions as well as a display with associated input keys having adaptive functions. The textual display indicates the function currently associated with the input key. This display provides a simple interface for editing video without a mouse or other external input device or complex graphical user interface. The interface also may allow a user to input a value, stored as an attribute of a clip, that represents the merit of the clip. These attributes may be used to rank and/or select clips.

Combined editing system and digital moving picture recording system

Editing interfaces for a moving picture recording device that includes a random-access, computer-readable and writable storage medium to provide non-linear access to recorded clips. The device provides digital capture of both video and audio information. The editing interfaces include dedicated keys for performing standard recording functions as well as a display with associated input keys having adaptive functions. The display indicates the function currently associated with the input key. This display provides a simple technique for editing video without a mouse or other external input device or complex graphical user interface. One editing interface allows a user to select tracks of audio to be recorded. An indication of each track which is available for recording is displayed in one or more rows of the display. Selection of one of the input buttons causes the status of the track displayed in the display to change by toggling through the set of available choices for the track. The input used to record the track may be selected in a similar manner. Another editing interface allows a user to select audio tracks to be played back for a currently active clip. A third editing interface is provided for editing events to be played back. This editing interface presents an indicator of the currently available video and audio tracks for each of the currently available sources, and an indicator of the currently selected tracks of each source.

User interface for managing track assignment for portable digital moving

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