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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1995
Samuel R Shore, Oakland, CA (US);
Douglas Koji Tao, San Jose, CA (US);
Adelheid Maria Schoolcraft, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard A Bardini, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael A Kutner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Oliver Frederick Morgan, San Jose, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
In the method and apparatus of the present invention, an editing system and method is provides that is sophisticated in features but easy to use. In one embodiment, the system includes multiple input sources, such as tape and live sources, at least one output recording device, at least one monitor, and a editing controller, such as a general purpose computer, which controls the input and output device. The controller further provides an innovative graphical user interface that intersperses video from the input devices along with control functions which the user can select using a mouse, keyboard or other input device.