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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1998
John Richard Windle, Hebersham, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A media production is formed from source media including at least one of audio media and visual media. The source media is received and analyzed to extract therefrom content information associated with a corresponding element of the source media. The content information is examined for at least one of the elements to determine a limited set of production rules applicable to the corresponding element. A user may selectively apply at least one of the rules to a corresponding one of the elements so as to alter the corresponding element, for example in duration, in synchronism with other elements. The altered element is then combined with at least one other of the media to form the media production.