Abstract: A correction control apparatus outputs a blur correction amount associated with an image blur with respect to a group of captured images. The apparatus obtains status information indicating an image capture status of the group of images, obtains a result of detection of a motion blur with respect to the group of images, derives the blur correction amount based on the obtained result, outputs the blur correction amount and controls a method of derivation of the blur correction amount. The apparatus includes a filter that extracts components of a first frequency band from the result, and derives the blur correction amount based on the components of the first frequency band associated with the motion blur extracted by the filter, and causes the first frequency band extracted by the filter to vary in accordance with the obtained status information.

Abstract: Music may be selected to provide accompaniment for a video edit of a video. Characteristics of the music may be determined and used to select the types of visual effects that are applied in the video edit. The characteristics of the music may be extracted from MIDI file/metadata track containing MIDI information for the music.

Abstract: An example device for retrieving media data includes a memory configured to store video data; a video decoder configured to decode the video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: determine that a media presentation includes first video data at a first spatial resolution and second video data at a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being different than the first spatial resolution; receive a first portion of the first video data at the first spatial resolution for a first playback time; send the first portion of the first video data at the first spatial resolution to the video decoder; receive a second portion of the second video data at the second spatial resolution for a second playback time later than the first playback time; and send the second portion of the second video data at the second spatial resolution to the video decoder.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a match cutting application automatically generates candidate match cuts. In some embodiments, the match cutting application detects shot sequences within one or more video sequences, deduplicates the shot sequences, computes an encoding of each shot sequence after the deduplication, and compares the encodings associated with pairs of shot sequences using a distance metric to identify pairs of shot sequences that can be cut together to generate candidate match cuts. In addition, the match cutting application can apply an approximation technique, such as an approximate nearest neighbor search technique, to identify intermediate pairs of shot sequences prior to comparing encodings associated with the intermediate pairs of shot sequences.

Abstract: A respective set of features, including emotion-related features, are extracted from segments of a video for which a preview is to be generated. A subset of the segments is chosen using the features and filtering criteria including at least one emotion-based filtering criterion. Respective weighted preview-suitability scores are assigned to the segments of the subset using at least a metric of similarity between individual segments and a plot summary of the video. The scores are used to select and combine segments to form a preview for the video.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating for display, with a media asset, one or more preview images. If a preview image corresponding to an advanced play position, relative to a current play position, provides a spoiler, an alternative preview image is generated for display. The alternative image may be a modified version of the original image in which at least a portion is removed or masked, or a replacement image, e.g., an image from another play position, a promotional image, or an indication that the preview image is not displayed. A different alternative image or modification may be used when a subsequent play position has been reached if the unmodified preview image contains a different spoiler, and/or a previous modification is no longer required, e.g., if, at the subsequent play position, the original image is no longer a spoiler, the original image may be used as a preview image.

Abstract: An example system may provide a graphical user interface displaying a timeline graphical element, where the timeline graphical element represents a timeline of a media clip, and a graphical current point indicator indicating a selected point on the timeline. The system may provide a marking graphical element that is selectable to record a start point or an end point of a segment of the certain media clip. The system may receive a first user input scrubbing the timeline graphical element horizontally, and it may receive a second user input indicating a user interaction with the marking graphical element. The system may determine a start point and an end point of each of a plurality of segments of the timeline graphical element corresponding to the certain media clip based on the second user input and update the graphical user interface based on the determination.

Abstract: A server includes a processor programmed to: acquire first metadata of a first media file recorded by a first mobile device; acquire second metadata of a second media file recorded by a second mobile device; determine that the first media file and the second medial file are likely recordings of the same event when a similarity exceeds a first threshold. The processor is further programmed to, when the first media file and the second medial file are likely recordings of the same event: determine, based on a comparison between the first media file and the second media file, which of the first media file and the second media file is a higher quality recording of the same event; and when the first media file is the higher quality recording, send a link to the first media file to the second mobile device.

Abstract: A method of capturing video and audio information includes, at a server computer, determining a capture group that includes at least a first client device and a second client device. The method further includes receiving a group capture request and transmitting an individual capture request to at least the second client device. The method further includes receiving a first individual capture from the first client device and a second individual capture from the second client device, associating the first individual capture with the second individual capture in a group capture, and providing access to the group capture to at least one of the first client device and the second client device.

Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems and/or methods are described for independently controlling an audio stream relative to a video stream in audio trick mode. In one example, an audio stream and a video stream is received, where the audio stream comprises frames that correspond to corresponding frames of the video stream. The audio and video streams are played from a first time to a second time at a first speed. An input to time shift the audio stream independent of the video stream is received, and after receiving such, the audio stream is time shifted to the first time. Then, the audio stream may be re-played from the first time to the second time at a second speed different from the first speed.

Abstract: Video frames of a video may be marked with visual patterns to identify individual video frames. The video may be changed by applying one or more effects to the video. The accuracy with which the changes were made to the video by the effect(s) may be determined using the visual patterns marked on the video frames.

Abstract: A video summary device may generate a textual summary of a transcription of a virtual event. The video summary device may generate a phonemic transcription of the textual summary and generate a text embedding based on the phonemic transcription. The video summary device may generate an audio embedding based on a target voice. The video summary device may generate an audio output of the phonemic transcription uttered by the target voice. The audio output may be generated based on the text embedding and the audio embedding. The video summary device may generate an image embedding based on video data of a target user. The image embedding may include information regarding images of facial movements of the target user. The video summary device may generate a video output of different facial movements of the target user uttering the phonemic transcription, based on the text embedding and the image embedding.

Abstract: A computer system for digital video alarm guard tour monitoring. The computer system includes a computer having non-transitory memory for storing machine instructions that are to be executed by the computer. The machine instructions when executed by the computer implement the following functions: receiving one or more guard tour parameters; identifying a plurality of digital frames in response to the one or more guard tour parameters; motion analyzing the plurality of digital frames to detect motion between the plurality of digital frames; object analyzing the plurality of digital frames to detect an object and an object class of the object in response to detecting the motion; and transmitting a guard tour event and the plurality of digital frames to an alarm server in response to determining the object class is associated with an alarm analytics tag.

Abstract: A video processing method includes: receiving a video stream from a camera component; converting the video stream into at least one first data packet, where the at least one first data packet is independently encoded or decoded; and storing a first data packet obtained in a first reporting cycle as a first video clip.

Abstract: To enable routing control to be easily performed in a video system. Signal output equipment generates and outputs a digital signal for transmission in which the digital signal includes a video signal and a predetermined number of identification information groups related to the video signal. A routing unit outputs an inputted digital signal for transmission to a predetermined signal output unit on the basis of at least any identification information included in the predetermined number of identification information groups.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a file generation device, a file generation method, a file reproduction device, a file reproduction method, and a program capable of associating an image stored is a file with external data outside the file. A file control unit generates an association-type high efficiency image file format (HEIF) file in which an image in an HEIF file compliant with HEIF and specific information that specifies external data outside the HEIF file, the external data to be associated with the image, are stored in association with each other. Furthermore, the file control unit reproduces the association-type HEIF file. The present technology can be applied to a case where an HEIF file is generated or a case where the HEIF file is reproduced.

Abstract: A video control apparatus includes a display that displays a video, a capturer that captures a video of a display screen of the display, an area determiner that determines whether or not a second area that displays a video of a display screen that has been previously captured is included in a first area that is an area of a capturing target of the video, and a video generator that generates a video in which the video of the second area is not displayed from a video that has been captured from the first area and displays the generated video on the display if the second area is included in the first area.

Abstract: Apparatuses, Methods, and Systems to enable the display of media content, the apparatus includes a remote control device; a keypad with a plurality of buttons for controlling a media player device; a circular button of the plurality of buttons that is configured to rotate in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; and in response to detected rotational motion either in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the media player device is configured to cause an adjustable amount of forwarding or a reverse play operation in a position of playing streamed media content on a display device; wherein the adjustable amount of forwarding or reverse play operation of streamed media content corresponds to rotational motion detected of the circular button during the playing of the streamed media content.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product aspects, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for generating trailers (previews) for multimedia content. An example aspect operates by generating an initial set of candidate points to generate a trailer for a media content; determining conversion data for each of the initial set of candidate points; determining an updated set of candidate points based on the conversion data; determining an estimated mean and upper bound for each of the updated set of candidate points; computing a value for each of the updated set of candidate points; generating a ranked list based on the value computed for each of the updated set of candidate points; and repeating the process until an optimal candidate point is converged upon.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a selection unit that selects a drive mode for first and second correction units based on a focal length, and a control unit that drives the correction units in the selected mode. The first correction unit moves an optical element. The second correction unit moves a sensor. The selection unit selects a first mode if the focal length is a first value, and selects a second mode if the focal length is a second value larger than the first value. With the first mode selected, if a shake amount is a threshold or less, the first correction unit is driven based on the shake amount, and if the shake amount is larger than the threshold, the correction units are driven based on the shake amount. With the second mode selected, the correction units are driven based on the shake amount and a drive ratio.