Patent ID: 9552842
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G11B,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of managing a process of creating custom professional videos, comprising: displaying a screen prompting a client user to upload a plurality of image files of a plurality of file types; in response to client user selection of a button, displaying a screen including a message providing guidance to the user regarding the plurality of image files including the type of image files to upload; displaying a screen prompting the client user to input text data; in response to client user selection of the button, displaying a screen including a message providing guidance to the user regarding the text data to input including a type of text data to input; displaying a screen prompting the client user to select an audio file; in response to client user selection of the button, displaying a screen including a message providing guidance to the client user regarding the plurality of image files; in response to client user selection of another button, displaying a screen prompting the client user to input at least one instruction to a professional editor, the at least one instruction including at least one of an order in which the plurality of image files should appear in a custom professional video, a selected image file to leave on the screen longer than others, or a suggested length of the custom professional video; displaying a summary screen showing the plurality of image files uploaded by the client user, text inputted by the client user, an audio file selected by the client user, and the at least one instruction to a professional editor; displaying selectable items in the summary screen enabling the client user to modify at least one of the plurality of image files uploaded by the client user, the text inputted by the client user, the audio file selected by the client user, or the at least one instruction to the professional editor; receiving at a server the at least one image file, the text data, and information specifying the audio file selected by the client user; creating a video job based on the at least one image file, the text data, and the selected audio file; displaying a screen enabling an administrator to select a professional editor to be assigned to the video job; storing information regarding the assigned professional editor; displaying a video job summary screen in a professional editor interface associated with the assigned professional editor, the video job summary screen displaying the plurality of image files uploaded by the client user, text inputted by the client user, information specifying the audio file selected by the client user, and the at least one instruction to the professional editor; displaying a screen in the professional editor interface prompting a professional editor to download the video job; receiving at the server a custom professional video created by the professional editor via the professional editor interface; and transmitting a video file associated with the custom professional video to an administrator interface for review.