Patent ID: 7386218
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for authoring a Video CD in an information handling system, the method comprising: creating chapter breaks to create chapters, including a first and second mode of operation, as a function of video footage imported from a source, both modes providing for creating a static menu as a function of the chapter breaks, wherein creating the static menu during the second mode includes creating chapter thumbnails, wherein the creating of the chapter thumbnails includes automatic extraction of a first frame according to a histogram analysis and manual extraction of a second frame according to a single frame selection, and wherein the first and second frames are selected after the chapters are created and the first and second frames are selected from any frame within the chapter; transcoding the video footage; and burning the transcoded video footage and the static menu onto a Video CD storage medium, the static menu configured to enable random access of the transcoded video footage according to the chapter breaks during a video playback.